Olympiacos vs Besiktas prediction EuroLeague · Wednesday, October 28
At a glance
Besiktas Istanbul (3-4) host Olympiacos Piraeus (5-2) on Wednesday, October 28 at 1:30 PM ET at TURKCELL BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT CENTER in EuroLeague action. Final score: Olympiacos 81 – Besiktas 73. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave Olympiacos Piraeus a 63% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, Besiktas Istanbul are 1-2 at home and Olympiacos Piraeus are 4-1 on the road. Since the start of the season: 3-4 for Besiktas Istanbul and 5-2 for Olympiacos Piraeus (current streaks: Besiktas L1, Olympiacos L1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to Olympiacos, but Besiktas has what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Besiktas 86 – 89 Olympiacos, a margin of about 3.7 points in favor of Olympiacos and a total around 175 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-0.6 vs +6.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- Besiktas needs to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- Olympiacos' offense (91.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- Olympiacos' defense allows clearly fewer points (84.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison EuroLeague
OLYBJK
Recent form
OLY
61-64W
105-100W
102-97W
89-66L
94-96BJK80-89W
95-87L
82-100W
92-84L82-95Head-to-head
Team comparison
| OLY | BJK | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-2 | Record | 3-4 |
| 91.6 | Points scored / game | 87.1 |
| 84.2 | Points allowed / game | 87.7 |
| +6.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.6 |
| L1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 5-2 | Last 10 games | 3-4 |
| 4-1 road | Home / road record | 1-2 home |
| 31-12 (+8.0) | Last season | – |
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.