Barcelona's clash against  Fenerbahce was expected to be a difficult one, besides interesting. It was. And the Catalans managed to take the 73-82 road victory that sealed the first place for them. Kyle Kuric helped them do that with his 16 points for Barcelona, and Brandon Davies was again essential offering his team 13 points and 9 rebounds.  Nikola Mirotic just added 12 points and 6 rebounds and Barcelona got an important win. An proved for yet another night that they are ready for the post-season.

Barcelona are mainly based on their defense this season. Not they are lacking offensive talent. On the contrary. Their shooting average is 52.0% (second in the league) and they are making their mark with that. But they do have a weakness. They make 14.7 turnovers per game and that makes them an easy target for anyone that can exploit that. So they have to take care of that, especially tonight against Bayern, a team that is second in the league in steals 8.1 per game. If they manage to control their game, the victory will be on their side.

Bayern Munich made history last week by claiming a spot in the Euroleague Playoffs for the first time. To do that they had to win Zalgiris Kaunas 71-70 at Audi Dome. It was a tough game till the end and the home side managed to tale the win mainly because Vladimir Lucic made two free throws and had a block in the final seconds. The Serbian forward with his 13 points and followed by Jalen Reynolds (he scored 12 points) and Nick Weiler-Babb with 11 helped their team to make it through a difficult task. Walkup and Hayes put Zalgiris ahead, 67-70, but James Gist scored down low and then Lucic hit free throws and had the biggest block in the club's history to send Bayern to the playoffs.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Barcelona - Bayern Munich 5 - 2. 

Let's take a look at main and special odds markets offered at bet365 website :

• FullTime Result : 1.52 (Barcelona) - 3.50 (Bayern Munich)
• Over/Under 156.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.52 (Barcelona) - 2.40 (Bayern Munich)

*bet365 odds are correct at time of publishing (09/04, 15:00 CET) and are subject to change | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Barcelona signed Nick Calathes last summer because they needed a guard to offer them creativity and calm in their game. And some defense will be needed for him. Calathes so far is doing what is asked for. Averaging 7.7 points and  7.0 assists per game he is enjoying a great season. Tonight he is hosting Wade Baldwin IV. The American guard in his second Euroleague season is offering Bayern 15.1 points and 3.9 assists per game and he is one of the main threats of The Bavarian side. So Calathes besides dictating the pace for his team he has to pay close attention to the new guy that will definitely come strong tonight.