Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the EuroLeague basketball match.
Olimpia Milan
Olimpia Milan have lost 4 out of the last 5 EuroLeague games. Now they’re 3 wins away from the top 10. The end of the regular season is far ahead, so the chances remain. Milan had a surprising game in Istanbul on February 2. The Italian team won 2 quarters, another one ended in a draw, but the 3rd quarter was lost 7:30, the thing which deprived the Italian side the victory. Milan have won 8 and lost 5 of their home games, they’re pretty strong opponents. Real are a strong team, but they’re not stable.
Real Madrid
Real top the EuroLeague table (22-3). They’re obvious favourites of the tournament. However, they have had problems this year. They lost the games against Barcelona (78:83) and Monaco (74:98) in the EuroLeague and the matches against Gran Canaria (77:100) and Murcia (61:73) in their domestic league. They managed to beat Valencia (96:86) and Anadolu Efes (130:126) only in overtimes. On February 1, Real beat ASVEL with just a 7-points lead. Wins are hard to take for Real currently,
Olimpia Milan – Real Madrid prediction
Milan beat Barcelona 74:70 on January 26. But they failed to improve this achievement, consecutively losing the games versus Panathinaikos (62:79) and Anadolu Efes (73:79) in the EuroLeague.
Milan are highly motivated. This may play a key role in the game.
