Fenerbahçe Ülker-Barcelona
Two successful teams of Turkish Airlines Euroleague are meeting again for the 3rd time this season at Ülker Sports Arena İstanbul. Fenerbahce lost its first game of Top 16 in Athens against Olympiakos last week. Although they performed well offensively, defending problems of the team prepared the victory for Olympiakos. On the other hand Barcelona had an easy win against another Turkish team of the Euroleague Anadolu Efes. Juan Carlos Navarro’s great performance (21 points,4 rebounds and 3 assists) and Joey Dorsey’s double double (10 points and 11 rebounds) let Barcelona dominate the game from the beginning till the end. At the group stage Fenerbahçe won the game here with 75-70. The İstanbul representative is certainly more powerful when they play in front of their amazing supporters.They put all the opponents and referees under pressure with their non-stop cheers. Bojan Bogdanovic (the top scorer of the group stage), Emir Predlzic and Bo Mc Caleb will be the key players for the home side.The contribution of Linas Kleiza, Gaspar Vidmar (especially for the rebounds) and Luka Zoric should not be skipped.Moreover the tactical touches of Obradovic will definitely surprise Barcelona.He is the most experienced coach of the Euroleague and the whole basketball world has a big respect for him. For the visitors; the performance of Navarro is very critical to hold on to this tough game. If Barca will be shooting with a high percentage especially from the 3 points line, they might have a chance to win or else it will be very difficult to gain a victory in İstanbul. Huertas, Ante Tomic and Joey Dorsey the experienced players of the visitors, should fight effectively during the whole game.
Prediction: Fenerbahçe Ülker to WIN!
Best Odds: bet365 @ 1,55 – BetVictor @ 1,53 – Paddy Power @ 1,50
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