He wanted the victory over Virtus more than anything else and in the end it came very hard in overtime with 88-85. For another match, he didn't start well as time went on, but he got better, the match reached a tie and he went ahead with several points difference (2 times with 7), but he didn't have the clear mind to finish the match there. Virtus was finding ways to get closer and even missed a layup just before the end that probably would have given them the win. Dwayne Bacon was off target but Williams, Walters and Lee were outstanding with the former reaching 26 points with 8 rebounds. and 5/8 tridents making his best appearance with the shamrock on the breast. Absent again is Grigonis who has a back problem.
On the other hand, Villerban is in decline and two days ago experienced its third consecutive defeat in the competition, this time against Bayern at home with 74-75. In this match, De Colo returned and scored 15 points, but they were not enough for his team. Absent the long-standing Loverne.
In summary, I think that the match is difficult for Panathinaikos, who will have to overcome the fatigue of the extra 5 minutes. He is on the rise and has the psychology but the handicaps are prohibitive. Over has clearly more luck as in the last home games Panathinaikos scores a lot of independent results while at the same time conceding several. Together and Bacon's Over as I don't think he will make a bad match for the second time in a row while also contributing to rebounds and finally handing out some assists when trapped by opponents. From Villeurbanne I will pick Mathews who is consistently one of his team's top scorers and has passed today's line in the last 4 matches of the organization.
The point I choose is ... Over (152.5 pts) & Bacon Over (22.5 pts,reb,as) & Matthews Over (10.5 pts) into a bet builder in total odds 4.20 at stoiximan.