Barcelona - Monaco. Forecast for the Euroleague match
The third round of the Euroleague will be closed by the confrontation between Barcelona and Monaco. Last season, the Catalans lost to this opponent at home. How will the teams' meeting on October 16 go? The bets and forecast will give the answer to this question

Command Analysis

Barcelona

Current form
Barcelona managed to rehabilitate themselves after the defeat in the first round against Lithuanian Zalgiris. Last week, Joan Penarroy charges defeated Alba (88:73). Dario Brizuela demonstrated an excellent game for the Blaugranas. The Spaniard scored 18 points and grabbed 2 rebounds.
Disqualifications and injuries
Joel Parra will not play.
Interesting facts for betting
Despite their defeat last season, Barcelona have done well against Monaco, winning two of their three home games against the rivals.
Probable lineup : Vesely - Nunez, Panter - Parker, Abrines.

Monaco

Current form
The Monegasques have not made any mistakes so far. They won their opening two matches. In the first of them, Sasa Obradovic men left no chance for Milan Olimpia (93:80), and in the second they eliminated Maccabi Tel Aviv (85:79).
After that, Monaco managed to play a domestic championship match. Last weekend, Obradovic men thrashed La Rochelle (82:62).
Disqualifications and injuries
Nick Caletas and Furkan Korkmaz will not play.
Interesting facts for betting
In the last three matches, the Monegasques did not allow their opponents to score more than 79 points. Obradovic charges are excellent in defense.
Estimated lineup : Jaite - James, Strazel - Motiejunas, Blossomgame.
Trends
Bet 1st quarter. Monaco win
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, the Monegasques won the opening period
1.90Bet 1st quarter: total under 40.5 points
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, more than 40 points were not scored in the first quarter
1.88Tip and bets
The home court factor will be of great importance in this encounter. The Catalans will play at home, so they will have some advantage. The fact that they often beat this opponent on their home court also speaks in favor of the "blaugranas". The upcoming encounter should be no exception.
Our prediction is Barcelona with a handicap of (-2.5) points at 1.78
Bet on total
Both teams are quite skilled in defense. It is unlikely that the face-to-face confrontation will be a high-scoring one.
Forecast - total under 162.5 points for 1.67
Bet on statistics
In 3 of the last 5 matches, the Catalans have scored more than 80 points. We expect that the Monegasque defense will not be able to stop them.
Prediction - Barcelona: total over 81.5 points for 1.75