Euroleague Olympiakos vs Panathinaikos Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 11-09-2018, 14:00 EDT

Spread: Panathinaikos -4.5

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In the 6^th round of the Euroleague Basketball we have the Greek rivalry between two teams with identical records, when the Greek champions Panathinaikos (3-2), are hosting their arch nemesis Olympiakos Pireaus (3-2). The game takes place at the Olympic Sports Center in the city of Athens, Greece on Friday November 9^th 2018.

Panathinaikos have a 3-2 record so far this season and are currently tied with Olympiakos and two more teams in the 5^th place of the league. They have won two of their last three matches and in their last game they won on the road against Buducnost with a 67-72 score. They are led in scoring by Keith Langford with 12 ppg, followed by Nick Calathes with 10.6 ppg, adding 2.8 rebounds and a team-best 9 assists per game. Matt Lojeski adds 10.3 ppg.

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Olympiakos also have a 3-2 record so far this season and are currently tied with Panathinaikos and two more teams in the 5^th place of the league. They have lost two of their last three matches and in their last game they lost on the road against CSKA Moscow with a 69-65 score. They are led in scoring by Nikola Milutinov with 11.2 ppg, adding a team-best 8 rebounds per game. He is followed by Georgios Printezis with 11.2 ppg and 3.8 rebounds, while Vassilis Spanoulis adds 10.8 ppg and a team-best 6.2 assists per game.  

In their nine meetings last season Panathinaikos led Olympiakos 6-3 wins, including a 3-2 Finals series that crowned them Greek champions. Panathinaikos have a 2-1 home record so far, while Olympiakos are 1-1 on the road. Panathinaikos are better offensively, scoring 85 ppg to Olympiakos’ 80, while Olympiakos are better defensively, allowing 78.8 ppg to Panathinaikos’ 81. Olympiakos have better percentages both in field goals (50% to 49.7%) and in 3-pointers (35.7% to 31.7%). They are also better both in rebounding, grabbing 32 to Panathinaikos’ 27.8, and in assists made with 19.2 to Panathinaikos’ 18.4, while Panathinaikos are better in turnovers committed (11.6 to 12.8). Both teams have their ups and downs this season but Panathinaikos have been consistent at home and expect them to win by more than 5 points today.

Olympiakos vs Panathinaikos Prediction: Panathinaikos -4.5 (-109)