Euroleague: Real Madrid - Anadolu Efes Betting Tips

Two of the top 4 seeded teams face in Madrid as 2^nd seeded Real Madrid (15-4) host red hot 4^th seeded Anadolu Efes (13-6).

Totals

Real Madrid are only 9^th best at covering total point overs at Home this season at 50% (5-5). The total tonight is 169.5 points and the closest that Madrid have been to that total pre-game at home this season was against Baskonia where the total was 170.5 which ended up being an Over as Madrid won 97-79.

Efes meanwhile are 4^th best at covering total point overs on the Road this season at 66.7% (6-3). Efes have had an exact same total to this game against Madrid once this season on the road against Gran Canaria where they smashed the 169.5 points over with a 90-94 win.

Handicaps

Real Madrid are 3^rd best at covering Handicaps in the Euroleague at Home this season at 70% (7-3). Madrid are 7.5 point favourites coming into this game and the only time that they were given exactly the same handicap to this game at home this season was against Barcelona where they covered the -7.5 handicap with ease winning 92-65. As single digit point favourites Madrid are 3-1 at covering handicaps at home.

Efes are 4^th best at covering Handicaps on the road this season at 55.6% (5-4). The closest that they’ve been as 7.5 point underdogs was 8.5 point underdogs against CSKA which they failed to cover losing 102-84. Efes are 4-3 at covering handicaps as underdogs on the Road this season in the Euroleague.

Recent H2H in Madrid

Real Madrid have just flat out dominated Efes at home in recent H2H defeating them 11 consecutive times with 7 of those wins coming by double digits! Last loss coming in Jan 2005.

The most recent match up in Madrid ended in a dominant Real Madrid win 87-68 where Madrid covered an -11.5 handicap, while total pre-game points 168.5 given resulted in an under. 

Injury Report

Real Madrid: Jaycee Carroll will return to action for Real Madrid for this game. Everyone else should be available apart Ognjen Kuzmic and Melwin Pantzar.

Anadolu Efes: There nothing new to report from the Efes camp regarding injuries. Everyone should be available to play in this game.

 

Match Start – 24^th January 2019 – 8pm UK Time