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Alba Berlin vs Anadolu Efes Best Bet: Last Chance For Efes

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Alba Berlin vs Anadolu Efes Best Bet: Thursday, March 23rd

Efes has become the biggest disappointment of this year’s Euroleague campaign. Everyone expected them to turn the gears up and clinch one of the top 8 spots but they are very far away from it. Nonetheless, they will not give up, another one of the must-win games for them is tonight in Berlin against the last-placed Alba team.

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Thu, Mar 23rd. 10:00 pm (UK time)

Alba have been the worst team in the Euroleague after their good star of the season. They have fallen in all statistical categories proportionally, so now they’re ranked 11th in points per game with 79.6. They are the 2nd worst team in 3-point field goal percentage with only 32%. They’ve managed to win a couple of close and good games in the domestic league, the most memorable one being against Bayern on the road.

It is safe to say their priority is the domestic league right now. Against the favoured Efes team tonight that has to win the game to keep their playoff chances alive, we do not give them any chance to win. Alba will be missing M. Eriksson who is out for the season and this is not news anymore. The rest of their roster is active for tonight which is good news, as they haven’t been completely healthy for months now.

Efes have become the biggest disappointment of the season after they failed to win a few matchups where they were heavily favoured. S. Larkin has expressed dissatisfaction with coaches Ataman’s decisions as well. W. Clyburn is having a great season which is the only positive thing for them. However, the discrepancy in quality between the rosters is too big to be ignored and Efes are expected to get the job done regardless of their struggles.

Efes are averaging 82.1 points per game but they give the impression they can score 100 on any given night if their approach is right. There are no more chances for them, this has to be that game that will start the winning streak and they will try to do it with confidence. We will be counting on them to cover the spread.