Virtus vs Olympiacos Prediction, Tips & Odds – Jan. 12, 2023 20:30 CET
Virtus vs Olympiacos Prediction 12.01.2023. In the Euroleague round 19, Virtus and Olympiacos will meet. Two teams that were defeated on Tuesday night by Zalgiris and Monaco.
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Virtus vs Olympiacos Odds
Virtus vs Olympiacos 1×2: 2.18 / 1.70
Asian Handicap (+2.5 / -2.5): 1.91 / 1.91
Total Over/Under (162.5): 1.91 / 1.91
Odds via Unibet Sportsbook.
Virtus Team News
After wins against Fenerbahce and Barcelona, Virtus seemed to be on the right track. They started to look very good on both sides of the floor, but then everything fell apart on Tuesday night. Zalgiris unexpectedly triumphed in Bologna and thus distanced Sergio Scariolo’s team from top 8.
Victories in Barcelona and Madrid showed that Virtus has huge quality. However, oscillations are constantly present. They have had a lot of heavy defeats this season and that is the reason why they are currently far away from a spot that leads to the Euroleague quarterfinals. Milos Teodosic played impressively on Tuesday, but some other players like Gabriel Lundberg and Toko Shengelia were completely missing.
Virtus achieved all their big wins this season thanks to excellent offense. When they impose their rhythm, it is difficult to stop them. The problem is that they succeed very rarely and it is especially difficult against defensive quality rivals such as Olympiacos.
Olympiacos Team News
On Tuesday, Olympiacos played perhaps the worst game of the season. They scored only 60 points against Monaco, which is below any level if you know that before this round they were the team with the highest offensive rating in the entire Euroleague.
Before the injury, Sasha Vezenkov was main candidate for MVP of the regular season, but his form dropped significantly. After all, it can be seen from Olympiacos results. When the Bulgarian is in good mood, his team’s offense looks great. Without him, a large number of flaws surface. Olympiacos are also very good defensively. They are capable of slowing down any opponent. Wins in Madrid, Barcelona and Vitoria are proof that they can beat anyone in Europe.
Key thing for Olympiacos in Bologna will be to impose and control pace of the game. They must not allow Virtus to make them nervous. Olympiacos are vulnerable when their game plan fall off, which was also seen in Monaco a few days ago.
Virtus vs Olympiacos H2H
Olympiacos won all seven games against Virtus, including this season’s win in Piraeus by 117:71.
Injuries and Suspensions
Awudu Abass and Nico Mannion won’t play for Virtus. All players are available to Olympiacos.
Virtus vs Olympiacos Prediction
Virtus are one of the oldest teams in the entire Euroleague. They had a lot of problems whenever they didn’t have enough time to rest and prepare for next game. This week’s double round is not in their favor and they will play against an opponent who is highly motivated after the defeat in Monaco. After all, in the first game against Virtus, Olympiacos showed how much better they are this season.
Kick-off time: Thursday, 12.01.2023. 20:30 CET
Prediction: Olympiacos to win
Odds: 1.70
Sportsbook: Unibet
