Baskonia vs Olympiacos Prediction 14 January 2025

Will Olympiacos remain in first place in the EuroLeague after the 21st round? They have a challenging away game in Vitoria-Gasteiz, where they will face Baskonia at the "Fernando Buesa Arena." However, the opponent is clearly not in the best form, so they are not as dangerous as in previous seasons. Nevertheless, we will consider different options to make the prediction optimal.

Head-to-Head

In a stretch of 35 head-to-head matches, Olympiacos holds the advantage with 24 victories. Last season, they lost to Baskonia twice during the regular season. In the current campaign, the Greek team took a worthy revenge, defeating the opponent in Piraeus (92:69). On that occasion, five players scored at least 10 points. The top scorer was Evan Fournier, who fell just one assist short of a double-double.

Baskonia

Pablo Laso, after many years at Real Madrid, struggled at Bayern. This season he is coaching Baskonia but is also quite unsuccessful. In the ACB League, the team is not in the playoff zone, and in the EuroLeague, they are only in 15th place, with 12 losses in 20 games. In two January rounds, the Basques were frankly unlucky. At home, they were trailing Crvena Zvezda for quite some time but managed to take the lead at the end. However, the winning shot was made by the Serbians (73:75). A similar scenario occurred in the game against Virtus (74:76). Baskonia was chasing throughout the second half and fell short by just one accurate shot. The top scorer for the team was Luka Samanic (16 points), who joined from Cibona less than two weeks ago. In the upcoming match, Tadas Sedekerskis might not play due to an injury he sustained against Crvena Zvezda.

Olympiacos

Olympiacos rose to first place in the standings after five consecutive victories. Four of them were tough, as indicated by a margin of no more than 10 points. For example, they managed to achieve a minimal difference against Olimpia in Milan (84:83). However, in the last round, Olympiacos unexpectedly easily defeated Bayern (112:69). Fournier and Papanikolaou missed that match due to illness. Instead, Sasha Vezenkov put on a show, scoring 45 points. He moved to third place for most points in a single game in EuroLeague history. The absent players have recovered and played in the national championship over the weekend. Therefore, they are expected to be in the upcoming match, unlike Moses Wright, who is injured.

Match Prediction

The favorite for the upcoming match is Olympiacos. They play excellently at home, where they almost never lose. Away, the team has a 50 percent win rate. On the other hand, Baskonia wins more often than it loses at home. Therefore, a fairly even contest should not be ruled out in the upcoming match. Pablo Laso's team does not always perform well offensively. However, they concede an average of 80.8 points. Olympiacos has exactly the same defensive statistic. Therefore, it is worth choosing total under 169.5, which has played out in 8 of the last 9 away matches for the Greek team.