Olympiacos vs. Virtus Bologna Prediction, Tips and Odds – Dec. 09, 2022 20:00 CET
Four matches of the 12th round of the Euroleague will be played on Friday. Olympiacos and Virtus Bologna will meet in one of them. The start of the match in Piraeus is scheduled for 20:00.
Both teams have lost Euroleague games more often than they have won lately. The triumph will mean a lot to both of them. The home team is the favorite to win, we will see if they will confirm that epithet on the floor as well.
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Olympiacos Team News
Georgios Bartzokas’ players have been defeated twice in the last three rounds. After a great start to the season, their form is in a slight decline, so a triumph against Virtus will come in handy.
Although they were leading by a double-digit margin last week when visiting Anadolu Efes, in the end, they were defeated 71-82. They failed to stop the opponent’s shots around the perimeter and suffered their fourth loss of the season.
Olympiacos players won both of their last two matches in front of their home crowd. Many expect that the tandem of Sasha Vezenkov – Kostas Sloukas, the key strength of the Red and Whites, will play another great game and lead Oly to their eighth triumph this season.
Virtus Bologna Team News
The Italian team records weaker results than Olympiacos. They have been defeated in their last three games in this competition. Last week, they lost the game in Belgrade against Crvena zvezda 74-83, although, like Olympiacos, they had a double-digit advantage at certain moments of the game.
The absence of important players is a big problem for coach Sergio Scariolo and his assistants. Milos Teodosic is suspended, and Tornike Shengelia is injured, so the Italian coach cannot count on two very important players. Apart from these two, Semi Ojeleye did not perform in Belgrade due to flu symptoms, as well as in the Italian championship match last weekend.
There are hints that Shengelia and Ojeleye will be part of the squad on Friday night, but it is not known if they are fully fit.
Defensive play is a segment that Virtus basketball players must improve. In the last three games, they have allowed opponents to score an average of 85.3 points, which is too much for this level of competition.
H2H
This will be the first meeting between these two teams after 15 years.
Olympiacos vs. Virtus Bologna Prediction
The players of Olympiacos are extremely powerful offensively and we believe that they will punish any defensive failure of Virtus. Given that the quality of the Italian team’s defense has not been at a high level lately, we believe that the home team will score at least 84 points in this match.
Tip-off Time: Friday 09.12.2022 20:00 CET
Prediction: Olympiacos 83.5 over
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: bet365
