Zalgiris vs Barcelona G3 Prediction, Tips & Odds – May 03, 2023
Zalgiris vs Barcelona Prediction 03.05.2023. Barcelona defended their home ground in “Blaugrana,” and now Zalgiris will try to do the same in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague.
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Zalgiris vs Barcelona Odds
Zalgiris vs Barcelona 1×2: 2.50 / 1.49
Total over/under (156.5): 1.87/1.87
Handicap (+4.5 / -4.5): 1.88 / 1.86
Odds via Ivibet Sportsbook.
Zalgiris Team News
Zalgiris exceeded all expectations this season. No one even considered the club with the smallest budget in the Euroleague as a candidate for the top 8, and they finished the regular part of the competition in seventh position. They had a chance to threaten Barcelona in game number two, but they failed.
Unlike the first match, when Barcelona decided everything after one quarter, Zalgiris stepped onto the field two days later with a different approach. The intensity was incomparably higher, and they got the ball to the hoop more often. Ignas Brazdeikis, Isaiah Taylor, and Arnas Butkevičius led the way, and the other players will have to rewrite that recipe. Shooter-wise, Zalgiris always looked better in their hall, and they hope for that now.
Considering that the Euroleague Final Four is being played in Kaunas this year, it was a big dream for Zalgiris to be at that tournament. Now it looks like an impossible mission, but they will try to win game three and extend their hopes in this series at least a little.
Back home now, keep fighting. 😤 pic.twitter.com/DhroSGAsy5
— BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) April 28, 2023
Barcelona Team News
Barcelona did something they failed to do last week in the previous two years. Unlike the series with Bayern and Zenit, they have now managed to win the first two matches in the quarter-finals of the Euroleague in their “Blaugrana” and are a small step away from going to the Final Four.
Offensively, Šarunas Jasikevičius’ team looked outstanding in both duels with Zalgiris. Nikola Mirotić is an unsolvable enigma for the opposing defense, while Sertač Šanli and Jan Vesely played important roles. The X-factor in the second game was Rokas Jokubaitis, who hit one of the critical three-pointers, while Nikola Kalinic scored a couple of important shots. If the outside line (Tomas Satoransky-Nicolas Laprovittola) also works in terms of points, then Barcelona could easily reach 3-0.
Barcelona knows it will be much more difficult to beat Zalgiris in Kaunas than in “Blaugrana.” The recipe is straightforward, to force the internal game as much as possible, where the Catalans have a massive advantage over the opponent.
Comença una setmana CLAU.
— Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) May 1, 2023
SOOOOOM-HI! 💙❤ pic.twitter.com/Or6AizThkg
Zalgiris vs Barcelona H2H
This will be the fifth time these two teams will play against each other this season. Barcelona leads 3-1, but Zalgiris won the only match in Kaunas with a score of 73:72.
Expected lineups
Keenan Evans will not play for Zalgiris, while there is a slight chance that Tyler Cavanaugh will be on the protocol. Cory Higgins missed the first two games of the series at Barcelona and is questionable.
Zalgiris vs Barcelona Prediction
Surely, Zalgiris will run onto the field with even more desire and energy than in the previous two matches. It was no accident that they were seventh after 34 rounds played, and they can threaten Barcelona at least in one game in this series.
Tipp-off Time: Wednesday, May 03, 2023 07:00 PM Local time GMT +2 / 19:00 CET
Prediction: Zalgiris +5.5
Odds: 1.74
Sportsbook: Ivibet
