Dubai vs FC Barcelona prediction EuroLeague · Friday, January 29
At a glance
FC Barcelona (5-3) host Dubai Basketball (5-3) on Friday, January 29 at 2:30 PM ET at PALAU BLAUGRANA in EuroLeague action. The Basketlog model gives FC Barcelona a 64% chance to win and projects a 85-89 score (Dubai – FC Barcelona), about 173 total points. This season, FC Barcelona are 2-2 at home and Dubai Basketball are 3-1 on the road. Since the start of the season: 5-3 for FC Barcelona and 5-3 for Dubai Basketball (current streaks: FC Barcelona W2, Dubai L1). A close game (margin of 5 points or fewer) happens in only 32% of cases according to the model. Prediction confidence: medium.
The analysis Model
FC Barcelona is favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects FC Barcelona 89 – 85 Dubai, a margin of about 4.0 points in favor of FC Barcelona and a total around 173 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- Dubai needs to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison EuroLeague
DUBBAR
Recent form
DUB
93-99W
107-91W
101-97W
93-79L
58-77BAR88-84W89-81L
100-105W
90-87L
81-88Team comparison
| DUB | BAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-3 | Record | 5-3 |
| 87.2 | Points scored / game | 87.1 |
| 86.7 | Points allowed / game | 85.7 |
| +0.4 | Adjusted margin / game | +1.2 |
| L1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 5-3 | Last 10 games | 5-3 |
| 3-1 road | Home / road record | 2-2 home |
| 19-19 (+0.1) | Last season | 22-18 (+0.8) |
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.