FMP vs Varese: Analysis and Prediction – FMP and Varese will meet each other in the FIBA Champions League qualifying round.
FMP vs Varese Odds
FMP vs Varese (1/2): 3.60 / 1.25
Asian Handicap ( +8.5 / -8.5 ): 1.84 / 1.84
Total Over/Under (166.5): 1.83 / 1.83
*Odds are active at the time the article is published
FMP Team News
FMP welcomes this game after the seventh place in the Supercup of the ABA league, where they lost to SC Derby and Zadar, and later beat Cedevita Olimpija.
In the last game before the duel with Varese against Cedevita Olimpia, the most effective was the returning Bojan Subotic with 22 points, while Nate Watson scored 17. The two main impressions after the Supercup are that Watson did very well, but also that the team’s first point guard Lamonte Turner struggled a bit. That, like the FMP result, has two sides to the story. The first is that Turner is one of the best basketball players in the Tennessee college program, so good that some rank him among the top three best ever at that University. Kevin Punter, who graduated from the same college, is not in the top three, for example. All this is in the head of coach Nenad Stefanovic, who is aware that he will have to wait a little while for his player to get used to the new environment. Another thing is that FMP’s result in the Supercup was characterized as a failure.
When it is taken into account that the SC Derby later won the competition, the defeat of the “Panthers” in the quarter-finals against them acquires a different connotation. The mentioned things could be a “trap” before the continuation of the season, which could deceive Varese as well. It is expected that FMP will raise the level of play in the upcoming period, and in order for that to happen, Aleksa Stepanovic would have to provide better games, the kind he was used to in the ABA league last season.
Varese Team News
Varese played four preparation games. They beat Swiss Sam Massagno and Cremona but lost to Venezia and Brescia. They enter this tournament with the desire to win it.
Varese would have finished the previous season in a much higher position than 13th place, if the Italian Federation had not taken away 16 points from him, due to non-respect of financial obligations to former players. Regardless, the Italian team had a very good season and with a score of 17-13 would be an important factor in the play-offs. There were big changes in the offseason. The three best players left the team. Serie A MVP Colbey Ross went to Buducnost, and Markel Brown and Jaron Johnson also found a new midfield. The two most vocal signings are former NBA players and that’s all there is to know about Varese’s ambitions. Willie Cauley-Stein will wear the jersey of the Italian giants, as will Sean McDermott.
Preliminaries show that this team will be attacking. In the last match, Cremona received 105 points and in that way Varese sent a clear message. What can be a question mark is that the Italian team has not yet played an official match, so it is not possible to assess how ready they are for such a thing, and this time they will have to be from the very beginning.
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FMP vs Varese H2H
This will be the first head-to-head game between those two teams.
Absences and Injuries
According to available informations, all players will be available for both teams.
FMP vs Varese
FMP welcomes this duel in a not very good mood, which Varese will try to take advantage of. At the same time, the “Panthers” will also look for a chance in that the leading NBA stars do not have that much European experience. When all that is taken into account, as well as the expertise of coach Stefanovic, a slightly more uncertain game is expected, but also that the quality of Varese decides that the Italian team will beat the rival by a margin greater than the offered handicap.
Tip-off Time: Wednesday, 27.09.2023, 15:30 CET
Prediction: Varese -7.5
Odds: 1.73
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