First game of the OAKA series between Panathinaikos and PAOK. Panathinaikos easily eliminated the Colossus with 2 victories, while PAOK also succeeded in qualifying AEK.
Panathinaikos after the exclusion from the continuation of Euroleague has the sole goal of winning the championship to save the year. He is also the big favorite for his conquest due to his good condition combined with the moderate to date presence of at least Olympiacos. The difference in quality with his current opponent is chaotic, which is also indicated by the difference in the budget of the two groups.
PAOK, if we exclude the bad start and after the changes to the roster, shows consistency as a team, with the players having found their role in the team. Based on the money spent to "build" the team, the presence of the latter is impressive. He will not be an easy opponent for Panathinaikos, but objectively speaking and a win to succeed in the series will be rather surprising.
I expect a good game with the score going up and PAOK to be able, to some extent, to follow. In the last 10 games of the guests only once have not crossed the limit of 70 points, in Palermo against Mars, where there was no basketball but another sport.
On the other hand, Panathinaikos hardly accepts more than 70 points. Of course he accepted 74 from PAOK in both games encountered for the regular season and 85 recently from AEK in his victory with 115-85. I will take a chance at O 69.5 of the guests, mainly due to performance.
Panathinaikos - PAOK | PAOK Over 69.5 pts | Stoiximan | 2.02 | 3/10
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