Euroleague Real Madrid vs Khimki M. Spread and Prediction

In the 17^th round of action the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball, the Russian Khimki Moscow Region (9-7), are hosting the Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid (10-6) on Friday, January 12^th 2018. The game takes place at the Krylatskoe Sports Palace in the city of Moscow, Russia.

Date/Time:  01-12-2018, 12:00 EDT

Spread: Khimki M. +3.5

Total: +167

Khimki have a 9-7 record so far this season and currently sit on the 7^th place of the league table. In their last game they snapped a two-game losing streak by winning on the road against Bamberg with a 70-74 score. They are led in scoring by Alexey Shved with 21.8 ppg, adding a team high 4.4 assists. He is followed by Thomas Robinson with 11.4 ppg and a team high 7.8 rebounds, while James Anderson adds 10.6 ppg and 3.1 rebounds.

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Real Madrid have a 10-6 record so far this season and currently sit on the 5^th place of the league table. They have five consecutive wins and in their last game they won at home against Maccabi Tel Aviv with a 93-81 score. They are led in scoring by Luka Doncic with 18.1 ppg, adding 5.6 rebounds and a team high 4.8 assists per game. He is followed by Gustavo Ayon with 11 ppg and team highs in rebounds with 8 per game, steals with 1.8 per game and blocks with 1.6 per game.

In their previous matchup on the first round, Khimki won on the road with an 80-86 score. Khimki are 6-2 at home so far this season, while Real Madrid are 4-4 on the road. Real Madrid are better offensively, scoring a second-best 85.1 ppg to Khimki’s 77.1, while Khimki are better defensively, allowing 75.2 ppg to Real Madrid’s 79.3. Real Madrid also have a better field goal percentage, shooting with 46.9% to Khimki’s 44.8%, while both teams have almost identical 3-point percentage (36.2% and 36.1%). Real Madrid are better in rebounding, grabbing 32.7 to Khimki’s 28.9, in assists made, with 19.2 to Khimki’s 17.8 and in turnovers committed (11.1 to 12.1). Real Madrid are red-hot lately both in Europe and domestically and expect them to get away with the road victory today by more than 4 points.

Prediction: Real Madrid -3.5 (-107)