FMP vs SC Derby: Analysis and Prediction – FMP and SC Derby will face each other in ABA League Supercup quarterfinals.
FMP vs SC Derby Odds
FMP vs SC Derby (1/2): 1.56 / 2.30
Asian Handicap ( -3.5 / +3.5): 1.83 / 1.83
Total Over/Under (165.5): 1.83 / 1.83
*Odds are active at the time the article is published
FMP Team News
“Panthers” played four games in the preparation period. They beat Dynamic, Hapoel and Oldenburg, while the duel against Borac Cacak ended in a draw.
FMP finished last season in fifth place in the league, with a record of 14-12. After that, they were eliminated by Cedevita Olimpija after three games. Then, in the final of the Serbian Super League, the team led by Nenad Stefanovic lost to Crvena zvezda in the battle for the title. It seems that the previous period can be divided into two parts when it comes to the team from Zeleznik – before and after Trent Frazier. If the American had stayed, FMP might have done more damage to teams like Cedevita Olimpija or Buducnost. Before the new season, the team was strengthened by the returning Bojan Subotic, foreigners such as Jordan Walker, Lamonte Turner and Nate Watson, along with some other young players, whom Stefanović plans to promote. Ebuka Izundu, Charles Moore, Charles Manning, Charles Jenkins, Beau Beech and Milutin Vujicic went in the other direction.
At first glance, the new “Panther” team is unknown, especially when it comes to foreign players. On the other hand, FMP’s scouting is one of the best in the league and they rarely miss with the Americans. It should also be expected that in the next season, Stefanovic’s team will play an important role in the distribution of regional power, with the backbone of the team consisting of local players, such as Aleksa Stepanovic and Nikola Saranovic.
SC Derby Team News
The team from Podgorica played three preparation games. They defeated teams from the Basketball League of Serbia, Zlatibor and Sloboda, and lost to USC (University of Southern California).
The last season was extremely successful for the “students”. They were on the verge of eliminating the later champion, Partizan, who avoided a second defeat in the quarterfinals with James Nunnally’s three-pointer in the last seconds. Later, the SC Derby played in the final of the Montenegrin championship, but Buducnost was better. In the new season, they will play without Zvonimir Ivisic. He will work with John Calipari at Kentucky in the upcoming period. Even Danilo Tasic will not be in the Montenegrin team. So, they will no longer have such an advantage in the paint. Fletcher Magee and Andrija Slavković left, while Borna Kapusta, Aubrey Dawkins, Luka Bogavac, Igor Drobnjak and Kenan Kamenjas joined the team.
Considering that they are without Tasic and Magee, along with the best scorer, Loren Jackson, who left the club before the end of the season, the “students” enter the next period weakened. The absence of Magee and Jackson may be able to be compensated with Drobnjak and Kapusta. But, the question is how much Kamenjas will be able to replace Tasic and Ivisic.
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FMP vs SC Derby H2H
These two teams have met five times so far. FMP won three times, while the team from Podgorica won twice.
Absences and Injuries
Both teams have all players available.
FMP vs SC Derby Prediction
Unlike SC Derby, FMP managed to save the two most important players – Stepanovic and Saranovic. It is expected that this could be an advantage in the quarterfinal match. Given that Podgorica will have the advantage of the home court, but also due to the expertise of the coach of SC Derby Andrej Zakelj, a more uncertain game is expected, in which SC Derby will not lose by a higher margin than the handicap offered.
Tip-off Time: Monday 18.09.2023, 21:00 CET
Prediction: SC Derby +4.5
Odds: 1.75
Sportsbook: 22Bet