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Morning Eurohoops News: December 3
Good morning, b-ball devotees. Ball in Europe’s daily dose of video clips and text blurbs from around the internet is here. In today’s edition, Papaloukas and Kleiza go off, Andrea Bargnani sounds off, an Israeli executive gets pissed off, and some stuff on Allen Iverson — true, not European ball, but come on! It’s A.I.! […]
Bet365 lines and odds for Euroleague week six matchups
Euroleague presents the slightly shorter slate of games for the week tonight, with two matches to be played. Judging from the sportsbook litmus test, i.e. oddsmakers tend to know what’s going on because they stand to lose the most on a given proposition, it’s five decisive wins we’ll be watching tonight. (Despite the interesting contention […]
Morning Eurohoops news: November 30
It’s Monday morning and that means news! A handful of news briefs, columns and video to tip off your own week this week. Enjoy! • The biggest domestic-league game of the weekend? How about Panathinaikos vs. Olympiacos in Greece on Sunday? Behind Josh Childress (6-of-9 shooting to got with 10 rebounds), Olympiacos prevailed, 87-76, to […]
The Frank Euroleague roundup, week five
Once again, BallinEurope.com contributor Francesco Cappelletti weighs in on all the happenings in Europe’s top basketball league in week five of play in ruminating on just how good FC Barcelona is; on CSKA Moscow’s resurrection due to coach Pashutin and possibly the “heart of a champion”; and on a flashback to one year ago. The […]
Morning Eurohoops News: November 27
Good morning, basketball world! BallinEurope presents its morning briefing with five items for your perusal, including trouble in Cyprus, Noah sailing in for a jam, and the state of Britain’s wheelchair basketball team. Enjoy and, like they say in the ‘States, thank the gods, it’s Friday! • FIBA and Eurobasket.com in international incident? As attempts […]
SportingBet lines and odds for Euroleague week five matchups
Whoa, nice slate of games tonight in Euroleague basketball, headlined by the match The Euroleague Boss has said “promises to be an instant classic”: Montepaschi Siena vs. FC Barcelona. Judging by the wisdom of the sportsbook, the Baskonia-Moscow game should be worth watching, too. Pointspreads and over/under lines for tonight’s games, as provided by Euroleague/Ball […]
Euroleague attendance figures mostly dismal through four weeks
The numbers are in and if one thing can be said about Euroleague 2009-10 this early on, it’s that this association is hardly free of the specter of economic woes. After Partizan and Alba Berlin set attendance records in 2008-09, this season has heretofore seen a most remarkable downturn in paying fandom with Lottomatica Roma […]
Ataman: “Hopeful” about “serious opportunity” in tonight’s Olympiacos-Efes game
Early on, Euroleague followers are putting Efes Pilsen in the “disappointing” category for 2009-10; the team has managed a 1-2 record in Euroleague play and, as defending champions, a mark of just 2-1 in Turkey’s Beko Basketball League. Nevertheless, Efes head coach Ergin Ataman still likes his team’s chances tonight. After praising Olympiacos as one […]
Dispatch from parallel universe: Iverson, Olympiacos roll into game fours
parallel universe (n.): A universe or space-time continuum that exists alongside ours, and which may possess different physical laws or a different history. – Answers.com dictionary Talk about your critical decisions: I mean, imagine if Allen Iverson had turned down Olympiacos’ mammoth $10 million offer back in August to come play for the Angelopoulos Brothers’ […]
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.
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; […]
Betting on Euroleague basketball: Tonight’s pointspreads and over/under lines
Euroleague tips off tonight and with it come thousands of predictions and opinions on the outcomes of this evening’s six matches. To better gauge expectations, what better to consult than a bookie? After all, as I always say, these are the guys who stand to lose the most by choosing poorly. Handicaps and over/unders, courtesy […]