Bamberg - Bayern Another BBL derby between Bamberg and Bayern. The previous two for the current season ended with a victory of Bayern. The second took place recently, on 21/1 in the quarterfinals of the cup, in which Bayern won with difficulty in overtime with 101-97, after first at the end of the regular season Bamberg did what it could not to win.
The visitors have a record of 18-1 so far in the BBL and are in 1st place in the standings, while Bamberg is having a bad season with a record of 11-8 and is struggling to get into the play-offs and even better to finish in the first 4 places. So the season for the hosts is evolving in the worst possible way. The team shows great weakness in away games with 3 wins and 7 losses, while at home it remains strong, having lost only to Alba 75-77. Bayern under coach Sasa Djordjevic is having an amazing season, both in the BBL and in the Eurocup. It will be very difficult for him to lose the first place in the regular season.
Vladimir Lucic returned after a serious injury to the visitors in the game with Lietuvos Rytas for the Eurocup (Bayern beat 85-87 away) but Milan Macvan will be absent again. Bamberg will line up without Luka Mitrovic, Bryce Taylor and Elias Harris. Coach Andrea Trinchieri will be on the bench after shoulder surgery.
I will choose the hosts, primarily because at home they are very strong having made great victories with stronger opponents in the Euroleague. Therefore they can beat their opponents in competition. Another parameter is the "reaction" that they will theoretically show after the two lost games against Bayern, but also due to their negative presence in BBL so far. Finally, they probably need to win more in the current period, both for scoring reasons and for psychological ones. The performance is fine ...
Bamberg - Bayern | 1 | Stoiximan | 2.02 | 5/10
