Euroleague Unicaja vs Khimki M. Spread and Prediction

In the 21^st round of action the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball, the Russian newcomers of Khimki Moscow Region (11-9), are hosting the Spanish Eurocup winners of Unicaja Malaga (8-12) on Friday, February 2^nd 2018. The game takes place at the Krylatskoe Sports Palace in the city of Moscow, Russia.
Date/Time:  02-02-2018, 12:00 EDT

Spread: Khimki M. -7

Total: +157

Khimki have a 11-9 record so far this season and currently sit on the 7^th place of the league table. In their last game they saw a two-game winning streak getting snapped by losing on the road against Valencia with an 85-83 score. They are led in scoring by Alexey Shved with 22.1 ppg, adding a team high 4.5 assists per game. He is followed by Thomas Robinson with 11.4 ppg and a team high 7.8 rebounds, while James Anderson adds 10.4 ppg and 3.4 rebounds.

Unicaja have an 8-12 record so far this season and currently sit on the 10^th place of the league table. They have lost three of their last four matches and in their last game they lost at home against Baskonia with an 83-85 score. They are led in scoring by Nemanja Nedovic with 15.8 ppg and a team high 4.6 assists per game. He is followed by Adam Waczynski with 10 ppg, while Ray McCallum adds 9.4 ppg and 3 assists per game.

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In their previous matchup on the first round, Unicaja won at home with a 93-84 score. Khimki are 7-3 at home so far this season, while Unicaja are 3-7 on the road. Both teams have almost identical offense, scoring 78 and 77.8 ppg respectively, field goal percentage, shooting with 45.1% and 45% and turnovers committed (11.8 and 11.6). Khimki are better defensively, allowing 78.3 ppg to Unicaja’s 81.6, have a better 3-point percentage, shooting with 37% to Unicaja’s 35.4% and are better in assists made, with 17.9 to Unicaja’s 17.4. Unicaja are only better in rebounding, grabbing 31 to Khimki’s 29.5. Both teams are looking to bounce back in this game but Unicaja have been pretty ineffective on the road throughout the season. Pick Khimki for a home victory by more than 7 points today.

Unicaja vs Khimki M. Prediction: Khimki M. -7 (-113)