Besiktas vs Tofas: Analysis and Prediction – Besiktas and Tofas will play a second round Turkish Super League game.
Besiktas vs Tofas Odds
Besiktas Team News
After a very inefficient game and defeat against Darussafaka, few expected that Dusan Alimpijevic’s team could win in Badalona. Few people, but it happened. Besiktas beat Joventut away with 63:62 and announced that it will be a difficult rival for everyone and very dangerous when they wrote it off.
What is evident at the very beginning of the season is that Besiktas is playing for very few points. In the defeat against Darussafaka, they scored 61, and in the aforementioned win over the Catalan club, 63. Until the moves and actions in the attack work, which this team, which has a certain attacking talent, could rely on, until then Alimpijevic will focus on a solid defense. From that, he will want to reach the best possible positions. Of course, you need someone who can score the basket, and in this case (against Joventut) it was Yigit Arslan. It wasn’t a spectacular game with 13 points, but it was enough to get a big victory.
Besiktas now has the opportunity to confirm the triumph and get the first positive result in the domestic championship. Fatigue will certainly affect the final outcome, but it should not be an excuse, especially if it is the beginning of the season. The club from Istanbul has no small goals and will want to present itself to the fans in the best possible way.
Tofas Team News
Tofas entered the new season successfully. In the first round, this team was better than Samsunspor and did not allow a surprise against a realistically not-so-good rival, who had nothing to offer. The first victory at home was achieved and the first away game for the team from Bursa follows.
Tofas played extremely efficiently. He scored as many as 104 points, but the question is whether this is more a reflection of the state in which Samsunspor is, than the real offensive potential of the team. On the other hand, they received 91 points, which is not satisfactory. In this sense, Tofas has not yet had an adequate rival, which will be a true indicator of the condition of Orhun Ene’s team. That they can be at the level in terms of points is evidenced by reinforcements like Caleb Homesley and Cassius Winston, who will try to compensate for the departure of Tyler Ennis and Rob Gray. Defensively, it doesn’t appear to be at a high level yet, but it’s only early in the season, so there are still a lot of unanswered questions.
Tofas certainly has a quality team, with a combination of American and local Turkish basketball players, and as such is always uncomfortable for any rival. Therefore, it cannot be a surprise if Tofas comes out better in the next clash, in which he still has the role of a slight underdog.
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Besiktas vs Tofas H2H
In the last 10 matches, the score is 5-5.
Absences and Injuries
Besiktas played without Matthew Mitchell against Joventut, so he is uncertain for this duel. JJ Obrien and Zeljko Sakic may also miss this clash, when it comes to Tofas.
Besiktas vs Tofas Prediction
Besiktas enters this one as a slight favorite, because Alimpijevic showed against Joventut that he has an answer to offensive-oriented teams, which have a lot of attacking potential in their composition. The very good defense of the team from Istanbul will guarantee the win of Besiktas here, with a margin greater than the offered handicap.
Tip-off Time: Sunday, 08.10.2023, 19:30 CET
Prediction: Besiktas -2
Odds: 1.70
Sportsbook: 22Bet
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