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Eurocup: 1st leg – Valencia vs Alba Berlin Betting Tips



The Eurocup Final is here and we have the first leg as Valencia host Alba Berlin in hopes of getting a 1-0 series lead!


 Totals


Valencia have covered 40% of their total point overs at home in the Eurocup this season (4-6). The total for this game is 161.5 points which is a total that they’ve had once before at home against Unicaja which resulted with an Under as Valencia won 85-74. Valencia are 0-2 at covering overs in the Playoffs at home in the competition.


Alba Berlin have also covered 40% of their total point overs on the road in the Eurocup this season (4-6). They’ve also had a 161.5 point total once on the road which was against Partizan and it ended with an Under as Berlin lost 78-66. Alba are 1-1 at O/U in the Playoffs on the road this season.


 



Handicaps


Valencia have covered 60% of their Handicaps at home in the Eurocup this season (6-4). They’ve 5.5 point favourites for this game. Valencia have had a -5.5 Handicap twice at home this season and they covered it against Unicaja in a 85-74 win, but failed to cover it against Unics in a 69-64 win. Valencia are 1-1 at covering Handicaps at home in the Playoffs so far.


Alba Berlin have covered 80% of their Handicaps on the road in the Eurocup this season which is the best percentage in the competition (8-2). Berlin haven’t had a +5.5 road Handicap yet on the road, but the closest that they’ve had to that was a +4.5 Handicap against Unicaja which they covered in a 81-101 win. Alba are 2-0 at covering Handicaps in the Playoffs on the road, both times as underdogs, both times winning the games.


Recent H2H in Valencia


Valencia have played Alba Berlin twice in this decade in 2014 and 2017 most recently and Valencia won both games.


The most recent match up in Valencia happened in the 2017 Eurocup Top 16 stage and Valencia defeated Berlin 85-80 in that game. Alba did cover a +16.5 Handicap in that game while total 161.5 points ended with an Over as the teams totalled 165 points.


 


TIP OFF – 9th April 2019 – 7:30pm UK Time

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