By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
Usually in the opening days there are many upsets. Eurohoops tries to avoid them by giving its betting tips a little before Game 1 of the Euroleague.
In the biggest clash of the premiere, CSKA has a small advantage against Maccabi, but it’s safer to bet on the Over. The Israelis don’t have still the proper chemistry, they have problems in the defense, the hosts will play up tempo basketball and are expected to score more than 83,5 points.
Khimki and Real have also the same philosophy. They prefer to play up tempo and even if the limit is high (163,5 points), they will probably score more points.
Olympiacos will try to beat most of the games through its defense. And will do that also against Cedevita. The visitors don’t have the talent in offense to score more than 66,5 points.
Zalgiris is by far better team than Zielona Gora and will probably win the game easily in Poland. Even if it’s the opening game, the Lithuanians have the experience to prevail over the Polish team by more than 3,5 points.
Something similar stands also for Efes that faces Limoges in France. The Turks have a quality team and can prove that by winning the game by more than 5,5 points.
Eurohoops’ betting tips
CSKA–Maccabi CSKA Over 83,5 points
@Stoiximan 1,85
Olympiacos-Cedevita Cedevita Under 66,5 points
@William Hill 1,85
Khimki-Real M. Over 163,5 points
@Sportingbet 1,90
Zielona Gora (+3,5)-Zalgiris 2
@SBO bet 1,81
Limoges (+5,5)-Efes 2
@Ladbrokes 1,85