Zaragoza vs Baskonia: Analysis and Prediction – Zaragoza and Baskonia will play game in the fifth round of Liga Endesa.
Zaragoza vs Baskonia Odds
Zaragoza Team News
After successfully qualifying for the FIBA Europe Cup, Zaragoza suffered two consecutive losses in the domestic league. Both defeats came on away games, where they were defeated by Manresa and Obradoiro.
When you look at the roster of Zaragoza, there are a number of intriguing names, players who have left their mark on various levels of basketball around the world. Jahlil Okafor, once a great hope of the NBA, is not showing what was expected of him, likely in part due to sharing minutes with Dejan Kravic and Edi Sulejmanovic. In the last game, Mitchell Watt, who has been a member of Venezia in recent seasons, made his debut. On the back court positions, Santi Yusta and Mark Smith are the standout players and the most significant contributors.
Zaragoza now has the opportunity to host the Baskonia team, after the guests played a match in Germany against Alba Berlin on Thursday evening. Zaragoza has enough quality and experience to attempt an upset against Baskonia, whether they will succeed remains a question.
Baskonia Team Odds
Baskonia has been playing with a rather fluctuating rhythm since the start of the season. However, they have now secured two consecutive wins and will attempt to reward themselves with another victory, on the road against Zaragoza, who will be striving for a win.
In their latest match, Baskonia emerged win as the visiting team against Alba Berlin, making up for their previous loss at home against Real Madrid. The team from the Basque country suffered one defeat in the domestic league, against Murcia in the second round. For decades, Baskonia has been known for its remarkable talent acquisitions, often signing players who were flying under the radar, all thanks to their excellent scouting department. In the case of Chima Moneke, the scouting work was minimal, as it was surprising how no other team had picked him up.
The key question ahead of this match is how much energy the visitors will bring to it. They have a double round of EuroLeague matches ahead of them. Fortunately for them, they will be playing as hosts in both rounds against Bayern and Zalgiris, so they can invest more energy in this match in order to secure a win.
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Zaragoza vs Baskonia H2H
Baskonia has won the last five matches played against this team.
Absences and Injuries
Dejan Kravic missed the last match for the home team, so it remains to be seen if he will be available for this game. Borisa Simanic will be out for the entire season. As for the visitors, they have no injured players.
Zaragoza vs Baskonia Prediction
As mentioned earlier, the main question before this match is how motivated and energetic the visitors will be. However, we believe they shouldn’t allow another loss, especially against a team that isn’t at the top of the domestic league. We are confident they will enter the match motivated and ready to secure another victory, in order to await two EuroLeague matches in high spirits.
Tip-off Time: Sunday, 15.10.2023, 19:00 CET
Prediction: Baskonia -4.5
Odds: 1.76
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