Panathinaikos vs. Fenerbahçe Prediction on May 24, 2024

Match info

The 2023–24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague men’s basketball season is drawing to a close. On Friday, May 24, at 6 p.m. local time at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, who finished second in the regular season, will take on Fenerbahçe Beko, who finished sixth. This is the first semifinal of the Final Four.

Meeting statistics

Panathinaikos defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv in a five-game series during the Play-In, ultimately emerging victorious 3-2. We may say that Fenerbahçe had a more difficult challenge at first because they were playing Monaco not having a home-court advantage, but they overcame them with a win on the road to make the series 3-2.

It would be challenging right now to draw comparisons between the two coaches of the teams, Ergin Ataman and Šarūnas Jasikevičius. The fact that both had similar numbers and performances this year is what you’d mostly take away from that comparison. While both teams are nearly equal, Fenerbahçe’s squad is a little deeper and offers a wider range of possibilities for players. Conversely, Panathinaikos boast a roster full of bigger names and talents, and it’s no accident that three of their players were selected to the EuroLeague’s 2023–24 starting five.

We anticipate that this matchup will differ from the playoff matches between Monaco and Fenerbahçe as well as Panathinaikos and Maccabi. In particular, we don’t anticipate seeing as little scoring as in the series between Monaco and Fenerbahçe, nor as much as in the matches between Panathinaikos and Maccabi. We believe that the winner of the first semifinal will be the one who scores more than 80 points.

The player matchups are intriguing and somewhat matched. We match up players with comparable styles of play, Lessort and Motley, which can be selected this year’s top centers for the EuroLeague. Hayes-Davis and Biberović are the forwards against J. Hernangómez or Mitoglou; these matchups should be very fascinating because the Panathinaikos players occupying these positions aren’t the finest defenders. Where there’s the greatest interest is at the guard spot. We have top defender Grant, in-form Nunn, and the very seasoned and in fantastic shape Sloukas on one side, and explosive Wilbekin, Dorsey, and Calathes on the other.

It appears that the game is fairly balanced. On the other hand, the specifics and decisions made by the players on the court will determine it.

Match analytics

In this match, Panathinaikos is the favorite, although not by as much as the betting odds from online betting sites that accept Visa Electron would indicate.

We advise you not to focus solely on the Greek team’s win but to add one more line to the combo bet at Cashwin when placing your money because the odds are greater. By this we mean Handicap (including OT) & Total (including OT) – Panathinaikos (-2.5) & over 158.5 with odds of 3.70.

Results of the forecast

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