Olimpia Milano vs Virtus Bologna Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 10, 2023

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December 9, 2023

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Olimpia Milano vs Virtus Bologna Prediction 10.12.2023. The big derby of the Italian LBA league is on the way, and in the eleventh round, home team Olimpia Milano and Virtus from Bologna meet. This season, in addition to bad games in the Euroleague, Olimpia is also playing badly in the domestic championship, while Virtus is the first-placed team in the Italian championship.

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Olimpia Milano vs Virtus Bologna Odds

Olimpia Milano Team News

The Olimpia Milano team is in big trouble this season. In addition to very bad results on both fronts, an additional problem is the injury of the team’s main player, Nikola Mirotic, who will be out for a couple of weeks due to an Achilles tendon injury. They are in a series of five defeats, and in the previous double round of the Euroleague, they were defeated both times and in a very difficult way. They were first defeated by Bayern in Munich, and then by Partizan in Belgrade. Against Bayern, they had everything in their hands, but Ibaka hit a three-pointer that gave Bayern overtime and the eventual victory. They looked very good against Partizan and in the middle of the third quarter they had an advantage of 15 points, but since then they literally disappeared from the field, and the black and white managed to turn around and in the end a well-deserved victory.

They are not doing very well in the domestic championship either and were defeated in the last two matches. They were first defeated by Pistoia and then by Sassari. However, this did not influence the management of Milano to renew and extend the contract with Ettore Messina for another two years. The team’s most efficient player is Shavon Shields, who scores 17.4 points, and in the absence of Mirotic, we expect his offensive production to be even greater.

Olimpia after 25-plus promising minutes collapsed in the last 15 and lost to Belgrade despite 19 points scored by Shavon Shieldshttps://t.co/eY4EHltqdl pic.twitter.com/lxkk3B0t6a
— Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) December 8, 2023

Virtus Bologna Team News

The Virtus team seemed to be thriving this season since Luca Banchi arrived on the bench of the team from Bologna. All players play much better, the ball goes much faster in attack, and in defense, they are much stronger and do not have players in the roster where the defense “shoots”. Tornike Shengelia, who dominates on both sides of the field and is one of the most useful players in Europe, stands out in the ranks of Virtus. They showed their excellent form in the previous double round of the Euroleague, where they achieved two very important victories in front of their fans. First, they beat Barcelona, after a big turnaround, and the match was decided by Lundberg with a three-point shoot overhand in the last seconds of the match. In the end, Lundebrg was the most effective player of the match with 21 points, while Maccabi won with a 10-point difference with an excellent game in the second half, and Shengelia dominated with 27 points.

Unlike Milano, Virtus plays well in the domestic championship and they are deservedly tied for first place together with Brescia. They are in much better form than Milano, and they play with much more confidence and consistency, which in the end could be a key factor in this match.

Buonanotte dalle V NERE 🤍🖤#AmarsiAncora pic.twitter.com/uhaNEfwLPW
— Virtus Segafredo Bologna (@VirtusSegafredo) December 8, 2023

Olimpia Milano vs Virtus Bologna H2H

14.11.23 – Virtus : Milano – 86:79

23.09.23 – Milano : Virtus – 73:79

23.06.23 – Milano : Virtus – 67:55

Injuries and suspensions

Olimpia Milano: Mirotic, Pangos, Baron.

Virtus Bologna: Pajola.