Olympiakos - Panathinaikos (+ 2.5) Olympiacos and Panathinaikos are defeated at 17: 00 at the SEF with a substantial prize being the first place in the regular season. Confident in the heights, but also anxiety for Antic in the red-white, determination to double to the green. This is just the second of the many "eternal" duels that will follow, as the Cup finishes in one month (as Olympiacos and Panathinaikos exclude as home team next week - PAOK and Kavala respectively in the semifinals), apart from shocking their duels in the A1 finals, and there is always the possibility of meeting them in the Final 4 of Euroleague.
With the psychology on the heights after the triumph over Anadolou Efes, as well as many racing problems, Olympiacos is waiting for Panathinaikos in the SEF. The "red-white" with victory becomes the boss for the first place in the regular season, and if the difference in defeat in the OAKA (74-70) is actually overwhelming, they will have the right to a defeat. By the end of the day, Antic has been running ahead, and Lazaros Papadopoulos will probably be back in 12a after a long time.
Panathinaikos is well aware that all of them are in play offs and have proved - twice in the last three years - that they can become champions even with a homeless handicap. However, this does not mean that they are indifferent to the current match. The greens now want their first win at a regular time in the SPE after four years to secure the absolute advantage of their headquarters in the play offs. Zeljko Obradovic is not only counting on help from injured Steven Smith.
With regard to Panathinaikos' relatively comfortable prevalence in the first round, Olympiacos has improved with the addition of Dorsey and Lo and the rise of some players (Sloukas), but again the green ones are one level above and have found good chemistry now we are approaching the most critical turning point of the year. I think the game will score a point and after Panathinaikos is outsider I will bet him with the 2.5 points.
With the psychology on the heights after the triumph over Anadolou Efes, as well as many racing problems, Olympiacos is waiting for Panathinaikos in the SEF. The "red-white" with victory becomes the boss for the first place in the regular season, and if the difference in defeat in the OAKA (74-70) is actually overwhelming, they will have the right to a defeat. By the end of the day, Antic has been running ahead, and Lazaros Papadopoulos will probably be back in 12a after a long time.
Panathinaikos is well aware that all of them are in play offs and have proved - twice in the last three years - that they can become champions even with a homeless handicap. However, this does not mean that they are indifferent to the current match. The greens now want their first win at a regular time in the SPE after four years to secure the absolute advantage of their headquarters in the play offs. Zeljko Obradovic is not only counting on help from injured Steven Smith.
With regard to Panathinaikos' relatively comfortable prevalence in the first round, Olympiacos has improved with the addition of Dorsey and Lo and the rise of some players (Sloukas), but again the green ones are one level above and have found good chemistry now we are approaching the most critical turning point of the year. I think the game will score a point and after Panathinaikos is outsider I will bet him with the 2.5 points.
