Monaco vs Anadolu Efes Prediction: the Turks Concede Way Too Much Recently

Prediction for the Euroleague match between Monaco vs Anadolu Efes, which will take place on December 26th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Monegasques, under Spanoulis, had played a disappointing match against Olympiacos. So they were happy to have two easy opponents - Alba and Bayern. Both of these teams are not very good at defence, especially the latter. Unsurprisingly, the clubs got a lot of points from Monaco, with 100 and 93 points respectively. In general, Monaco looks well at home, averaging almost 92 points per game. The bookmakers think Efes will be outscored in Monaco too, offering an option of the hosts' total over 87.5.

Monaco's total is over not just because of their performance. Efes doesn't concede a lot on the road, with an average of just 80.5 points. But not so long ago, the Istanbul team had five away wins and one loss. Now they have three defeats, and in their last two away games, Mijatovic's team conceded 97 points to ASVEL and 85 points to Zalgiris, which averages 75 points at home. By the way, ASVEL gets 82 points at home. So where did the 97 points come from? Two teams that don't usually score a lot have thrown much more than usual for Efes, so we might take Monaco's total. Also, Efes has not only started failing away games, they're losing by double-digit margins, like in the first round at home to the hosts.

Zalgiris scored 10 points more than average against Efes and ASVEL had 15, so what will happen if Monaco averages 91 points at home? We can see how Efes concedes more points than usual from other teams.