Euroleague CSKA Moscow vs Olimpia Milano 9/30/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Italian Olimpia Milano are hosting the Russian Champions of CSKA Moscow at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 14:30 ET in this first round battle of Euroleague Basketball. Both teams are coming off impressive regular seasons as they both manage to finish inside the top-4 of the league and eventually made it to the final four where they were eliminated in the semifinals.

Olimpia Milano finished last season with a 21-13 record and were tied with Bayern in the fourth place of the league and kept that place by winning the tie-breaker. In the playoffs they eliminated Bayern in the quarterfinals with 3-2 wins, but they lost in the semifinals by Barcelona with an 84-82 score. They won the third place game against CSKA Moscow with a 73-83 score by playing great offense, shooting with 56.3% from the paint and 50% from downtown. Six of their players scored double digits, led by Vladimir Micov and Sergio Rodriguez with 14 points each. Sergio added 3 rebounds and a game-high 6 assists.

Kevin Punter led the team in scoring with 14.3 ppg, while Shavon Shields followed with 13.8 ppg and 4 rebounds per game.

Olimpia Milano had the fourth-best offense in the league last season, scoring 81.6 ppg, while allowing 77.9 ppg defensively. They had a 47.5% field goal percentage and the best 3-point percentage with 41.4%.

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Euroleague CSKA Moscow vs Olimpia Milano Predictions 9/30/2021

CSKA Moscow finished last season with a 24-10 record and were tied with Barcelona in the first place of the league, which they kept by winning the tie-breaker. In the playoffs they eliminated Fenerbahce in the first round with 3-0 wins and they lost in the semifinals by Anadolu Efes with an 86-89 score. They lost the third place game by Olimpia Milano with an 82-84 score. They did a good job in the paint, but shot with just 23.1% from downtown and only three of their players scored double digits. Tornike Shengelia led the way with 18 points and a game-high 9 rebounds. Gabriel Lundberg added 13 points and 4 boards.

Mike James led the team both in scoring with 19.3 ppg and in assists made with 5.7, adding 3.1 rebounds per game. Will Clyburn followed with 14 ppg and 3.8 rebounds per game.

CSKA Moscow had the second-best offense in the league with 84.1 ppg, while allowing 79.7 ppg defensively. They had a 46.7% field goal percentage and a 37.5% 3-point percentage.

Olimpia led CSKA 2-1 wins last season and were tied 1-1 wins at home. They won with an 83-73 score and lost by 87-91 in overtime. CSKA Moscow have nine consecutive wins before that and are 5-1 in their previous six meetings in Milan. Olimpia had a 11-6 home record last year, while CSKA were 12-5 on the road. CSKA have upgraded their roster this season and expect them to win by more than 4 points and beat the odds today.

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