Panathinaikos suffered a tough defeat in France against Villeurbanne. The greek team lost with 79-78 and now they are in 1-1 record.

Deshaun Thomas is in great shape and he proved it for once more by scoring 22 points in 32 minutes. The ex NBAer Jimmer Fredette added 18, but that was not enough for Panathinaikos.

In the Greek League Panathinaikos has no problem to beat any team. In OAKA they won Promitheas with 99-68.

Coach Pedoulakis stated that the game is really tough, as Milano has already lost away once, and they will do everythng to avoid a second defeat in a row.

Milano had an astonishing performance in the 1st quarter against Zalgiris. They built on this and they took their first win with 85-81.

Messina's team depends on Sergi too much, and so far this situation does not work for the Italian team.

That is obvious also in the Italian league, that Armani has alreade two defeats in four games.

They are strong favourite to win the league and anything less will be a failure, but so far, they do not prove it on the court.

This is the 19th meeting all-time between these teams. Panathinaikos leads the series 13-5 after having won five of their last six showdowns. Milan's last win against Panathinaikos, however, came last season. Milan downed Panathinaikos 83-86 in Athens on December 21, 2018.

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

• FullTime Result : 1.38(Panathinaikos) - 3.15(AX Olimpia Milano)
• Over/Under 156.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.55(Panathinaikos) - 2.30(AX Olimpia Milano)

*bet365 odds as offered at  16/10, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Two very different power forwards are set to go against each other.

Thomas is a dynamic, quick forward who likes to drive to the basket, run the floor and pull the trigger from downtown.

On the other hand, Scola is an old-school, back-to-the-basket big man with smooth post skills and a deadly jumper, even from beyond the arc. Both players have been doing really well so far, which makes this matchup even more intriguing.