With a new-old coach on the lines, a completely different squad and a lot of hope – Maccabi Tel Aviv will open the Euroleague season on Thursday, when they meet Zalgiris Kovna. Just before the opening shot, in Europe they are already starting to think about where the upcoming season will take us and the betting agencies have already marked Favorites to win.
Unsurprisingly, last season’s winner Andolo Eps, who bolstered their already glittering squad, received the best odds to win the Euroleague next season (5.00). Together with her are the Spanish pair – Real Madrid and Barcelona – who will try to deprive the Turkish power of its greatness in recent years.
Maccabi Tel Aviv, despite arming themselves with the player who is perhaps the hottest player in European basketball right now, Lorenzo Brown, took a place outside the top eight. They received the tenth odds to win the match together with ninth-ranked Partizan Belgrade and Yam Medar (26.00). The meaning: for every dollar you invest In yellow, you will get an additional 26 dollars.
Those who preceded Oded Ketch and his apprentices in the forecast are Virtus Bologna (21.00), Olympiakos (13.00), Fenerbahce and Scotty Wilbkin (11.00) and even the surprising Monaco that took the fifth place (11.00). Completing the first eight is Milan, which received a ratio of 7.00.
The full ratios (according to bwin):
Andolo Zero – 5.00
Real Madrid – 5.00
Barcelona – 5.00
Milan – 7.00
Monaco – 11.00
Fenerbahce – 11.00
Olympiakos – 13.00
Virtus Bologna – 21.00
Partisan Belgrade – 26.00
Maccabi Tel Aviv – 26.00
Bayern Munich – 51.00
Panathinaikos – 51.00
Red Star Belgrade – 51.00
Basconia – 67.00
Valencia – 67.00
Alba Berlin – 151.00
Zalgiris – 151.00
Villerban – 251.00