EUROPE: Eurocup

3 Russian teams are playing really well in cup

Russian teams are rich, so no surprise they are here

Eurocup 2018/2019 regular season group draw results

Rytas pick against unicaja was one of the best in today's game. Unicaja flight and land in Lithuania just this morning and will not have enough time to rest. Vilniaus Rytas are playing good at the moment and surely they are stronger than in the previous seasons. Big expactations from fans and their arena today should be almost full. Although odds are already crashed I still see value with @2.00 at the Pinnacle with Rytas win.

Partizan - Lyon

Both teams are overish this season. Partizan with a young players looking to speed up the tempo and don't hesitate shooting the 3 pointers. Meanwhile Lyon started this season with good score average but the last opponents were defense minded and that's is the reason why they had lower results. Over 157.5 @1.91 Pinnacle

Rytas are going to Malaga without their main and key point guard Chris Kamer.

Easy win for Unicaja?

I think that Unicaja are able to win at least with double digit. They are good team and at the moment they propose the basketball style that it's not comfortable for this new Rytas team.

2018-19 Eurocup Quarter Finals 1st Leg Betting Preview



The Eurocup finally hits the knockout stages and we have all four Quarter Final 1st leg match ups on Tuesday evening! Here’s some betting stats for all 4 games.

Unics Kazan vs Lokomotiv Kuban

Totals

Unics this season have covered 62.5% of their total point overs in the Eurocup (5-3). Total given for this game is 150.5 which is actually the lowest total Unics will have all season long. The closest that they’ve had a total to 150.5 points at home before in the competition was 151.5 point total against Torino which they covered easily in a 92-78 win.

Lokomotiv Kuban are very good at covering total point overs on the road themselves at 71.4% (5-2) in this competition. Lokomotiv have had a 150.5 point total on the road before and that resulted with an under against Asvel in a 72-61 loss.

Full preview - betblog.com/previews/eur...-quarter-finals-1st-leg/

Eurocup 2018-19 Final 1st leg – Valencia vs Alba Berlin Betting Tips



The Eurocup Final is here and we have the first leg as Valencia host Alba Berlin in hopes of getting a 1-0 series lead!

Totals

Valencia have covered 40% of their total point overs at home in the Eurocup this season (4-6). The total for this game is 161.5 points which is a total that they’ve had once before at home against Unicaja which resulted with an Under as Valencia won 85-74. Valencia are 0-2 at covering overs in the Playoffs at home in the competition.

Alba Berlin have also covered 40% of their total point overs on the road in the Eurocup this season (4-6). They’ve also had a 161.5 point total once on the road which was against Partizan and it ended with an Under as Berlin lost 78-66. Alba are 1-1 at O/U in the Playoffs on the road this season.

Full preview - betblog.com/previews/bas...ps-valencia-alba-berlin/

Two EuroCup teams will get to the EuroLeague after next season



The connection between the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the 7DAYS EuroCup will get stronger and broader

The 7DAYS EuroCup is evolving into a broader portal to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, as it was confirmed on Friday in Berlin.

Per EuroCup: Euroleague Basketball executives shared the organisation’s vision on improving the integration between the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, which would include broadening the access from the second to the first with a second team having access to the EuroLeague every season, as well as creating mechanisms so that one of the two teams that would qualify for the EuroLeague have the opportunity to remain in the top-tier competition for more than one season based on their sports performance.

Euroleague Basketball will continue working towards presenting a formal proposal to the EuroCup Clubs Meeting and to the ECA Shareholders Meeting in July 2019.

Additionally, attendees also:

• Reviewed progress of the competition during the 2018-19 season, mainly on
o In-arena spectator attendance (which saw a 2.5% increase)
o Digital audience, with eurocupbasketball.com breaking all-time records with 5% more unique users, 25% more visits, 38% more page views, and 14% growth in average session duration
o Social media audience growth (+20%) video views, engagement and reach levels growth (from 15% to 100%)
o Media rights, with an ever-growing family of broadcasting partners covering 134 countries and territories, and the EuroLeagueTV OTT platform completing the global footprint
o Clubs’ economic performance, including detailed views on budget evolution, average revenues and expenses
• Were updated on Euroleague Basketball’s medical services, collecting injury & illness reports to support clubs in their season planning analysing player workload across the competitions, also offering players, referees, clubs and club staff a neutral second medical opinion since the start of the 2018-19 season
• Reviewed and discussed proposals for the 2019-20 Bylaws to increase the EuroCup’s standards at all levels
• Reviewed the 2019-20 draft EB calendar that was also discussed at the recent ECA Shareholders Executive Board Meeting. The 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season will be played from October 2 to December 18, the Top 16 from January 8 to March 4, and the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals from March 17 to April 27

• Approved the 2019-20 EuroCup access criteria, based on Domestic League final standings after the Playoffs:
o Adriatic League (3)
o France (2)
o Germany (2)
o Greece (1)
o Italy (2)
o Lithuania (1)
o Poland (1)
o Spain (3)
o Turkey (2)
o United Basketball League (3)
o Belgium/Israel/Netherlands (1)(*)
o Wild Cards (3)
• Were briefed on recent proposals made by the Union of Euroleague Basketball Officials (UEBO)
EC Board members include ALBA BERLIN Basketball team GmbH, Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, Limoges CSP s.a.s.p., Asociacion de Clubs de Baloncesto, Jadranska Kosarkaska Asocijacija – ABA LIGA j.t.d. and the United Basketball League.

(*) One place will be reserved for one team coming from either Belgium or Israel or the Netherlands

Eurocup groups draw results