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Baskonia vs Olympiacos Best Bet: It’s raining in Spain

Aleksa Drobnjak

Baskonia vs Olympiacos Best Bet: Friday, October 21st

Round 4 of the Euroleague brings us a clash between two teams that have perfect records so far in the early season, playing well above expectations. The Spanish Baskonia will host the Greek Olympiacos in Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria, where we expect it to rain points.

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Baskonia vs Olympiacos Best Bet

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October 21st, 19:30 UK Time

The moneyline tells us that Olympiacos are the favourites tonight, but after seeing what Baskonia are capable of with their pure shooters and fast offence, we have decided to chase the points line as the moneyline odds seem very volatile.

The home team has started the season above all expectations. Not only are they 3-0 in the W/L Standings, but they are also averaging 94.4 points per game (1st in Euroleague). They are playing a 6-second offence and taking around 90 possessions per game.

On defence, their front-to-back court has been overdelivering continuously. They are allowing on average 83.5 points per game so far. Their main defensive players are Vanja Marinkovic (SG) and Matt Costello (C).

Baskonia will not face any injuries except S. Enoch who has been facing ankle issues since the start of the season. Their games this season have averaged more than 168.7 points, which is 10 points more than the line today.

Olympiacos, with their coach Barzokas, have already shown us what we can expect from them this season. Their synergy is at the highest level in the competition. They have been averaging 85.5 points per game this year. Their top scorer has been the amazing S. Vezenkov, averaging 18.5 points per game.

Olympiacos do not have any health issues and are expected to play in Vitoria with their full roster. Their last 3 games have all finished with 170+ points since they can adapt to the fast-paced teams and have answers for such an approach. We expect nothing less today.

Baskonia are making 19.3 final passes and committing only 8.4 turnovers per game, while Olympiacos are averaging 18.4 assists and 10 turnovers per game. This is a very good foundation for our tip today and we expect a shootout between these two deadly offensive teams.

Baskonia vs Olympiacos Best Bet

Both teams are very tired. We expect them to lower their guard on defence and shoot the lights out tonight. We will see a lot of early shots, a lot of three-pointers, and a lot of fast offence. We expect 175+ possessions this game, which will be more than enough to get us through the finish line. The total points line will likely shift closer to 160.5 before the first whistle.