ALBA almost squandered a noteworthy lead, yet set the game aside with 4 straight three-pointers in the final quarter to improve to 10-16. Johannes Thiemann drove ALBA with a profession high 17 points, including 3 of those final quarter significantly increases, while Jaleen Smith scored 16 points and both Maodo Lo and Luke Sikma had 12.

ALBA made Zalgiris pay by shooting 61.0% on two-pointers and hitting 8 three-pointers - 5 of them in the final quarter. ALBA likewise dealt with the ball better compared to normal. The German champions had found the middle value of 14 turnovers for each game coming into the challenge yet Coach Israel Gonzalez's group dedicated just 9 against Zalgiris.

ALBA has dominated three straight matches and it has done as such to some extent by overwhelming the sheets. It has outrebounded its last three adversaries by an aggregate of 28 rebounds. For the season, ALBA is positioned four in the league with 10.8 offensive rebs per game on account of any semblance of Luke Sikma, Ben Lammers, Johannes Thiemann and Christ Koumadje.

The opponents are one of the most mind-blowing protective groups in the association and powers an abundance of missed shots, yet has permitted 10.2 offensive rebs to adversaries. On the off chance that ALBA can trade out countless botched shots for second-opportunity bins, it can help the group's objective incredibly.

Olympiacos has never lost in the German capital, counting four victories in an equal number of visits to Berlin! In other words, Alba is one of the teams that Olympiacos beats with any roster and depth of 20 years, since the first time the two met was in the 2001-02 season when the "red and whites" left Germany triumphantly with 88- 69. With 19 points he had won (80-99) in 2019, while last year it was an exciting game that Sasha Vezenkov will surely remember.

The international forward from Bulgaria, scored 31 points with 6/7 three-pointers, made a double-double with 10 rebounds, reaching their rating of 41 points which is a career record! The same goes for his scoring. Olympiacos won 84-80 thanks to Vezenkov's performance.

Extreme defence is crucial for Olympiacos. The German champions are one of just two groups to score 80 points in Piraeus this season - the other being defending champ Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Presently in Berlin, Olympiacos should control the speed and fix the screws on defence to take control against ALBA, whose free-wheeling passing game is the kryptonite for Olympiacos' iron-fisted defence.

Giannoulis Larentzakis stated: "The goal is tomorrow's game, to go and win and be focused only on tomorrow's game. We do not want to make plans, nor do we want to look ahead, to say how many victories each of us or we have to make in order to be taller. We have to look at the next game, that is our goal. We have worked very well and we want to have a positive result ".

The two teams have faced each other in 9 Euroleague games since 2000. Alba Berlin has 1 win, while Olympiakos has won 8 times.

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

• FullTime Result: 3.00 (Alba Berlin) – 1.41 (Olympiakos)
• Over/Under 155.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 2.25 (Alba Berlin) – 1.57 (Olympiakos)

*bet365 odds are correct at time of publishing (10/03, 15:00 CET) and are subject to change | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Sikma vs. Vezenkov

Luke Sikma is a fantastic player. The American forward is full of quality in every aspect of the game. He can shoot well, he can be tough in defence, he brings balance among inside and outside game for Alba. He may have the role to stop Vezenkov

The Bulgarian star of Olympiakos has his best time in his career so far, and Olympiakos depends on his performance. It will be a key point for Bartzokas’ team, how Vezenkov will play tonight in Berlin.