Euroleague Baskonia vs Panathinaikos Spread and Prediction

In the 22^nd round of action the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball, the Greek champions of Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens (13-8), are hosting the Spanish Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz (10-11) on Thursday, February 8^th 2018. The game takes place at the Olympic Sports Stadium in the city of Athens, Greece.

Date/Time:  02-08-2018, 14:15 EDT

Spread: Panathinaikos -6

Total: +157.5

Panathinaikos have a 13-8 record so far this season and currently sit on the 5^th place of the league table. They have lost three of their last four matches and in their last game they lost at home against Bamberg with a 95-74 score. They are led in scoring by Nick Calathes with 14.9 ppg, adding a team high 8.3 assists per game. He is followed by Nikos Pappas with 10.2 ppg, while James Gist adds 9.8 ppg and 4.5 rebounds per game.

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Baskonia have a 10-11 record so far this season and they currently sit on 9^th place of the league table. They have back-to-back wins and in their last game they won at home against Crvena Zvezda with a 103-84 score. They are led in scoring by Tornike Shengelia with 14.5 ppg and a team high 6.2 rebounds per game. He is followed by Rodrigue Beaubois with 13 ppg, while Jayson Granger adds 9.4 ppg and a team high 5.7 assists per game. 

In their previous matchup on the first round, Baskonia won a close game at home by one point with an 85-84 score. Panathinaikos are 10-1 at home so far this season, while Baskonia are 4-7 on the road. Baskonia are better offensively, scoring 82 ppg to Panathinaikos’ 78, while Panathinaikos are better defensively, allowing 77 ppg to Baskonia’s 80.1. Baskonia have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with 49.4% to Panathinaikos’ 46.8% and in 3-pointers, shooting with 39.6% to Panathinaikos’ 37.6%. They are also better in rebounding, grabbing 29.4 to Panathinaikos’ 28 and in assists made, with 19.8 to Panathinaikos’ third-worse of 15.9, while Panathinaikos are slightly better in turnovers committed (11.3 to 11.9). Panathinaikos are struggling for the past month and Baskonia have been really effective both domestically and in Europe. Expect a closer game than 6 points today so pick Baskonia in this one.

Baskonia vs Panathinaikos Prediction: Baskonia +6 (-111)