Olympiacos vs Fenerbahce Prediction

Will Olympiacos strengthen their leadership in the EuroLeague? They will remain in first place regardless of the outcome of the upcoming match. Currently, Fenerbahce is their main pursuer, but they are trailing by two victories. Moreover, the Turkish team does not appear to be the favorite in the match that will take place in Piraeus, at the "Peace and Friendship" arena. However, we will consider different options to make the prediction optimal.

Head-to-Head

In a stretch of 37 head-to-head matches, Olympiacos has the advantage with 21 victories. However, this season they lost to Fenerbahce in Istanbul (71:82). A close game was observed until the fourth quarter, after which the opponent made a 10-point run. Wade Baldwin was the top scorer with 19 points for the winners.

Olympiacos

Initially, Olympiacos, along with Panathinaikos, was considered a tournament favorite. A series of seven victories only confirms this. The team not only reached first place but also created a small gap. However, most of the matches were quite challenging, with the Greeks' advantage fitting within 10 points. An exception was the match against Bayern, which ended in a blowout (112:69). Sasha Vezenkov scored 45 points, making just three shots on goal, which seems incredible. After that, Olympiacos played two matches in Spain. In the first one, they defeated Baskonia only after overtime (102:101), and the victory over Real Madrid was much more confident (96:86). In Madrid, Evan Fournier had a standout performance (28 points), seemingly unable to miss that evening. In the upcoming match, Keenan Evans and Moses Wright will definitely not play. The participation of Thomas Walkup and Tyler Dorsey is in question.

Fenerbahce

Fenerbahce led the EuroLeague for some time. However, in December they experienced a slump. The team suffered five losses in six matches. But now they are on the rise again and approach the upcoming match with a series of four victories. It all started with a derby against Anadolu Efes, which once again went to Fenerbahce (84:76). After that, Jasikevicius's team was somewhat fortunate with the schedule. However, they defeated Crvena Zvezda away (96:91), who are also on the rise and fighting for the playoffs. In the last round, Fenerbahce nearly reached a hundred against a defensively reliable Zalgiris (98:86). In this case, Nigel Hayes-Davis and Marko Guduric surpassed the 20-point mark. It should be noted that due to injuries, Scottie Wilbekin and Wade Baldwin will not play in the upcoming match.

Match Prediction

Olympiacos is the favorite for the upcoming match. Meanwhile, Fenerbahce also has a winning streak. Moreover, in their last six matches across all tournaments, they have scored no less than 90 points. Olympiacos is also doing well in terms of scoring, especially in home games. This season they average 88 points per game, which suggests a high-scoring nature for the upcoming match. Therefore, as a key bet, we suggest total over 160.5, which has played out in seven consecutive home matches for Olympiacos in the EuroLeague.