Published on: Dec 18, 2019 2:18 pm IST|Updated on: Dec 18, 2019 11:55 pm IST
OLY vs BCK Dream11: Olympiacos will be looking to snap their two-game losing run when they host BCK Khimki in EuroLeague round-14 match at Peace and Friendship Stadium, in Greece, on Wednesday midnight. Who is the favourite in this game?
Form:
Head-to-head:
This will be the 11th meeting between these two teams, with Olympiacos leading the overall record against their Russian counterpart with 7 wins against 3 defeats. The Greek powerhouse are also 5-0 in home games against Khimki.
Season matchup: Olympiacos | BCK Khimki Games: 13 | 13 Wins: 05 | 07 Defeats: 08 | 06 Total Points scored: 1016 | 1130 Points conceded: 1034 | 1131
Host: Olympiacos Visitors: BCK Khimki Match Timing: December 19, @ 12:30 AM Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium
From Olympiacos:
Nikola Milutinov leads Olympicoas in points per game. He is racking up a league-high 9.3 rebounds per game this season and is the best player on the team’s roster with 3.7 offensive rebounds per game.
Milutinov has two double-doubles in the last three EuroLeague games.
Brandon Paul leads the team in three-points per game and is averaging more than 1 3-point in the last 11 EuroLeague games.
Kostas Papanikolaou has been good defensively, while Vassilis Spanoulis is a threat from beyond the arc.
Alex Shved is a true superstar for BCK Khimki and in all Europe. He comes into this game with scores in double-digits in each of his last 60 games, and in each game in EuroLeague this season.
Stefan Jovic leads the whole EuroLeague this season with 1.6 steals per game.
Olympiacos team news: Though the hosts have listed no player as out ahead of this game, they could still be without two players in the shape of Vassilis Spanoulis (ankle injury) and Willie Reed (knee injury). The duo will be monitored before the game.
Olympiacos active roster: Will Cherry, Vassilis Spanoulis, Nikola Milutinov, Georgios Printezis, Vassilis Spanoulis, Antonis Koniaris, Brandon Paul, Kostas Papanikolaou, Kevin Punter, Mindaugas Kuzminkas, Wade Baldwin IV, Augustine Rubit, Sasha Vezenkov, Nikos Arsenopoulos, Antonis Koniaris, Ethan Happ
BCK Khimki team news: Petr Gubanov and Timofey Mozgov both have been ruled out due to injuries. Janis Timma is a huge doubt for the match due to physical problems and will be assessed before the game. That said, it’s highly unlikely that he features in this game, so consider him as out.
BCK Khimki active roster: Janis Timma, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Sergey Karasev, Andrey Desyatnikov, Jeremy Evans, Devon Booker, Chris Kramer, Egor Vyaltsev, Sergei Monia, Dairis Bertans, Anthony Gill, Stefan Jovic, Jonas Jerebko
Olympiacos: PF: Kostas Papanikolaou SF: Georgios Printezis C: Nikola Milutinov PG: Antonis Koniaris SG: Kevin Punter
BCK Khimki: PF: Anthony Gill SF: Stefan Jovic C: Devin Booker PG: Sergey Karasev SG: Alexey Shved
Olympiacos: Will Cherry, Brandon Paul, Taylor Rochestie, Willie Reed, Sasha Vezenkov, Augustine Rubit, Wade Baldwin IV
BCK Khimki: Jonas Jerebko, Chris Kramer, Dairis Bertans, Jeremy Evans, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Sergei Monia
OLY vs BCK Dream11 teams:
PG: W Cherry, S Jovic SG: A Shved (SP) SF: K Papanikolaou PF: J Jerebko C: Milutinov, W Reed, Devon Booker
As we mentioned in the head to head record between these two teams, Olympiacos will be the favourite to clinch the win against BCK Khimki here.