Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Olimpia Milano Prediction & Betting Tips - EuroLeague

Prediction published on 10/04/2024, 21:18  by Kennedy Kechula in EuroLeague Predictions

Olimpia Milan will travel to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final round of this year’s EuroLeague Basketball regular season. They arrive for this game sitting in 12th place while their hosts are above them in seventh. Maccabi Tel Aviv are attempting a last throw of the dice in their quest for an automatic playoff spot. Oded Kattash’s men have won 19 of their 33 games and are one game off the top six places. Tel Aviv are already assured of a play-in spot and will play eighth-placed Baskonia if they end up playing in the preliminaries. Maccabi, who have won the last four matchups with Milan, lost to Barcelona last time out in Europe. The loss ended a 17-match winning run across all competitions. They however bounced back immediately and won their next two domestic league fixtures. Maccabi defeated Nes Ziona 86-82 last time out to tighten their hold on top spot in the Super League. John DiBartolomelo is injured and will not feature here. Tel Aviv, who have won 12 of 16 games at home, are averaging 87.6 points a night in Europe.

Olimpia Milan arrive for this match seeking to secure a play-in spot. Ettore Messina’s men, who have won their last three games, have a chance of ending the season in the top 10. They will however have to win here and hope that the two teams directly above them do not. Milan, who have compiled a 15-18 record, are tied with 11th-placed Partizan and are only a game off 10th-placed Efes. The Italian outfit defeated domestic rivals Bologna the last time they were in Europe. They are coming off a 91-86 victory over Trento that kept them within touching distance of top spot in the Serie A. Devon Hall has been ruled out of this trip due to a knee issue. Milan have averaged 78 points a night in Europe this season. The visitors possess one of the worst away records this season as they have won only three times in 16 road games. Only bottom-placed ALBA have won fewer road matches than Milan.