Barcelona vs Unicaja G2 Prediction, Tips & Odds – Jun. 09, 2023
Barcelona vs Unicaja Prediction 09.06.2023. The second game of the semi-final playoff series of the ACB League between Barcelona and Unicaja will be played on Friday at 21:00 at the Blaugrana.
Sarunas Jasikevicius’ team gained an early lead in the series with an 84-81 win, but Malaga players showed persistence.
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Barcelona vs Unicaja Odds
Barcelona vs Unicaja 1×2: 1.20 / 4.56
Asian Handicap (-9.5 / +9.5): 1.93 / 1.87
Total Points ( under/over 161.5): 1.88 / 1.92
Odds via 22Bet Sportsbook.
Barcelona Team News
Although they led from the beginning to the end of the match, the Barcelona basketball players showed specific oscillations in the game. They played much better in the first half than in the second. After the first quarter, they had a double-digit advantage on their account, 26-15, which they managed to increase to 45-31 by the fifteen-minute break.
However, their defensive intensity dropped in the second half, and the opponents knew how to use it. They even had to fear that the match would end in extra time, but Nikola Mirotic defended Yankub Sima well in the last possession.
The most effective individual among the Barcelona players was Nikola Mirotic, who scored 14 points. Sertac Sanli scored 13 points, and Alex Abrines and Jan Vesely scored 12 points each. The guard tandem Rokas Jokubaitis – Tomas Satoransky showed an enviable level of creativity, and the two of them registered nine assists together.
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Unicaja Team News
Unicaja coach Ibon Navarro can be satisfied with how his players looked on the field for most of the game, especially in the second half. He can only be dissatisfied with the defensive performance in the first 20 minutes, considering that his “guys” allowed the opponents to score 45 points.
However, with patient and meaningful play in the third and fourth quarters, they managed to reduce the difference step by step, so the end of the duel was very dramatic. They had the game’s last possession, but the action was not the best. Unicaja basketball players failed to score because Yankuba Sima made a mistake, so Barcelona took a 1-0 lead in this series.
The mentioned Sima was the best individual of the meeting in the ranks of Unicaja. He scored 19 points and didn’t miss a single shot, 9/9. Apart from him, Melvin Ejim was notable with 14 points, and besides being efficient, he guarded Nikola Mirotic well in certain moments of the game.
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Barcelona vs Unicaja H2H
Before this match, Barcelona and Unicaja met three times in the current season. Barca won both matches of the ACB League, 75-60 and 86-81, while the team from Malaga won 89-87 in the quarter-finals of the King’s Cup.
Barcelona vs Unicaja Prediction
We think the Barcelona players will oscillate less in the second match and be more disciplined and responsible, especially in the defensive phase. Therefore, we believe it will be easier to win than in the first meeting, and we expect them to triumph with a double-digit margin.
Tip-off time: Β Friday, 09.06.2023, 09:00 PM Local Time GMT +1 / 21:00 CET
Prediction: Barcelona -8.5
Odds: 1.81
Sportsbook: 22bet
