Zaragoza vs Joventut: Analysis and Prediction – Zaragoza and Joventut will play a game in the Liga Endesa seventh round.
Zaragoza vs Joventut Odds
Zaragoza Team News
After qualifying for the FIBA Europe Cup, the Zaragoza team experienced a significant drop in performance. They only secured one win in their last five matches and have only one win in the current phase of the Endesa League, currently placing them at the bottom of the league.
What’s noticeable in the last few matches is that Zaragoza is struggling with their offense, which is linked to Trae Bell-Haynes dismal form. The Canadian point guard has been unrecognizable this season, scoring less than five points per game. The standout performers so far this season have been Mark Smith, an American point guard averaging close to 15 points per game, although he’s been in slightly weaker form in the last two matches. He is followed by Santi Yusta on the perimeter, and that seems quite solid. The main strength in the paint remains Jahlil Okafor, who certainly has more potential.
Zaragoza’s advantage is that they will be more rested than their opponents in the match, as they didn’t play in European competition this week. We believe they will be highly motivated because if they suffer a loss here as well, they will find themselves in a really tricky situation right at the start of the season, which won’t be an easy circumstance considering their participation in European competition.
Joventut Team News
Joventut, much like their host, is in rather poor form. They’ve been playing quite inconsistently since the beginning of the season and are currently in a phase that is far from good. Their last match was in the EuroCup, where they suffered a very easy defeat away to Venezia. Prior to that, they were defeated by Andorra in the domestic league.
It seems that this recent dip in form is a result of Andreas Feliz not playing for several matches. Feliz has been the standout player for the team so far this season, directly influencing the outcome of certain matches with his moves. Andrew Andrews has returned to the team after an injury absence, but he still struggles with his shot, as do most of the team, collectively, they are shooting below 30% from three-point range in the EuroCup. However, this team has quality in the paint. Ante Tomic, Vladimir Brodziansky, and Chinanu Onuaku should be good enough to outsmart their opponents.
Strictly in terms of player quality, the guests are superior to their hosts by at least seven to eight points. However, in the Liga Endesa, home court advantage plays a significant role. Additionally, we will see how Joventut experienced players respond to the defeat in the EuroCup, if they don’t come into the match at their best, they could very easily lose
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Zaragoza vs Joventut H2H
Last season both teams won one game
Absences and Injuries
Dejan Kravic missed the last match in the Liga Endesa for the Zaragoza. As for the visitors, we will see if Feliz will be ready to play in this duel.
Zaragoza vs Joventut Prediction
The hosts play at a very controlled pace, primarily due to the fact that they don’t have players who can consistently score a high number of points, thus masking their deficiency. In the last six matches, when looking at the regular part of the game, there were fewer points scored than the set line for the match against Joventut. We believe that this match will also end somewhere around 160 points, but certainly less than the offered line.
Tip-off Time: Saturday, 28.10.2023, 21:15 CET
Prediction: Under 167.5
Odds: 1.77
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