Spanish ACB Gipuzkoa vs Tecnyconta Zaragoza Preview and Prediction

Date/Time:  10-03-2018, 06:30 EDT

Spread: Tecnyconta Zaragoza -7.5

Total: +156.5

Two squads looking to bounce back after being defeated in their season openers are clashing in the 2^nd week of the Spanish Basketball League (ACB or Liga Endesa), when Gipuzkoa (0-1), are hosting Tecnyconta Zaragoza (0-1), with both teams looking for their first winthis season.

Gipuzkoa also are 0-1 so far in the league and are tied with today’s opponent Zaragoza and 6 more squads in the eleventh place of the league table. In their last game they got defeated by Fuenlabrada at home, 60-76. Tecnyconta Zaragoza re 0-1 so far in the league and are tied with today’s opponent Gipuzkoa and 6 more squads in the eleventh place of the league table. In their last game they got defeated by Baskonia on the road, 99-76.

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Gipuzkoa were led in scoring by Vyacheslav Bobrov with 11 ppg. He is followed by Mouhamed Barro with 9 ppg, while Garrett Nevels adds 8 ppg, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Tecnyconta Zaragoza are led in scoring by Stan Okoye with 16 ppg. He also leads the team in rebounding with 5 per game, while Nemanja Radovic follows with 11 ppg, adding 5 rebounds per game. Bo McCalebb adds 8 ppg and 5 assists per game.

Those two squads met twice last year with Tecnyconta Zaragoza winning both games. They won at home with a 97-73 score and on the road 94-99. Tecnyconta Zaragoza had a 7-10 home record last year, while Gipuzkoa had a 6-11 road record. Gipuzkoa have a better offense with 76 ppg to Tecnyconta Zaragoza’s 60, while Tecnyconta Zaragoza have a better defense, allowing 76 ppg to Gipuzkoa’s 99. Both teams are almost equal both in accuracy from the field, shooting with 46.7% and 46.5% and in rebounding, grabbing 34 to 33, while Tecnyconta Zaragoza have a better accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 40.9% to Gipuzkoa’s 20%. Tecnyconta Zaragoza are better in assists made (19 to 16), while Gipuzkoa are better in turnovers committed (12 to 17). Zaragoza have the home court advantage and more experience than Gipuzkoa and expect them to have an easy time at home and win by more than 8 points.

Gipuzkoa vs Tecnyconta Zaragoza Prediction: Tecnyconta Zaragoza -7.5 (-111)