Panathinaikos look to potentially secure a playoff spot as they host the 3rd seeded Real Madrid in a crucial match up for the home team!
Totals
Panathinaikos have covered 61.5% of their total point overs at home this season (8-5) in the Euroleague. The total for this game is 165.5 points which is a total that Panathinaikos have had 3 times before at home against Gran Canaria ending with an Over in a 102-87 win, against Milano which ended with an Over in a 83-86 loss and against CSKA Moscow which also resulted with an Over in a 96-84 win Panathinaikos so they’re 3-0 at covering overs when given a 165.5 point total as in this game.
Real Madrid have only covered 35.7% of their total point overs on the road this season which is 3rd worst in the Euroleague (5-9). They’ve not had a 165.5 point total on the road before, but have had a very close total at 165 points against Bayern which resulted with an Under in Madrid’s 72-82 win.
Handicaps
Panathinaikos have covered 53.8% of their Handicaps at home (7-6) in the Euroleague this season. They’re given a -3.5 Handicap for this game which is a Handicap they’ve not had before at home, but the closest that they’ve had to that was a -4 Handicap against Efes which they covered in a 88-75 win.
Real Madrid have covered 50% of their road Handicaps in the Euroleague this season (7-7). They’ve not had a +3.5 Handicap, but had the closest to it +3 against Fenerbache which they covered despite losing the game 65-63. Real Madrid are 2-2 at covering Handicaps as road underdogs this season.
Recent H2H in Athens
Panathinaikos have won 4 of their last 5 home games against Real Madrid, however Real Madrid won the most recent meeting in Athens last season 82-89 in the Playoffs. In that meeting Madrid covered a +4 Handicap and total 163.5 points resulted with an Over as the teams totalled 171 points.
Injury Report
Panathinaikos: Nikos Pappas is the only player out for otherwise a healthy Panathinaikos squad.
Real Madrid: Gabriel Deck is injured and out, Felipe Reyes didn’t travel to Athens to get rest meanwhile Rudy Fernandez is expected to play and Facundo Campazzo should also play unless the coach decides to rest him again like last week. Walter Tavares was also rested last week and we’ll have to wait and see if he’ll play.
TIP OFF – 28th March 2019 – 7pm UK Time
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