basketball | Wednesday, December 14, 2022 12:29 PM

Anadolu Efes vs Baskonia Best Bet: Offensive Powerhouses Clash in Istanbul

Aleksa Drobnjak

Anadolu Efes vs Baskonia Best Bet: Wednesday, December 14th

Ergin Ataman’s team is not slowing down after taking 5 consecutive wins in the Euroleague, and next on the menu is Baskonia. The interesting Vitorian team has one of the most potent offences in the league, so it will be a banger tonight at Sinan Erden Dome.

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Anadolu Efes vs Baskonia Preview
Anadolu Efes vs Baskonia Best Bet

Anadolu Efes vs Baskonia Preview

Wednesday, Dec 14th. 17:30 pm (UK time)

Anadolu Efes is rapidly climbing the ladders of the Euroleague table, winning 5 consecutive international games. In this stretch, they are scoring 86.5 points whilst shooting ~50% from beyond the arc. Coach Ataman has to be very happy with the awakening of his main stars, W. Clyburn and V. Micic, who are finally approaching their career averages of around 20 points per game. Clubyrn has been an unstoppable force recently, managing to score 22.4 points per game.

Efes are 2nd in the competition with their 11 Three pointers made per game and 2nd in DRPG with 26.1 per game. These parameters give a clear picture of a solid offensive and defensive team. Once they have sped the tempo of their games up, they started winning, and we can notice the increase in possessions per game for Ataman’s team, as they are now averaging an amazing 89 possessions per game in their last game stretch. This gives a very good foundation for our bet. Efes will be missing D. Balbay with an ankle injury, and their main backcourt sniper is questionable, S. Larkin.

Baskonia have started the season extremely strong, at some point in time they were the best offence in the Euroleague. They have dropped due to the lack of quality of the roster Although they have not been very good lately, they won their last 2 games at home in the Euroleague against Milano by 78-62 and Bayern by 78-53.

Their main weapon of choice is 3-point efficiency. They are first in 3-pointers attempted and threes scored respectively. We believe Ataman’s strong defence and focused approach will help Efes get the game going in their tempo, and there will not be many open opportunities for Baskonia to take fast shots in transition and semi-transition. Baskonia will not be missing anyone tonight due to health problems.

Anadolu Efes vs Baskonia Best Bet

Although most of the games between these 2 teams have been split in the past, Efes have been winning with an extreme margin any time they came out on top. We believe tonight the discrepancy in the quality of the rosters will have its final say and will help us cover the main handicap line.