With the… turkey from the New Year’s table now a sweet memory and 2024 already counting three days of life, Prometheus bwin and Prometheus of Patras they throw themselves into the battle of the BCL play-ins and the most important games of this year!
In the first scheduled game of the day, the Peristerians are hosted by Lithuania and Vilnius from Rita (19:30, CosmoteSport4), in the first play-in game between them.
His team Vasilis Spanoulis secured third place in their group with a 3-3 record, finishing behind Málaga and Le Mans, thus entering this phase of the competition with a home advantage. This practically means that if the series needs to go to a third match, then this will take place again in Vilnius (17/01), with the second match scheduled for January 10 at “Andreas Papandreou”.
In racing now, Peristeri bwin counts auspiciously three consecutive wins in all events. Both came at home, after defeating Malaga, AEK and Colossos Rhodes in a row, having in this trio of games an excellent image in the offensive part with an average of 84.7 points.
On the other hand, Rita is having a tremendous season in Lithuania and Europe. In the league of its country it is in first place with a record of 13-2, above the Euroleague, Zalgiris, while in the BCL it finished 2nd in its group with 4 wins in six matches. With eight straight wins and a total of eleven in their last twelve games, Giedrius Zibenas’ side are in… devilish form.
A little while later, and specifically at 21:30, the third Greek team participating in the play-ins, the Prometheusis tested in France and at its headquarters Le Mans (CosmoteSport5).
Like Peristeri bwin, Patrinoi also finished in 3rd place in their group (3-3), entering by extension with seat disadvantage in line with the French. The second match will be held next Tuesday (09/01) and if a third is needed, then it will take place on the 16th of the month.
His team Elias Papatheodorou comes from a great home win over PAOK with 80-73, closing ideally and in 3rd place in the Greek league in 2023. The good thing for the team was the fact that Hunter Hale played in this match, returning from his injury in record time. Given that Le Mans is an attacking team that fits Prometheus’ style of play, the Patrinos want to hit fast and aggressive basketball and take the advantage.
As for the French team, it is not at its best, since it counts three defeats in their last four games. In the league of her country she is in 11th place with a record of 8-10. However, this is a team with talent and experience, having in its composition, among others, the former ace of Olympiakos, Kim Tilley.
Source: Sport Fm
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