Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Olympiacos Prediction, Tips and Odds – Nov. 22, 2022 20:05 CET
One of the most interesting matches of the ninth round of the Euroleague is being played in Tel Aviv, and the home team Maccabi, which is on a streak of three losses, and Olympiacos, which is playing great at the beginning of the season, will meet.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv Team News
Maccabi brought a large number of players this season as well. Coach Oded Kattash chose physically powerful players, who can respond defensively to all opponents. Maccabi was left without leader Willbekin, he was replaced by Lorenzo Brown, who played a superb Eurobasket and led his Spaniards to the European throne.
Maccabi is 4-4 in the Euroleague, where they tied 3 defeats against Baskonia, Barcelona, and Partizan, which set off alarms in Tel Aviv.
Maccabi has a large number of proven players, with serious roles in previous teams. Brown, Colson, and Baldwin Hilliard stand out in the outside positions, while Poythress, Nebo, and Sorkin are in the racket.
In the match against Partizan, Maccabi played a great 3/4 of the match, while in the last quarter of the match they lost everything, especially because of some illogical decisions by Colson.
In the Maccabi team, there are many defensive problems, and in the flow of the ball, and this is a segment of the game that the team from Tel-Aviv must improve in the rest of the season.
However, Maccabi enters this match in a good mood, since they beat Hapoel from Tel Aviv in the city derby over the weekend, and Poythress dominated with 20 points and 6 rebounds.
Olympiacos Team News
Olympiacos is probably playing the most likable basketball this season. The team from Piraeus takes second place with a score of 6:2, were the defeats against Monaco and Valencia raised the level of aggressiveness, which coach Bartzokas had the most objections to.
In the last match on the road in Munich, they won without any major problems.
Olympiacos has a great connection between short and tall players. Defensively Olympiacos can take over all positions from 1 to 5, and offensively they can spread all teams, especially Peters and Vezenkov.
Saša Vezenkov is playing the MVP season, where from the position of PF, he represents the connection between the inner line and the outer line. Along with Sloukas, Vezenkov is the main engine and organizer of the team game. Vezenkov is the MVP of the last round of the Euroleague. He dominated Munich, scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 assists.
In the last match, in the Greek championship, Olympiacos defeated Kolossos by 35 points, and Bartzokas rested as the main player of his team.
H2H
20.01.22 – Maccabi Tel Aviv : Olympiakos – 84:69
19.11.21 – Olympiakos – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 90:73
12.01.21 – Maccabi Tel Aviv : Olympiakos – 97:89
16.10.20 – Olympiakos – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 85:82
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Olympiacos Prediction
This match is quite even. Two teams with a rich tradition meet in different forms. Olympiacos is playing in top form, while Maccabi is on a three-game losing streak and will have a great imperative to win this match. However, we think that Oly can get another victory in this match as well.
Tip-off Time: Tuesday, 22.11.2022, 20:05
Prediction: Olympiacos WIN
Odds: 1,93
Sportsbook: Bet365
