Panathinaikos (4-13) falls off a 19-point rout because of archrival Olympiacos Piraeus in the Athens derby. Papagiannis and Nedovic were the only Panathinaikos' players who played according to their value. In general it was a bad performance for the green team.

Priftis' team has no chance to grab a play-off place. That looks impossible. So, the only motive they have is to avoid last place in the standings. From this point of view, this game is too crucial for them.

Panathinaikos OPAP Athens is second in the Euroleague in blocks (3.1 bpg.) because of the mix of Georgios Papagiannis and Jeremy Evans. Panathinaikos has experienced conflicting watchman play this season, which has brought about it having the second-most noticeably terrible help to-turnover proportion (1.09) in the League. The Greens are likewise second-base in three-point shooting (32.4%). On the off chance that any semblance of Daryl Macon Jr., Nenad Nedovic, and Harold Sant-Roos heats up, the Greens will be in a decent spot.

Zalgiris are sitting in the last place of the standings. In a game that was gridlocked through 3/4, UNICS Kazan ruled the fourth to get its third sequential win by bringing down Zalgiris Kaunas 66-53 at home.

Janis Strelnieks and Marek Blazevic drove Zalgiris with 9 points each. After this loss, Zalgiris won both games that played in the Lithuanian league

Zalgiris Kaunas has battled in the paint; it is rearward in the association at two-point shooting (48.9%) and has made just 16.9 two-pointers per game.

Zalgiris will require Josh Nebo, Marek Blazevic, and entering watches Lukas Lekavicius and Zoran Dragic to produce more offense in the paint to further develop their odds of winning in Athens.

The two teams have faced each other in 27 Euroleague games. Panathinaikos has 18 wins, while Zalgiris has won 9 times.

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

• FullTime Result: 1.60(Panathinaikos) - 2.45(Zalgiris)
• Over/Under 151.5 points: 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.71 (Panathinaikos) - 2.00(Zalgiris)

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Papagiannis vs. Nebo

Georgios Papagiannis is partaking in the best period of his profession to date. The Greek center drives the Euroleague in rebounds (8.2 rpg.), is second in blocks (1.5 bpg.) and leads his group in normal PIR at 15.8. He has posted twofold duplicates in every one of Panathinaikos' last three successes, during which he has found the middle value of 14.7 points, 11 rebs, 3.7 blocks and a PIR of 26.7.

Zalgiris Kaunas will look to athletic large man Josh Nebo to bring on some issues for Papagiannis. Nebo has been worth 8.5 points and 6.4 rebounds as low maintenance starter for the Lithuanian champs. He has a speed advantage in the matchup, yet Papagiannis is 14 centimeters taller.