Spanish ACB Murcia vs MoraBanc Andorra Preview and Prediction

Date/Time:  09-28-2018, 13:15 EDT

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Two squads that had almost identical records last season and both participated in the playoffs are clashing in the opening week of the Spanish Basketball League (ACB or Liga Endesa), when the eleventh last year Murcia are visiting the sixth last season Andorra.

Gran Canaria had with a 20-14 record last season and finished in the 5^th place of the league. They were 2-5 in their last 7 games last year and in their latest matchup they got defeated by Estudiantes at home, 71-77. Andorra had a 19-15 record last year and finished in the 6^th place of the league. They had two consecutive losses last year and in their latest matchup they got defeated by Barcelona on the road in game three, 91-71 and got eliminated in the first round of the postseason.

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Gran Canaria were led in scoring by Clevin Hannah with 12.8 ppg. He also led the team in assists made with 4.2 per game, while Vitor Benite followed with 11.4 ppg. Ovie Soko added 10.9 ppg and 5.1 rebounds per game. Andorra were led in scoring by Jaka Blazic with 13.6 ppg. He also added 4.3 rebounds per game, while Jaime Fernandez followed with 11.4 ppg and 4 assists per game. David Jelinek added 9.2 ppg.

Each squad has been victorious once at home in last season’s matchups. Andorra won with a 90-70 score and Murcia won 81-77. Andorra had a 13-4 home record last year, while Murcia had an 8-9 road record. Andorra had a better offense with 85.2 ppg to Murcia’s 77.2 (second-worse), while Murcia had a better defense, allowing a second-best of 76.1 to Andorra’s 82. Andorra had a better accuracy both from the field, shooting with 45.4% to Murcia’s 41.8% and from behind the arc, shooting with 36.7% to Murcia’s 33.6%. Murcia grabbed more rebounds per game, with 33.4 to Andorra’s 31.1, while Andorra made more assists per game, with 16.2 to Murcia’s 12.6 and both squads were almost equal in turnovers per game (12.1 to 12.3). Andorra won last season’s home game easily by 20 points and expect them to win once again today by more than 6 points.

Murcia vs MoraBanc Andorra Prediction: MoraBanc Andorra -6 (-107)