Bayern vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 02, 2022 20:30 CET
Last game of the Euroleague 11th round will be played between Bayern and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Munich. Both teams are not in an ideal moment.
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Bayern Team News
Bayern managed to achieve one win on French soil last week. They were better than Asvel, while they were defeated by 80:79 in Monaco. The impression is that Andrea Trinchieri’s team looks better as time goes by, but they are still far from the desired top 8.
One of the biggest reasons for Bayern’s bad performances is poor execution under the basket. They scored only 44.0% of two-point shots, which makes them the weakest team in the competition. Othello Hunter is de facto only natural center in Bayern roster. Freddie Gillespie didn’t live up to what was expected of him. There is no doubt that Bayern will continue to fight week in and week out as their defensive commitment has never been in doubt. In this way, they will try to collect wins in the Euroleague.
Maccabi comes to Munich this week. It’s an ideal opportunity for Bayern to achieve another win at home. They are playing against the only team that hasn’t beat anyone at road and in this game they will be without two very important players.
Maccabi Tel Aviv Team News
After a very good start of the season, Maccabi Tel Aviv recorded four defeats in last five rounds. It’s a much more realistic picture of their quality if you look at the roster available to head coach Oded Kattash.
There is a huge imbalance between Maccabi backcourt and frontcourt. While they have elite players at positions one and two (Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin), there are only Alex Poythress, Josh Nebo and Roman Sorkin inside. None of them have the quality to be dominant at this level of competition and it has been seen so far. Also, Darrun Hilliard won’t travel to Germany due to a conflict with the club, plus Austin Hollins has been a non-existent factor since beginning of the season.
Maccabi lost all four road games so far in the Euroleague. Fenerbahce, Baskonia and Partizan easily defeated them, while Red Star also controlled things last week. On Friday night, they will be without two key players and the task will be even more difficult.
H2H
In total, Bayern and Maccabi Tel Aviv played ten times against each other in the Euroleague. Score is 6-4 for the club from Tel Aviv.
Injuries
Zan Mark Sisko won’t play for Bayern due to injury, while all other players are available. Wade Baldwin is not traveling to Munich due to birth of a baby and Darrun Hilliard won’t be there for Maccabi either because dispute with the club.
Bayern vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction
Even if all the players were at coach Kattash’s disposal, Maccabi would have a hard time winning this game in Munich. Without Baldwin and Hilliard as two of top three players, their chances are minimal if any.
Kick-off time: Friday, 02.12.2022. 20:30 CET
Prediction: Bayern to win
Odds: 1.74
Sportsbook: 22Bet
