EuroLeague 101
Betting on basketball: Pointspreads and odds for Euroleague week 3, part 2
Whoa, there’s a nice slate of games scheduled in the big league tonight, including a true piece de resistance in the Real Madrid-Panthinaikos matchup, the first true clash of Euroleague basketball titans in the 2009-10 season thus far. The pointspreads and over/under lines for the half-dozen matches tipping off tonight, as provided by Euroleague/Ball in […]
Fantasy tips from the Euroleague boss: Week three
Hello everybody, this is Javier Gancedo from Euroleague Basketball Headquarters as always, and ready for a big Week 3 full of outstanding showdowns. Maccabi vs. CSKA is quite a big game by any standards: It’s also a good time for CSKA to show what to expect from Russia’s finest this season. Real Madrid vs. Panathinaikos […]
2009-10 Season Report: Real Madrid
It was a summer of changes in Madrid. Firstly, the landing of gloried new president Florentino Pérez, and later coaching legend Ettore Messina arrived to the greatest club in Europe, with eight continental crowns to its credit. For 2009-10, the white powerhouse has added more depth to the roster: Veteran Argentinian playmaker Pablo Prigioni, signed […]
Betting on Euroleague basketball: Pointspreads, over/under lines for week three, day one
Ah, now we’re in the full swing of things as week three of the Euroleague season tips off tonight, featuring a number of nice matchups and a few challenges for the underdogs. For a picture of what the experts expect, check out BallinEurope.com sponsor Ball in Europe sponsor Bet 365’s pointspreads and over/under lines for […]
The Frank Euroleague roundup: Week two
Francesco Cappelletti rounds up week two of Euroleague action, defining PAO, two ways to adapt to moving up to the big league, and the basketball school in Moscow. We are PAO In the first week in Milano, Panathinaikos seemed unhappy to play and only a great fourth quarter by Vassilis Spanoulis allowed the Greens to […]
Swine flu hits Maroussi, Pau returning to acting
The swine flu – officially called the H1N1 virus – reached two more basketball players in Greece as Euroleague side Maroussi will be without Michalis Pelekanos and Kostas Kaimakoglou with the illness. Also in the news, Spanish star Pau Gasol returns for another test in acting and Euroleague to offer viewers first hand access.
Fantasy tips from the Euroleague boss: Game two
Hello everybody, this is Javier Gancedo, always from the Euroleague Basketball headquarters. It was an interesting Game 1, after all. I was not very surprised to see Laboral and Madrid losing. Both teams have several injuries and a lot of new players, so an adjustment is needed.
Barca's Rubio picks apart old DKV mates
Ricky Rubio picked apart his old Joventut teammates in leading Barcelona to a convincing 92-59 thrashing of DKV at home on Saturday in the Spanish ACB. In his first game against the Barcelona suburb team where he played for four seasons, Rubio dished out 10 assists while swiping five steals aand scoring six points in […]
Maccabi Tel Aviv bilked out of $15,000 in L.A.
I don’t know if the Euroleague-NBA games in the U.S. this year have been the most successful or interesting ever, but this much can be emphatically declared: This is certainly the weirdest string of cross-Atlantic exhibition collisions in recent history. First there was the whole Olympiacos debt courtroom conspiracy thing, then the rabbi-involving Pini Gershon […]
Khimki win thriller, U.S. gov't looks into Olympiacos, Jeremy Tyler
Another night of great Euroleague action featured a real thrilling victory for debutant Khimki in overtime against Real Madrid. But there was more going on as the U.S. government is looking intensely at Greek powers Olympiacos and an update has been found on American 18-year-old Jeremy Tyler at Maccabi Haifa.
Euroleague Blowouts and better than Jordan
Phew! Hopefully people were betting big point spreads in the Euroleague’s first game day as Montepaschi Siena, Barcelona, Olympiacos and Zalgiris notched easy victories by an average of more than 27 points. More on Euroleague as well as bigger than Jordan; a new basketball film; new players soon coming to Europe; a German star talent; […]
Fantasy tips from the Euroleague Boss: Game one
He’s baaa-aaaaaack! Javier Gancedo, our fantasy basketball expert on loan from the Euroleague/Eurocup offices themselves, kicks off his regular fantasy advice column for the 2009-10 season today. Follow the action and get reasonable advice from the guy who runs the game right here at BallinEurope.com. Hello everybody, and welcome to the SportingBet Euroleague Fantasy Challenge! […]