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FC Barcelona vs Paris prediction EuroLeague · Thursday, April 8

Thu, Apr 8 · 2:45 PM ETADIDAS ARENA
51% win BARwin PBB 49%
FavoriteBAR
Projected margin0.4
Projected total177
ConfidenceLow

At a glance

Paris Basketball (3-6) host FC Barcelona (5-3) on Thursday, April 8 at 2:45 PM ET at ADIDAS ARENA in EuroLeague action. The Basketlog model gives FC Barcelona a 51% chance to win and projects a 89-88 score (FC Barcelona – Paris), about 177 total points. This season, Paris Basketball are 1-4 at home and FC Barcelona are 3-1 on the road. Since the start of the season: 3-6 for Paris Basketball and 5-3 for FC Barcelona (current streaks: Paris W2, FC Barcelona W2). A close game (margin of 5 points or fewer) happens in only 34% of cases according to the model. Prediction confidence: low.

The analysis Model

A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Paris 88 – 89 FC Barcelona, a margin of about 0.4 points in favor of FC Barcelona and a total around 177 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.

  • Paris needs to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
  • FC Barcelona's defense allows clearly fewer points (85.7 pts/game).

What tips the balance

In points, positive = edge Paris
Team strength (adjusted point differential)PBB -2.4 / BAR +1.2 per game
-3.6
Home-court advantageParis at home (very strong in Europe)
+3.2
Expected marginfor Paris
-0.4

Scenarios

Paris win by 10+
18%
Close game (margin ≤ 5)
34%
FC Barcelona win by 10+
20%

Stat comparison EuroLeague

BARPBB
87.1
Points scored / game
89.1
85.7
Points allowed / game
92.0
1.2
Adjusted margin / game
-2.4
63 %
Win %
33 %
2
Home wins
1
3
Road wins
2

Recent form

Last 5 EuroLeague games
BAR
WFC Bayern Munich88-84WArmani Olimpia Milan89-81LOlympiacos Piraeus100-105WMaccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv90-87LZalgiris Kaunas81-88
PBB
WMaccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv99-94WDubai Basketball99-93LValencia Basket93-104LCrvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade81-90LVirtus Bologna94-96

Team comparison

BARPBB
5-3Record3-6
87.1Points scored / game89.1
85.7Points allowed / game92.0
+1.2Adjusted margin / game-2.4
W2Current streakW2
5-3Last 10 games3-6
3-1 roadHome / road record1-4 home
22-18 (+0.8)Last season15-23 (-0.9)

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