Baskonia - Panathinaikos
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- No: 33.3%
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- Voted: 6
Pick: -5 Panathinaikos @1.860 8/10 -8.00
Hello.
Euroleague. Baskonia against Panathinaikos. Going with the away team's handicap.
The Baskonians are not convincing at all this year. They have lost all friendly games, the Euroleague start was also delayed, and they have experienced two losses. If the first game against Olympiacos was close and they narrowly missed a win, the loss against ASVEL is harder to justify. In addition to that, they also lost in the domestic league against Zaragoza. The team is in a complete slump. Yes, they have climbed out of it before, but I don't think PAO is the right opponent for that. The team relies too much on 3-pointers and they even shoot more threes than twos in the Euroleague. Howard does everything himself, but the other defenders also shoot from afar whenever they have a chance. Diallo is the only bright spot on the team for me. He has a solid body and performs very agile moves. You can see that he is a higher caliber player on this team, so I believe you will get your usage points and period value this season. In addition, Sedekerskis will likely miss the game due to a foot injury, which is also a significant loss for the team.
PAO's players, except for Lessort, are all back from injury and they have to start playing. In the first game, they struggled against Bayern but managed to beat them, and in the second game, they lost to Barcelona. Barcelona looked much better in that game. Ataman sent a message to his players that with this kind of performance, they won't even make it to the playoffs. I think this will wake something up inside of them and they have to redeem themselves after such a game. On paper, they are a better team in the league, and Baskonia should beat them easily at home. In addition, Shorts still hasn't fully integrated into the Euroleague, and with his addition, the team should improve even more. He already played over 24 minutes in the domestic league, so I believe he will quickly become a regular part of Ataman's rotations and have a role on the team.
Aside from the home advantage (which I believe will be a big handicap for Baskonia during the season), they don't have anything over PAO, and I don't think that will be enough today. Good luck.
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