Euroleague Olympiakos vs Zalgiris Kaunas Game 3 Spread and Prediction

Date/Time:  04-24-2018, 13:00 EDT

Spread: Zalgiris Kaunas -2

Total: +151

In this Game 3 of the Euroleague Basketball quarterfinals series, the 3^rd Olympiakos Piraeus (19-11) are visiting the Lithuanian champions and 6^th in the league Zalgiris Kaunas (18-12) after both teams splitting wins (1-1) in the games in Piraeus. The series has moved to Kaunas, Lithuania for both game 3 and game 4, which is scheduled for Thursday.

Zalgiris finished the regular season with a 16-11 record and were placed sixth in the league. In game two of this series they saw a 3-game victory streak end with a road loss by Olympiakos with a 79-68 score. Olympiakos finished the regular season with a 19-11 record and were placed third in the league. In game two of this series they ended a 3-game losing skid with a home victory against Zalgiris with a 79-68 score.

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Kevin Pangos leads Zalgiris in scoring with 12.4 ppg, adding a team-best 6.2 dimes per game. Paulius Jankunas follows with 11.5 ppg and a team-best 4.8 boards per game, while Aaron White adds 9.2 ppg and 4.4 boards per game. Vassilis Spanoulis leads Olympiakos in scoring with 13.8 ppg, adding a team-best 5.7 dimes per game. Georgios Printezis follows with 12.4 ppg and 5.6 boards, while Nikola Milutinov adds 9.2 ppg and a team-best 5.9 boards per game.

Zalgiris have a 11-4 home record so far, while Olympiakos are 7-8 on the road. In their four previous meetings earlier this season, Zalgiris have won three of them, including a 74-68 home victory. Zalgiris have a better offense with 81.3 ppg to Olympiakos’ 77.9, while Olympiakos are better defensively, allowing a second-best 76.7 ppg to Zalgiris’ 80.5. Zalgiris have a better accuracy both from inside the arc with 53.8% to Olympiakos’ 51.7% and from behind the arc with a second-best 42.4% to Olympiakos’ 33.7% (second-worse). They also dish more assists, with 19.4 to Olympiakos’ 16.1, while Olympiakos grab more rebounds, with 36.4 to Zalgiris’ 33.3 and commit less turnovers (12.5 to 12.9). With the series going to Lithuania for the next couple of games, it is Zalgiris’ chance to utilize the home court advantage that they stole with the road win in Game 1. Expect them to win by more than 2 points today.

Olympiakos vs Zalgiris Kaunas Game 3 Prediction: Zalgiris Kaunas -2 (-109)