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Baskonia vs Panathinaikos prediction EuroLeague · Thursday, October 22

FinalTELEKOM CENTER ATHENS
9% win KBAwin PAO 91%
FavoritePAO
Projected margin15.4
Projected total174
ConfidenceHigh

At a glance

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (5-1) host Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (1-5) on Thursday, October 22 at 2:15 PM ET at TELEKOM CENTER ATHENS in EuroLeague action. Final score: Baskonia 79 – Panathinaikos 85. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens a 91% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens are 4-1 at home and Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz are 0-2 on the road. Since the start of the season: 5-1 for Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and 1-5 for Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (current streaks: Panathinaikos L1, Baskonia L3).

The analysis Model

On paper, Panathinaikos dominates this matchup. The model projects Panathinaikos 94 – 79 Baskonia, a margin of about 15.4 points in favor of Panathinaikos and a total around 174 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.

  • The overall strength gap (+6.3 vs -5.9 pts/game) is the main factor.
  • Baskonia needs to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
  • Panathinaikos' defense allows clearly fewer points (79.9 pts/game).

What tips the balance

In points, positive = edge Panathinaikos
Team strength (adjusted point differential)PAO +6.3 / KBA -5.9 per game
+12.2
Home-court advantagePanathinaikos at home (very strong in Europe)
+3.2
Expected marginfor Panathinaikos
+15.4

Scenarios

Panathinaikos win by 10+
68%
Close game (margin ≤ 5)
14%
Baskonia win by 10+
1%

Stat comparison EuroLeague

KBAPAO
86.5
Points scored / game
87.2
93.5
Points allowed / game
79.9
-5.9
Adjusted margin / game
6.3
17 %
Win %
83 %
1
Home wins
4
0
Road wins
1

Recent form

Last 5 EuroLeague games
KBA
LVirtus Bologna78-86LDubai Basketball79-93LBesiktas Istanbul84-92WArmani Olimpia Milan86-76LValencia Basket88-111
PAO
LHapoel IBI Tel Aviv81-91WPartizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade72-55WFenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul92-74WMaccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv90-67WLDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne102-79

Team comparison

KBAPAO
1-5Record5-1
86.5Points scored / game87.2
93.5Points allowed / game79.9
-5.9Adjusted margin / game+6.3
L3Current streakL1
1-5Last 10 games5-1
0-2 roadHome / road record4-1 home
13-25 (-4.7)Last season25-19 (+1.7)

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