Maccabi hosted Olympiacos last Tuesday and they lost 87-89 in overtime. The home side played extremely well in the first half, especially in defense, and managed to keep Olympiacos at 33 points. Bt they didn't quite succeed to do so in the second half. And let the visitors walk away with a well-deserved win. Scottie Wilbekin led Maccabi with 25 points, while Elijah Bryant scored 15 and Ante Zizic 12, and Othello Hunter had 11 points each. But wasn't enough for Maccabi.

Tonight Maccabi will have to beat besides Baskonia their frustration and tiredness from their last game. And they need to do so if they are still interested to stay close in the playoff position. So what they have to do? Control the pace. As simple as that. Every time Giannis Sfairopoulos team succeeds in that field they win the game. They have to do it for one more time.

Baskonia traveled to Istanbul on Tuesday night and get beaten by Fenerbache 96-76. The home side took Basques by surprise and they controlled the game from the very beginning. They established a double-digit margin and they never looked back. Alec Peters with 15 points with the support of Zoran Dragic and Achille Polonara with 12 points, all tried their best for Baskonia, but somehow that wasn't enough. 

Tonight they travel to Tel Aviv for another difficult game against Maccabi. The visitors had to win tonight to stay in touch with the playoff positions. And if they want to do that, they must execute their very aggressive defense. In that manner, they could have some easy points in transition and move closer to a significant win. And of course, don't let their opponents execute them from behind the arc.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Maccabi Tel Aviv v Baskonia 14-16.

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

• FullTime Result : 1.47 (Maccabi Tel Aviv) - 2.75 (Baskonia)
• Over/Under 154.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.62 (Maccabi Tel Aviv) - 2.20 (Baskonia)

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Even though Maccabi has quality players at its front line, Othello Hunter's role is essential. Besides his average 8.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 0.8 blocks per game, the American center plays a significant role in Maccabi's defense. Tonight he will face Achille Polonara. The Italian center is having the season of his life with Baskonia. He has 11.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks. An interesting clash between those two is what we expect to see tonight.