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Milan vs Virtus Bologna prediction EuroLeague · Wednesday, December 30

Wed, Dec 30 · 2:30 PM ETVIRTUS ARENA
35% win MILwin VIR 65%
FavoriteVIR
Projected margin4.3
Projected total172
ConfidenceMedium

At a glance

Virtus Bologna (4-4) host Armani Olimpia Milan (1-7) on Wednesday, December 30 at 2:30 PM ET at VIRTUS ARENA in EuroLeague action. The Basketlog model gives Virtus Bologna a 65% chance to win and projects a 84-88 score (Milan – Virtus Bologna), about 172 total points. This season, Virtus Bologna are 2-1 at home and Armani Olimpia Milan are 0-4 on the road. Since the start of the season: 4-4 for Virtus Bologna and 1-7 for Armani Olimpia Milan (current streaks: Virtus Bologna L2, Milan L6). A close game (margin of 5 points or fewer) happens in only 31% of cases according to the model. Prediction confidence: medium.

The analysis Model

Slight edge to Virtus Bologna, but Milan has what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Virtus Bologna 88 – 84 Milan, a margin of about 4.3 points in favor of Virtus Bologna and a total around 172 points. Expect a game at a typical EuroLeague pace.

  • Milan needs to win the pace battle to stay in the game.

What tips the balance

In points, positive = edge Virtus Bologna
Team strength (adjusted point differential)VIR -3.0 / MIL -4.1 per game
+1.1
Home-court advantageVirtus Bologna at home (very strong in Europe)
+3.2
Expected marginfor Virtus Bologna
+4.3

Scenarios

Virtus Bologna win by 10+
31%
Close game (margin ≤ 5)
31%
Milan win by 10+
11%

Stat comparison EuroLeague

MILVIR
84.3
Points scored / game
83.4
89.1
Points allowed / game
86.9
-4.1
Adjusted margin / game
-3.0
13 %
Win %
50 %
1
Home wins
2
0
Road wins
2

Recent form

Last 5 EuroLeague games
MIL
LPanathinaikos AKTOR Athens75-80LFC Barcelona81-89LDubai Basketball97-101LReal Madrid89-98LMaccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv79-97
VIR
LZalgiris Kaunas74-91LHapoel IBI Tel Aviv81-90WKosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz86-78WParis Basketball96-94WFC Bayern Munich94-87

Team comparison

MILVIR
1-7Record4-4
84.3Points scored / game83.4
89.1Points allowed / game86.9
-4.1Adjusted margin / game-3.0
L6Current streakL2
1-7Last 10 games4-4
0-4 roadHome / road record2-1 home
17-21 (-1.2)Last season14-24 (-4.6)

Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.