Spanish ACB Breogan vs Real Madrid Preview and Prediction

Date/Time:  04-27-2019, 12:00 EDT

Spread: Real Madrid -16.5

Total: +167

In the 29^th round of action of the Spanish Basketball League (ACB or Liga Endesa), two teams sitting on opposite side of the league table are clashing, when the defending champions Real Madrid (21-6), are hosting Club Baloncesto Breogan, also known as Cafis Candelas Breogan (9-19). The game takes place at the Wizink Center Arena in the city of Madrid on Saturday, April 27^th 2019.

Real Madrid have a 21-6 record so far this season and currently sit in the second place of the league table. They have won seven of their last eight matches and in their last game they won at home against Obradoiro CAB with a 94-70 score. They are led in scoring by Srgio LLull with 13.3 ppg, adding 3.4 dimes per game. He is followed by Trey Thompinks with 12.4 ppg, while Jaycee Carroll adds adds 10.3 ppg. 

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Breogan have a 9-19 record so far this season and currently sit in the third to last place of the league table. In their last game they snapped a two-game losing streak by winning at home against Unicaja with an 83-75 score. They are led in scoring by Ray McCallum with 16.5 ppg, adding a team high 4.8 dimes per game. He is followed by Volodymyr Herun with 10.6 ppg and a team high 6 boards per game, while Jerome Jordan adds 10.5 ppg and 5.5 boards per game. 

In their previous meeting in the first round of the regular season Breogan won at home with an 84-71 score. Real Madrid have a 12-2 home record so far this season, while Breogan are 2-12 on the road. Real Madrid are better both offensively, scoring a second-best 88 ppg to Bregoan’s second-worse of 76.1 and defensively, allowing 78.1 ppg to Breogan’s 83.1. They also have better percentages both in field goals (48.2% to 41.8%) and in 3-pointers (37.6% to 32.2%). Real Madrid are better in dimes made (17.1 to 14.1), in boards grabbed (34.5 to 33.5) and in turnovers committed (12.4 to 13). Vegas odds give Real Madrid a -16.5 spread but don’t expect them to beat the odds as they are coming off the Euroleague playoffs and the guests will surely force a closer game than that.

Breogan vs Real Madrid Prediction: Breogan +16.5 (-113)