The new Euroleague season starts on Thursday, and there will be many exciting meetings, including Monaco vs Olimpia Milano. Prediction for the match of these rivals prepared by Dailysports experts.
Monaco
Last season Monaco perfectly managed to perform in the Euroleague regular season, the team entered the playoffs from the second place, losing only on additional indicators to the second in Barcelona. At the stage of joint meetings, the club immediately flew out, losing 2:3 in the series to Fenerbahce, and in the decisive match was defeated only in overtime with a difference of one point.
In the domestic arena, the Monegasques confidently became champions, there they have no serious competition. This season the team started with an unexpected defeat from Saint-Quentin on the road - 66:68, and then at home defeated Strasbourg - 77:65.
Olimpia Milano
Olimpia had a bad last season, the team was left out of the playoffs, falling two wins behind the top ten. The Milanese rehabilitated themselves by winning the Italian championship, in the final of the playoffs they defeated the strong Virtus Bologna.
This season the team started with two wins, and in the second game they beat Virtus Bologna 98-96 in overtime. The last game was an unexpected away loss to Trieste. Olimpia is definitely capable of fighting for a spot in the Euroleague playoffs, but they need stability.
Match Facts
- Monaco has played two games this season and never scored more than 150 points, while Olimpia has scored more than 160 points in 2 out of three games.
- Quotes for this meeting are as follows: W1 - 1.62, W2 - 2.34.
Key Player
Nikola Mirotic, an experienced Spaniard from Olimpia, could be the potential star of this game, he is averaging just over 16 points this season.
H2H
The teams play each other with varying success, so it was last season, when the clubs exchanged away victories, Monaco won 72:66, and the Milanese confidently took revenge - 98:80.
Prediction
A difficult and unpredictable battle is expected, where a slight advantage on paper is given to the hosts of the parquet. It's hard to talk about any form at the start of the season, as the teams have played few games. We can safely assume that the opponents have not gained their optimal conditions, so the bet on the total of less than155.5 points looks workable.