Euroleague Final 4 – Semi-finals CSKA v Olympiacos & Fenerbahce v Real

Euroleague 2017 - Final 4, Istanbul, Turkey

It is that time of the year. All eyes are on Istanbul. On Friday night the thrilling 2016-17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season gets even more exciting with the Final Four blasting off at Sinan Erdem Dome. CSKA Moscow faces Olympiacos before Fenerbahce takes on Real Madrid in a pair of mouth-watering semifinals. With each team knowing there is no tomorrow and a win will bring them to the championship game.

CSKA Moscow v Olympiacos

In the early game, reigning champion CSKA Moscow faces Olympiacos Piraeus in a rematch of the 2012 Championship Game at the same venue. Eight players from that game will suit up for the rematch on Friday, including CSKA big man Kyle Hines, who was then with Olympiacos. The game will mark the 4th time in 6 seasons that these teams have met at the Final Four, with the Reds having won the previous three meetings. Olympiacos enjoyed a significant advantage in rebounding during the regular season as it ranked first in the league with 37.4 boards per game, compared to CSKA’s 33.3. Olympiacos is also an expert at disruptive defense, restricting its opponents to just 14.6 assists per game this season.

CSKA can derive confidence from sweeping Olympiacos in the regular season, including a 90-86 home victory in the very last round. The Russian giant features a high-powered offense that scored more points than any other team this season (87.6 ppg.), largely thanks to being the competition’s most-accurate shooting team, converting 53.1% of its shots.

The handicap (+6.0) win of Olympiacos is priced at 1.90 with bet365.

Fenerbahce v Real Madrid

The second semi-final pits local favorite Fenerbahce against Real Madrid. Fenerbahce is the only team in the Final 4 that has never won the competition. But their coach, Zeljko Obradovic has won 8, making him the most successful coach in history. Fener aims to turn the tables after losing to the Spanish champion in the same stage in Madrid two years ago, though Coach Obradovic’s squad did sweep Los Blancos in the playoffs last season before losing the championship game in overtime to CSKA. Before missing the Final Four last season, Madrid had won been to three is a row and won its semifinal game each time, including in 2015 as it went on to claim the title in its own city, just like Fenerbahce is attempting to do this season.

Like the first semifinal, it’s a question of a potent offense attempting to overcome a defiant defense after Madrid’s flowing style saw it top the league in performance index rating this season with an average of 101.6, while Fenerbahce allowed the third-lowest number of points (73.9 per game). Madrid will aim to keep the ball moving after leading the league in assists with an average of 20.5, but the Turkish champion can be guaranteed to fiercely protect its basket after ranking second in blocked shots with 3.4 per game.

These teams are both attacking, but can actually stop each other in defence. Sticking with the Under 157.0, priced at 1.90 with bet365.

Stats source: euroleague.net

Basketball Tips: livetipster.com

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