Euroleague Fenerbahce vs Khimki M. Spread and Prediction

In the 29^th round of action the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball, two teams sitting within the playoff spots are clashing, when the Russian Khimki Moscow Region (16-12), are hosting the defending champions both of Europe and Turkey Fenerbahce (20-8) on Thursday, March 29^th 2018. The game takes place at the Krylatskoe Sports Palace in the city of Moscow, Russia.

Date/Time:  03-29-2018, 11:45 EDT

Spread: Khimki M. +1

Total: +157

Khimki have a 16-12 record so far this season and are currently with Zalgiris Kaunas in the 6^th place of the league table. In their last game they saw a two-game winning streak getting snapped by losing at home against CSKA Moscow with a 73-90 score. They are led in scoring by Alexey Shved with 21.8 ppg, adding a team high 5 assists per game. He is followed by Anthony Gill with 10.6 ppg and 4.5 rebounds, while Tyler Honeycutt adds 9.9 ppg and 5.4 rebounds.

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Fenerbahce have a 20-8 record so far this season and are currently tied with Olympiakos in the second place of the league table. They have back-to-back wins and in their last game they won on the road against Crvena Zvezda with a 63-80 score. They are led in scoring by Jan Vesely with 12.8 ppg, adding 5 rebounds per game. He is followed by Brad Wanamaker with 11.5 ppg and 4 assists per game, while James Nunnally adds 9.8 ppg. Gigi Datome adds 9.8 ppg and 3.4 rebounds per game.

In their previous meeting in the first round, Fenerbahce won at home with a 71-67 score. Khimki are 9-5 at home so far this season, while Fener are 10-4 on the road (tied for league-best). Fenerbahce are better both offensively, scoring 80.6 ppg to Khimki’s 78.3 and defensively, allowing a league-best 74.7 ppg to Khimki’s 78.3. They also have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with a third-best of 49.7% to Khimki’s 45.1% and in 3-pointers, shooting with a second-best of 42.5% to Khimki’s 35.5%. Fenerbahce are also better in assists made, with 19.4 to Khimki’s 18.1 and in turnovers committed (11.1 to 11.7), while Khimki are better in rebounding, grabbing 29.7 to Fener’s 29. Khimki are desperate for this win in order to secure the highest placement possible in the upcoming playoffs, so expect them to win one way or another today.

Fenerbahce vs Khimki M. Prediction: Khimki M. +1 (-110)