Valencia vs. Asvel Prediction, Tips and Odds – Oct. 14, 2022 21:00
Valencia and Asvel meet in the last match of the second round of the basketball Euroleague. The start of the match in La Fonteta is scheduled for Friday at 21:00.
This will be a duel between teams that started the new season with a defeat. And while this final outcome was expected for the French team, the Taronges unpleasantly surprised their fans.
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Valencia Team News
Alex Mumbru’s team failed in the first round. At home, they lost to Baskonia 71-81. It was a rather lackluster offensive game by Valencia’s players. Their shot selection for both two and three points was very bad, which was punished in the best way by a quality opponent.
Their offensive woes continued over the weekend. They registered another failure and were defeated by Bilbao away 65-71. In this match, Alex Mumbru’s players were even more ineffective in attack than in the duel against Baskonia, so it is the right time for a positive reaction.
Valencia signed three top scorers this summer. Jared Harper, Chris Jones, and Jonah Radebaugh arrived on the club to improve offensive efficiency, but have been partially productive so far. We believe that will change on Friday.
Asvel Team News
On the other hand, Asvel entered this Euroleague season with modest ambitions. Two of the best players from last season left the club. Chris Jones moved to Valencia, while Ellie Okobo signed for Monaco. Apart from those two, Victor Wembanyama, currently, the biggest prospect in European basketball decided to move to the Metropolitans.
Nando De Colo, an experienced guard, decided to return to France and signed for Asvel. He will be a leader and will certainly have a great influence on the style of play of this team, but the question is whether he will have adequate help from his teammates. Joffrey Lauvergne is another experienced acquisition of this team, but the main question about him is how well he will manage to avoid injuries. He was injured too often in the last few seasons.
In the first round, Asvel was defeated by Fenerbahçe 62-69 at home. De Colo was the most effective with 18 points, Lighty scored 12, and Mathews and Fall scored 11 each.
Jackson-Cartwright and Kahudi will probably miss this match as well due to injuries.
H2H
Both teams took advantage of their home court last season and won – Valencia won 65-63 at home, and Asvel won 90-77.
Valencia vs. Asvel Prediction
Although it has problems with efficiency, we think that Valencia is a better team than Asvel and will prove it on the floor. We expect an easy victory for the Spanish team.
Tip-off Time: Friday, 14.10.2022, 21:00
Prediction: Valencia -5.5
Odds: 1.76
Sportsbook: 22bet
