Euroleague Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Anadolu Efes Spread and Prediction

In the 25^th round of action the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball, two teams with different goals for the season are clashing, when the worse team of the league Anadolu Efes (6-18), are hosting the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv (12-12) on Thursday, March 8^th 2018. The game takes place at the Abdi Ipekci Arena in the city of Istanbul, Turkey.

Date/Time:  03-08-2018, 11:30 EDT

Spread: Anadolu Efes +3.5

Total: +164.5

Anadolu Efes have a 6-18 record so far this season and currently sit on the last place of the league table. They have lost six of their last seven matches and in their last game they lost on the road against Olimpia Milan with a 77-64 score. They are led in scoring by Sony Weems with 19 ppg, adding 6 rebounds per game. He is followed by Erick McCollum with 14.8 ppg, while Zoran Dragic adds 10.6 ppg and 2.7 assists per game. Bryant Dunston adds 10.2 ppg and 5.8 rebounds.

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Maccabi have a 12-12 record so far this season and currently sit on the 8^th place of the league table. They have back-to-back losses and in their last game they lost at home against CSKA Moscow with a 73-93 score. They are led in scoring by Pierre Jackson with 14.5 ppg and a team high 4.5 assists per game. He is followed by Norris Cole with 12.9 ppg and 3.9 assists per game, while DeShaun Thomas adds 11.5 ppg and 3.6 rebounds.

In their previous meeting in the first round, Anadolu Efes won easily on the road with a 72-92 score. Anadolu Efes are 4-8 at home so far this season, while Maccabi are 3-8 on the road. Maccabi are better offensively, scoring 81.3 ppg to Efes’ second-worse of 76.8, while Anadolu Efes are better defensively, allowing 82.9 to Maccabi’s 84.3. Maccabi have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with 47% to Efes’ 44.7% and in 3-pointers, shooting with a third-worse of 34.7% to Efes’ league-low of 34.1%. Maccabi are also better in rebounding, grabbing 32 to Efes’ 30.7 and in assists made, with 17.8 to Efes’ league-low of 14.8, while both teams are almost equal in turnovers committed (10.7 and 11). Maccabi are looking to bounce back in order to stay within the top-8 and what better way that a road win against the weakest team of the of the league.

Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Anadolu Efes Prediction: Maccabi Tel Aviv -3.5 (-112)