Baskonia vs. Real Madrid Prediction, Tips and Odds – Dec. 29, 2022 19:00 CET
As part of the sixteenth round of the Euroleague, the Spanish derby is played, as well as the Euroleague derby, where the two first-placed teams meet. Home Baskonia welcomes Real Madrid, and is looking for a continuation of the great series of results.
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Baskonia Team News
The team led by Joan Penarroya is playing great basketball this season. Attacking first of all. For years, Baskonia has been known as a team that has excellent scouting and finds players under the radar. However, the biggest revelation this season is certainly Marcus Howard, who arrived from the NBA, and primarily because of his size, he could not make a difference in the strongest league in the world. But for European basketball, it’s an accelerated version of Shane Larkin. Baskonia plays exactly on his drive, and they share the first place in the Euroleague, while they are second in Endesa with two defeats. In addition to Howard, the experienced Henry has also joined the team, and will greatly contribute to the creation of Baskonie’s game. In the Baskonie team, all players except the center Kotsar shoot for three points, and at high percentages. Penarroya forces run-and-gun basketball, which matches the rhythm of Howard, so it is not surprising that he plays well. They got a big boost from Darius Thompson, who is the main creator of the team and fills all the columns.
The Baskonie team is on a 10-match winning streak in all competitions, which speaks volumes for their form. All Spanish teams this week played Endesa matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, while Euroleague matches are played on Thursday and Friday. It can be said that they are playing a mini-doubles round. Baskonia won a very difficult away game in Lugo, the Breogan team. In this match, they rested Howard, while the playing time was well distributed. The most minutes were played by Kurcus and Sederkerskis, who are players without a major role. The most efficient player in the victory against Breogan was Thompson with 15 points and 7 assists.
Real Madrid Team News
Real and Baskonia are tied for first place, with the same score of 10-5, so this match is certainly a Derby, the sixteenth round of the Euroleague. As in previous seasons, Real plays hot and cold, but the most important thing for Real is that they achieve victories, even though they come a little harder.
This season, Real depends a lot on the duo of Musa and Tavares, who are the most efficient players in the league. Real has a lot of problems with injuries this season. Some players are coming back from injuries and their games are not at the enviable and expected level. Rudy, Causeur, Abalde also come out of injury, who bring a lot in shooting above all. Real is well filled in all positions. However, we think that Real’s greatest strength is under the basket. In addition to Tavares, there are Frenchmen Poirier and Yabusele, who contribute a lot to the strength under the basket. The Argentinian Gabriel Deck brings a special connection between defense and attack, who brings a lot defensively, and is capable of scoring 20+ points and defensively “arresting” the best players of the opposing players.
In the last match, they beat Bilbao very hard away from home, and they continue their series of matches in the Basque, which is a relief for them, and they will not have to travel much from Bilbao to Vitoria. However, in the match against Bilbao, the winner was not known until the last minute, but Tavares and Musa settled that match. Tavares with his defense, while Musa created and led the attack.
H2H
23.10.22 – Baskonia : Real Madrid – 88:82
07.06.22 – Baskonia : Real Madrid – 77:85
04.06.22 – Real Madrid : Baskonia – 83:71
02.06.22 – Real Madrid : Baskonia – 94:84
Baskonia vs. Real Madrid Prediction
Baskonia is playing in excellent form, and they can cause big problems for the royal club on their home field. Baskonia is not the favorite in this match, so we used the handicap in their favor to hedge, in case of a loss, and we think that Baskonia has a great chance to win this match, especially if Howard is in his rhythm. For Real Madrid, Hanga is out for this match.
Tip-off Time: Thursday, 29.12.2022, 19:00 CET
Prediction: Baskonia +5.5
Odds: 1,705
Sportsbook: Bet365
