CSKA Moscow – Panathinaikos
CSKA Moscow is hosting Panathinaikos for the 1st leg of the playoff series. This will be the battle of offensive and defensive minded two teams. Panathinaikos is one of the best defensive teams in Europe and on the other hand CSKA has very talented and creative offensive players.
Absence of Milos Teodosic will be a big disadvantage for CSKA, but Aaron Jackson and Jeremy Pargo are also experienced players and they have the capability of setting the right game tempo. Moreover CSKA has also wide selection at both wings with Vitaly Fridzon, Sonny Weems, Vlado Micov and Viktor Khryapa.
Diamantidis will be the key player for the Greens together with Mike Bramos and Ramel Curry at the wings. They will also need effective performance of Stephane Lasme and James Gist around the baskets in order to get sticked to the game at this tough away game.
We are expecting both teams to play with high concentration at defending, therefore our pick for this game is for a total of under 142,5 points.
Prediction: Under 142,5 points
Highest Odds: BetVictor @ 1,90 – Pinnacle @ 1,85 – Unibet @ 1,73
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