Maccabi vs Baskonia Prediction: TA Defense Will Improve

Prediction for the Euroleague game between Maccabi vs Baskonia, which will take place on December 19th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Israelis won their last-round match against Efes by 95 points. Maccabi averages an enviable 87 points per game at home. For some reason, the bookmakers are suggesting they'll score more against the Basques. Against a weakened Efes, Kattash's team conceded 86 points. Before that, they missed 81 against Alba, 99 against Real Madrid, and 92 against Barça. Maccabi remains one of the Euroleague's most conceding teams, missing an average of 85 points per game at home. 

The Basques have won four out of five away games, including the last three. Secondly, they scored 86.5 points while conceding 84. Under Ivanovic, Baskonia has never missed over 84 points away, and bookmakers say they're likely to concede easily. Maccabi has only defeated Baskonia at home in the last three seasons and has never scored less than 91 points.

While the Basques played Barça in Catalonia on Sunday, Maccabi rested. If it weren't for that, our first prediction would have been a 3:0 win for Baskonia, but Ivanovic's team is way more tired. But Monaco's defense doesn't care about their opponents' fatigue - they will still miss a lot.