Euroleague Zalgiris Kaunas vs Olympiakos Game 1 Spread and Prediction

Last season’s finalists of Euroleague Basketball and 3^rd this season Olympiakos Piraeus (19-11), are hosting the champions of Lithuania and 6^th Zalgiris Kaunas (18-12) in Game 1 of this quarterfinals series on Wednesday, April 18^th 2018. The game takes place at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in the city of Piraeus, Greece.

Date/Time:  04-18-2018, 14:15 EDT

Spread: Olympiakos -6.5

Total: +154

Olympiakos had a 19-11 record in the regular season and were tied with two more teams in the 3^rd place of the league, but stayed third by getting ahead of the tie-breakers. They are 1-4 in their last 5 games in their latest matchup they got defeated by Zalgiris Kaunas at home with an 85-86 score in overtime. Vassilis Spanoulis leads the team in scoring with 13.1 ppg, adding a team-best 5.7 dimes per game. Georgios Printezis follows with 12.6 ppg and 5.5 boards, while Nikola Milutinov adds 9.3 ppg and a team-best 5.8 boards per game.

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Zalgiris had a 16-11 record in the regular season and finished in the sixth place of the league. They have won their last two games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Olympiakos on the road with an 85-86 score in overtime. Kevin Pangos leads the team in scoring with 12.4 ppg, adding a team-best 6.2 dimes per game. Paulius Jankunas follows with 12.1 ppg and a team-best 4.8 boards per game, while Aaron White adds 9.4 ppg and 4.5 boards per game.

Olympiakos have a 12-3 home record so far this season, while Zalgiris are 7-8 on the road. Zalgiris led Olympiakos 2-0 wins in the regular season (they won by 6 points at home and by one in overtime on the road). Zalgiris have a better offense with 81.5 ppg to Olympiakos’ 77.8, while Olympiakos are better defensively, allowing a second-best 76.7 ppg to Zalgiris’ 80.5. Zalgiris have better percentages both in field goals, shooting with a second-best 50.8% to Olympiakos’ 44.9% and in 3-pointers, shooting with a second-best 42.2% to Olympiakos’ 33.4% (second-worse). Zalgiris also dish more assists, with 19.6 to Olympiakos’ 16.2, while Olympiakos grab more rebounds, with 32.6 to Zalgiris’ 29.6 and commit less turnovers (12.3 to 13). Zalgiris have won twice against Olympiakos this season so expect them to force a closer game than 7 points today, so pick Zalgiris in this one.

Zalgiris Kaunas vs Olympiakos Game 1 Prediction: Zalgiris Kaunas +6.5 (-111)