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Euroleague: Final Four – Betting Preview



The Euroleague Final Four is here and we have two Semi Finals on Friday as two Turkish teams face off in Fenerbache and Efes while defending champions Real Madrid take on CSKA Moscow! Here’s some betting stats for the games.


Fenerbache vs Anadolu Efes


Totals


Fenerbache have covered 50% of their total point overs this season in the Euroleague season (17-17) and 40% of the Overs in the Playoffs (2-3). The total for this game is 153 points which is a total that Fenerbache which is a total they haven’t had this season but they did have a 153.5 point total twice this season against Zalgiris which resulted with an Under in a 78-61 win and against Darussafaka which resulted with an Over in a 75-97 win.


Efes have covered 54.3% of their total point overs in the Euroleague this season which is 2nd best in the competition (19-16), however they only covered 20% of their overs in the Playoffs so far (1-4). They haven’t had a 153 point total either this season, but the closest that they’ve had to that was a 154 point total against Barcelona in what actually was their most recent playoff game and that resulted with an Under in a 80-71 win for Efes.


Handicaps


Fenerbache have covered 61.8% of their Handicaps this season in the Euroleague which is 2nd best in the competition (21-13) and they’ve covered 75% of them in the Playoffs (3-1). Fenerbache are given a -3.5 Handicap for this game which is a Handicap that they’ve had once this season against Zalgiris on the road and they covered that with a 75-82 win.


Efes have covered Euroleague’s best 68.6% of their Handicaps this season (24-11) and covered 60% of them in the Playoffs (3-2). They’ve had a +3.5 Handicap given to them 3 times this season against Bayern on the road which they covered with a 71-90 win, against Real Madrid at home which they also covered in a 82-84 loss and against Zalgiris on the road which they covered as well with a 58-79 win.


Recent H2H


The recent H2H between these teams have been evenly matched as the last 8 match ups have been split 4-4. This season, these teams have met 5 times already across Turkish League, Cup and Euroleague and Fenerbache have won 3 of the 5 and the teams split the Euroleague season series 1-1 with the home team winning each game.


Euroleague Regular Season H2H Betting Stats


G1 – Efes 89-83 Fenerbache – 157.5 point total – Over, Efes covers +4 Handicap


G2 – Fenerbache 84-66 Efes – 159 point total – Under, Fenerbache covers -6 Handicap


Injury Report


Fenerbache: Tyler Ennis, Joffrey Lauvergne and Luigi Datome are all ruled out for the Final Four and will miss this game.


Anadolu Efes: Efes are at full health and nobody is on the injury report.


TIP OFF – 17th May 2019 – 5pm UK Time





 


CSKA Moscow vs Real Madrid


Totals


CSKA have covered 47.1% of their total point overs this season in the Euroleague (16-1-17), but have only covered 25% of the Overs in the Playoffs (1-1-2). The total for this game is 163 points. They’ve not had a 163 point total this season, but they’ve ha close 162.5 point total and that was actually in their recent Playoff game against Baskonia which ended with a lone Over in the Playoffs for a CSKA game as they won the game 83-92 covering the Over.


Real Madrid have covered 48.5% of their total point overs in the Euroleague this season (16-17) and only 33.3% of it in the Playoffs (1-2). They have had a 163 point total 3 times this season, 2 times it resulted with an Over against Darussafaka in a 109-93 win and against Zalgiris in a 86-93 loss while it resulted with an Under once against Fenerbache in a 65-63 loss.


Handicaps


CSKA have covered just 38.2% of their Handicaps in the Euroleague this season which is 2nd worst in the competition (13-2-19), but have covered 75% of them in the Playoffs (3-1). CSKA are given a +1 Handicap in this game which is the first time they have this Handicap and only the 3rd time this season being the underdogs. The 2 previous times that CSKA were underdogs they failed to cover a +2 Handicap against Fenerbache in a 79-75 loss, but they covered a +2.5 Handicap against Real Madrid who they face here in a 88-93 win.


Real Madrid have covered 60.6% of their Handicaps in the Euroleague this season which is 3rd best in the competition (20-13) and have covered 66.7% of them in the Playoffs (2-1). They’ve not had a -1 Handicap this season, but the closest that they’ve had to that was a -2.5 against CSKA which they failed to cover losing 88-93 and against Baskonia which they also failed to cover in a 86-76 loss.


Recent H2H


CSKA have owned the H2H against Real Madrid recently winning 7 of last 10 and 3 of last 4 though Real Madrid did win the most recent Final Four meeting last season 92-83. CSKA have won the Regular Season series 2-0 this season beating Madrid at home 82-78 and on the road 88-93.


Euroleague Regular Season H2H Betting Stats


G1 – Real Madrid 88-93 CSKA Moscow – 172 point total – Over, CSKA covers +2.5 Handicap


G2 – CSKA Moscow 82-78 Real Madrid – 170.5 point total – Under, Real Madrid covers +6.5 Handicap


 


Injury Report


CSKA Moscow: Mikhail Kulagin has been out this whole post season and could be out again, otherwise everyone are available.


Real Madrid: Real Madrid are at full health as everyone is available to play.


 


TIP OFF – 17th May 2019 – 8pm UK Time

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