Strasbourg vs Nes Ziona: Analysis and Prediction – Strasbourg and Nes Ziona will play a semi-final game of FIBA Champions League qualification tournament.
Strasbourg vs Nes Ziona Odds
Strasbourg vs Nes Ziona (1/2): 1.48 / 2.53
Asian Handicap (-4.5 / +4.5): 1.85 / 1.83
Total Over/Under (161.5): 1.83 / 1.85
*Odds are active at the time the article is published
Strasbourg Team News
Strasbourg has behind them a very difficult game in the quarter-finals of the tournament. The French team beat Jonava in a tough ending, which was an unpleasant surprise, considering that this team was a huge favorite.
What could worry Strasbourg before the next duel is the lack of concentration at the start of the match against Jonava. The team allowed themselves a 21:13 deficit, and precisely those 13 points show how offensively slow Strasbourg entered the game. And the epilogue would certainly have been different if the shot had not worked in the fourth quarter, as well as the defense. One could not do without the other, for Strasbourg to win. Massimo Cancellieri team had four players in double figures, and the best of the others was Leopold Cavaliere with 18 points, Dwaine Brown scored 17, Phil Booth 16, and Quinton Hooker 11. It is certain that Cancellieri is happy with such distribution, which will be Strasbourg’s trump card in the next duel.
The quarter-final matches are always the most difficult, even if it is the quarter-final of the qualifiers. Now that the French team has overcome the first obsticle and gotten further into the competitive rhythm, things should look better for them, as they have the quality for the group stage of the FIBA Champions League. It remains only for them to confirm it. Whether they will be able to, the next match will show.
Nes Ziona Team News
Nes Ziona had no problems in the quarterfinals. Very convincingly, with 92:56, they outplayed Karhu Basket and in that way advanced to the next stage. The Israeli team acted extremely confidently during the entire duel and at no moment was the question of the winner raised.
True, the first quarter was even. There, Nes Ziona was still gaining momentum, so that signs of a convincing triumph began to emerge in the second section. The defense did the job, the Israeli team conceded only 13 points in that period and got to plus six. In the third quarter, in addition to the excellent defense and 11 received points, the attack was equally high-quality. Nes Ziona scored 27 points, reached plus 22, and it was already clear who would go to the semi-finals. The leading players of the Israeli team were three American basketball players – Hannahs Dusty, Jerome Meyinsse and Demonte Harper. They scored 21, 17 and 14 points, to which the rival had no answer.
As many as 32 three-point shots were sent by Nes Ziona, she hit 10 of those attempts and that is not a percentage, but neither is the way of playing, which will bring her a result in the next game, against a much better rival. For something like that, a much more diverse game will be needed. When it comes to the other side of the floor, it would be really hard to fault someone who scored 56 points.
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Strasbourg vs Nes Ziona H2H
They have never met before.
Absences and Injuries
Strasbourg, due to Sofiane Briki’s serious injury, they brought in Romuald Morency, but he has not made his debut yet. The team from Israel does not have any injured players.
Strasbourg vs Nes Ziona Prediction
Despite the fact that Nes Ziona showed a top game in the first match, unlike Strasbourg who struggled, the French team is still better and has many more offensive and defensive weapons. Nes Ziona with his recognizable “run and gun” basketball will not be able to harm an athletically capable rival, and he does not have the quality to threaten him in a different way. Due to all of the above, we suggest that Strasbourg will win by a margin higher than the offered handicap.
Tip-off Time: Thursday, 28.09.2023, 18:30 CET
Prediction: Strasbourg -3.5
Odds: 1.73
Sportsbook: 22Bet