Italian Lega A Varese vs Virtus Bologna 10/3/2021 Picks Predictions

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The defending champions of Virtus Segafredo Bologna are hosting Openjobmetis Varese at the Segafredo Arena in Bologna on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at 12:30 ET in this 2nd round battle of the Italian Lega A. Both teams are coming off victories in their opening games of the season and are looking to continue on the winning ways today. The Champions won relatively easy on the road, while the guests are coming off a close 3-point home win.

Virtus Bologna have a 1-0 record so far this season and are tied with Varese and six more team in the first place of the league. They are coming off a road victory against Trento with a 102-88 score, having an extremely efficient shooting performance, connecting to 59.6% of their shots from the paint and 58.8% from downtown. They had five players in double digit scoring and two of them had 19+ points. Kevin Hervey led the way with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, while Marco Belinelli added 19 points.

Marco Bellineli led the team in scoring last season with 14.5 ppg, while Milos Teodosic added 13.9 ppg and a team-best 6.5 dimes per game.

Virtus Bologna have the best offense in the league this season with 102 ppg but the third-worse defense, allowing 88 ppg. They have the best percentages both in field goals with 59.4% and in 3-pointers with 58.8%.

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Italian Lega A Varese vs Virtus Bologna Predictions 10/3/2021

Varese also have a 1-0 record so far this season and are tied with Bologna and 6 more squads in the first place. They are coming off a home victory against Brescia with a 75-72 score by doing most of their damage from the paint, where they shot with 58.3%. They had three players with 16+ points, led by Alessandro Gentile with 18. He was 7-10 from the paint but missed all of his five 3-pointers. He also added a team-high 7 assists and 7 rebounds, while Anthony Beane added 17 points and 4 rebounds.

Luis Scola led the team both in scoring last season with 17.8 ppg and in boards grabbed with 6.7 per game. Toney Douglas followed with 14.7 ppg, 4.9 boards and 4 dimes per game.

Varese average 75 ppg this season and have the third-best defense, allowing 72 ppg. They have a 45.2% field goal percentage and the third-worse 3-point percentage with 26.9%.

Virtus Bologna won both meetings against Varese last season. At home with an 85-76 score and on the road with 73-85. They are 7-1 in their previous eight overall meetings and 5-1 in their previous six at home. They had a 7-7 home record last season, while Trento were 5-9 on the road. Bologna are the absolute favorite for the win but their last five wins have been by an average of 9.4 points, which is lower that today’s -11.5 line. Pick Varese to force a closer game and beat the odds today.

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