basketball | Thursday, December 8, 2022 2:42 PM

Partizan vs Crvena Zvezda Best Bet: First-Ever Serbian Eternal derby in the Euroleague

Aleksa Drobnjak

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Tonight we will witness the spectacle in Stark arena in Belgrade. For the first time, one of the most heated European derbies will take place in an international competition. Partizan have been in very bad form recently, whilst on the other hand, the visitors have been the best performing team in Europe.

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The eternal derby is much more than just a game. Stats do not matter today. The most important thing for Partizan tonight will be to not lose the first-ever international derby at home. I believe all the players will be at the peak of their game and focus tonight. Partizan have suffered a tough loss against Valencia in the last round (96-100 after OT) and they are expected to bounce back tonight. Although their offence has been very good, they are the last team in a lot of defensive stats in the Euroleague. They are allowing their opponents to score 86.5 points per game, which is far too high of a number for a competitive team.

I believe tonight Partizan will finally show some defensive potential since the game will be very important. If that happens, the unstoppable attack of the home team will be able to get the victory Partizan have been shooting 40% (3rd) from deep, although these numbers have dropped since they lost their last 4 Euroleague games. Partizan will be missing B. Koprivica (shoulder injury), and A. Avramovic, whilst. Smailagic (C) is listed as ‘questionable’ for tonight.

From the coldest team in the Euroleague, we are going to the hottest team. Crvena Zvezda, under new head coach Dusko Ivanovic still hasn’t lost a game. They have also clinched the win in a domestic cup game against their eternal rivals. Crvena Zvezda is allowing their opponents only 70.6 points per game under their new head coach, which puts them in the 1st spot defensively in this stretch in the league. Crvena Zvezda will not be missing any players tonight with health issues.

Partizan vs Crvena Zvezda Best Bet

The favoured team in the eternal derby is always the home team. The moneyline suggests Partizan is a -4.5 favourite tonight, whilst I think we are shifting closer to -7.5 as the main handicap line. We are taking Partizan at -7.5 tonight.

Selection: Partizan – 7.5
Best Odds: 2.25 (bet365)
Stakes: 5/10

Odds as of 1:00 pm December 8th, 2022. Odds may now differ.

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