Fenerbahce vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: Analysis and Prediction – Fenerbahce and Maccabi Tel Aviv will play an 19th round EuroLeague game.
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Fenerbahce Team News
Fenerbahce is currently in a slight decline in form, which was proven in the game against Crvena Zvezda, which this team lost by 85:76. With that, they reached a score of 10-8 in the EuroLeague, which is only enough for the ninth position in the standings. Nigel Hayes-Davis scored 21 points and Scottie Wilbekin scored 14 points.
Fenerbahce entered this season determined to make a step forward compared to the previous period. “Manchester United of basketball”, is how best to describe this team with a very big budget, not-so-successful results since 2017 and a frequent change of coach. In Fenerbahce, they wanted to achieve continuity with Dimitris Itoudis, but they had to part ways after weaker games in the EuroLeague this season. He was replaced by Sarunas Jasikevicius, motivated to improve his image after an unsuccessful episode in Barcelona. He started well, but the defeat against Crvena Zvezda again shook the confidence of the Lithuanian coach, for whom Hayes-Davis seems to be the first name in the team.
Credit to a great player, one of the best in the EuroLeague, both defensively and offensively, but he cannot be the first option in the offense of a team fighting for the title in an elite competition. Therefore, Fenerbahce will have to find a way to include more players in the offense and reduce bad minutes to a minimum. Only nine points against Crvena Zvezda in the second quarter are unacceptable for this team.
Maccabi Tel Aviv Team News
Maccabi Tel Aviv has been playing with a lot of ups and downs this season. Still, it is very positive for them that despite this they currently occupy a high fourth position with a record of 11-7, which was helped by a comfortable win against Monaco 93-83, in a game dominated by Bonzie Colson with 27 points. At the same time, Wade Baldwin and Lorenzo Brown each added 12.
The previous year marked a period of great turnaround, when it comes to the results of Maccabi Tel Aviv. They became a team with a big budget, but no results, until Oded Kattash took over the team and led the Israeli team to within reach of the Final Four last season. They were stopped there in the fifth game of the quarter-finals against Monaco and when it was evident that the whole team would stay together after that, Maccabi Tel Aviv wished for a Final Four this season. However, due to the war situation in Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv was left without a home court, they play their matches in Belgrade, so that made the situation difficult.
Despite the 11-7 record, Maccabi Tel Aviv often seems like a team that does not have an organized system, neither in offense nor in defense, but it all boils down to offensive or defensive talent and it is the high level of talent that is the biggest reason why the Israeli team is highly ranked . If they want more, they will have to be more organized.
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Fenerbahce vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction
Due to the political situation between Turkey and Israel, this match will be played in Lithuania, so Fenerbahce will not have the advantage of the home court, which is a very important item. That could have a negative impact on the Turkish team and Jasikevicius, who is now under a bit of pressure. On the other hand, Maccabi Tel Aviv is used to playing under such circumstances, so our suggestion will be that the Israeli team will not lose by a margin higher than the offered handicap.
Tip-off Time: Thursday, 04.01.2024, 18:45 CET
Prediction: Maccabi Tel Aviv +4.5
Odds: 1.71
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