Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Baskonia Prediction, Tips & Odds – Mar. 16, 2023
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Baskonia Prediction 16.03.2023. As part of the 29th round of the Euroleague, Maccabi will meet Baskonia in Tel Aviv in a derby of two teams with a score of 15-13.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Baskonia Odds
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Baskonia 1×2: 1.56/15.00/2.81
Asian Handicap (-4.5 / +4.5): 1.90/1.90
Total over/under (166.5): 1.95/1.84
Odds via 22Bet Sportsbook.
Maccabi Tel Aviv Team News
Last week, Maccabi achieved an essential step in the fight for a place in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague. They beat Fenerbahçe and Anadolu Efes and thus put themselves in an excellent position. They have a more than easy schedule for the rest of the regular season, and it will be a real surprise if they don’t win at least three of the six games that should be enough to make the playoffs.
It will be a great success if Maccabi manages to reach the quarterfinals. For a decade, this legendary club has not been playing as all basketball fans are used to, and they made the first step to returning to the top of European basketball. They did a great job putting together the roster. Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin represent a dominant tandem in the guard line, and some other players like Bonzie Colson and Jarell Martin have been playing well lately.
A possible defeat by Baskonia would make Maccabi’s path to the top 8 more difficult because they would have lost more than their direct competitor and had a lower score among themselves. That debacle from Vitoria when it was 116:87 will motivate Oded Kattash’s team to return the Spaniards with a similar measure in Tel Aviv.
Baskonia Team News
Baskonia had a half-hearted performance last week in the Euroleague, and they are now at 15-13. If someone had offered it ten days ago, they would have accepted it. However, after the great and unexpected triumph in Madrid against Real, there is undoubtedly a lot of disappointment because it did not fully materialize after the defeat against Monaco at home.
The main reason for the defeat against Monaco was the weak defense, which has followed Baskonia through the season, and they especially have significant problems in the key. Mike Kotsar and the top players will be on a big test in Tel Aviv because Maccabi plays tough basketball. If they cannot compare them this way, their chances of triumph will be minimal. With 20 points, Markus Howard signaled a return to the level from the end of last year, and his shooting improvisation is one of the prerequisites for a good result in Israel.
In addition to Howard’s good game, Baskonia will need one of the guard players to get involved. Rokas Giedraitis didn’t shine last week, and he is one of the crucial factors in Joan Penarroya’s attacking system.
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Baskonia H2H
As mentioned, Baskonia humiliated Maccabi with a score of 116:87 in the first part of the season. Before that, the club from Tel Aviv had five consecutive victories against this rival.
Expected Lineups
Alex Poythress, Jalen Adams, and Austin Hollins will not play for Maccabi. Pierria Henry is suspended at Baskonia, while Tadas Sedekerskis is questionable.
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Baskonia Prediction
In this match, we have a team that dominates on the home field in the Euroleague (Maccabi 11-2 home score) and a team that plays very poorly away from Vitoria (Baskonia 4-10 away score).
When you add to that the current form and the additional motivation that Maccabi has due to the debacle at the “Fernando Buesa Arena,” it is clear why we are predicting a routine triumph for the hosts. It is almost impossible for Baskonia to physically compare with the team from Tel Aviv.
Kick-off Time: Thursday 16.03.2023 21:05 PM Local time GMT +2 / 20:05 CET
Prediction: Maccabi Tel Aviv -3,5
Odds: 1,76
Sportsbook: 22bet
