Euroleague Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Olimpia Milano Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 02-21-2019, 14:45 EDT

Spread: Olimpia Milano -4.5

Total: +167.5

In this battle between two squads on their quest to reserve a place in the playoff spots of this season’s Euroleague Basketball, Maccabi Tel Aviv are visiting Olimpia Milano, with both teams coming off victories in their latest matchups and are looking to continue on the winning ways today. The game takes place at the Mediolanum Forum in the city of Milan, Italy on Thursday February 21^st 2019.

Maccabi Tel Aviv are 10-12 so far in the league and are sitting on the tenth place of the league table. They are 5-1 in their last 6 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Olympiakos Piraeus at home, 65-64. Olimpia are 11-11 so far in the league and are tied with two more squads on the seventh place of the league table. They have won their last 3 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Darussafaka at home, 90-78.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv are led in scoring by Scottie Wilbekin with 13.2 ppg. He also leads the team in assists made with 3.1 per game, while Johnny O’Bryant follows with 11 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with 5.5 per game. Tarik Black adds 9.7 ppg and 5.3 rebounds per game. Milano are led in scoring by Mike James with 20.2 ppg. He also leads the team in assists made with 7.1 per game, while James Nunnally follows with 16 ppg. Vladimir Micov adds 14.6 ppg.

This will be the second meeting between those two teams so far this season with Maccabi having won the previous one at home by 2 points. Milano are 6-5 at home this season, while Maccabi Tel Aviv are 3-8 on the road. Olimpia have a better offense with 87.4 ppg to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 79.3, while Maccabi Tel Aviv have a better defense, allowing 80.1 ppg to Olimpia’s 86.1. Olimpia have a better accuracy from the field (46.8% to 46.4%), while Maccabi Tel Aviv have a better accuracy from behind the arc (40% to 35.7%). Both squads commit almost the same number of turnovers (11.1 to 11.3), while Olimpia grab more rebounds (31.3 to 30.7) and dish more assists per game (16.4 to 15.9). Maccabi have been weak on the road so far this season and they don’t pose a threat in Milan today.

Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Olimpia Milano Prediction: Olimpia Milano -4.5 (-104)