Olympiacos hosted Barcelona last week, but couldn't make it till the and lost 74-76. For yet another home game the Reds were terrible in the first half and tried to come back at the second. The home side win 23-1o at the third quarter but in the end they couldn't make as they missed three chances in the waning seconds to force overtime. Shaquielle McKissic with his 18 points. Vassilis Spanoulis scored another 12 points, Kostas Sloukas had 11 and Georgios Printezis offered 10 points for Olympiacos. But wasn't enough to win the game.

It is very hard for Olympiacos to make it to the play-offs. But this is not the only reason to win the game tonight. It is the Greek "Classico". The game everyone in the country is waiting for. Olympiacos has more players with experience in those games. But most important the home side has to control the glass, grab the rebounds and be able to run in transition. And of course to find a way to stop Papagiannis. So a lot of work is expected from Olympiacos' front line.

Panathinaikos hosted Valencia and they managed to smash the Spanish side 91-72. From the very begging, the Greens took the lead and never trailed. They were better in every aspect of the game and they took a well-deserved win. Nemanja Nedovicled his team with his 16 points and 7 assists, while Aaron White and Eleftherios Bochoridis scored 12 apiece. And Konstantinos Mitoglou had another great game with 11 points and 7 rebounds. And now the Greens are getting ready for one of the most important games of the season for the club.

If the Greens want to make it tonight, besides relying to their big man Giorgos Papagiannis, they have to shoot better. Especially from behind the arc. Panathinaikos is one of the league's worst teams in three-point shooting. Given that they are not good in transition, Panathinaikos has to seek points from three-points and inside the paint. And of course to stop Sloukas from controlling the rhythm.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Olympiacos v Panathinaikos 5-6. 

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

• FullTime Result : 1.36 (Olympiacos) - 3.30 (Panathinaikos)
• Over/Under 158.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.52 (Olympiacos) - 2.40 (Panathinaikos)

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The classic Greek derby is expected to be determined by the players who have pure knowledge of what is at stake there. And both teams are very lucky to have great players at guards. Giorgos Printezis for Olympiacos is one of the most experienced players in the league. In those clashes too. He is averaging 8.8 points and 2.8 rebounds but most important is his influence in the Olympiacos game. On the other side, Kostas Mitoglou has been performing on a high level lately and he is ready to keep his streak and help his team to take a significant win. It goes without saying that the one who can dictate the rhythm to the game, his team will take the win.