Euroleague Gran Canaria vs CSKA Moscow Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 02-21-2019, 12:00 EDT

Spread: CSKA Moscow -16.5

Total: +170

In this battle between two teams sitting on mirror places of the Euroleague Basketball league table, the third-worse Gran Canaria, who want to return to the winning ways and end their current lengthy losing streak, are visiting the second-best CSKA Moscow, who have lost only once in their last 7 matches. The game takes place at the Megasport Arena in the city of Moscow, Russia on Thursday February 21^st 2019.

Gran Canaria are 6-16 so far in the league and are tied with Buducnost in 14^th place of the league table. They are 1-9 in their last 10 games and in their latest matchup they were defeated by Efes on the road, 93-74. CSKA are 17-5 so far in the league and are tied with Real Madrid on the 2^nd place of the league table. They are 6-1 in their last 7 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Real Madrid at home, 82-78.

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Gran Canaria are led in scoring by Clevin Hannah with 11.5 ppg. He also adds 4.5 assists per game, while Chris Evans follows with 10.2 ppg. Marcus Eriksson adds 9.6 ppg. CSKA are led in scoring by Nando De Colo with 14.8 ppg. He also adds 3.7 assists per game, while Cory Higgins follows with 14.7 ppg. Will Clyburn adds 13.9 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with 7 per game.

This will be the second meeting between those two teams so far this season with CSKA having won the previous one on the road by 15 points. CSKA are 9-1 at home this season, while Gran Canaria are 2-8 on the road. CSKA Moscow have both a better offense with 86.8 ppg to Gran Canaria’s 78.8 and a better defense, allowing 80.6 ppg to Gran Canaria’s 87.8. They also have a better accuracy both from the field, shooting with 48.2% to Gran Canaria’s 45.5% and from behind the arc, shooting with 40.4% to Gran Canaria’s 34.2%. CSKA also commit fewer turnovers (11.5 to 12.7) and grab more rebounds per game (31 to 28.5), while both squads dish almost the same number of assists per game (18 to 17.8). CSKA are superior to Gran Canaria and expect them to have an easy evening at home and win by more than 17 points.

Gran Canaria vs CSKA Moscow Prediction: CSKA Moscow -16.5 (-113)