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Betting on Euroleague basketball: Tonight’s pointspreads and over/under lines
Euroleague tips off tonight and with it come thousands of predictions and opinions on the outcomes of this evening’s six matches. To better gauge expectations, what better to consult than a bookie? After all, as I always say, these are the guys who stand to lose the most by choosing poorly. Handicaps and over/unders, courtesy […]
Rest in peace, Moni Fanan
Sad news from Israel was reported last night, and the condolences are pouring in today. Israeli police last night reported the death of former Maccabi Tel Aviv executive and staple Moni Fanan, who retired from his duties with the team last year. Fanan reportedly committed suicide by hanging. He was 63. The official Euroleague press […]
Euroleague team preview: EWE Baskets Oldenburg
For the past two off-seasons, management at EWE Baskets Oldenburg has concentrated on continuity within the team, keeping down the number of players leaving and entering the team. And coach Predrag Krunic hopes that continuity can help his team overcome the lack of Euroleague experience to challenge in Europe’s best league. A handful of players […]
Euroleague team preview: Montepaschi Siena
Can Montepaschi still improve? That’s the question many fans and even Euroleague 2007-2008 Executive of the Year winner Ferdinando Minucci put to the team. It’s easy to talk about windows of opportunity, but never has it been so appropriate, as Montepaschi looks at perhaps its final opportunity to get to the top of Euroleague. In […]
The 10 Commandments of Fantasy Basketball
After another week of fantasy (American) football in which i could only ask, “What the hell happened (again)?” i ascended the mountains here – OK, so in Budapest that should be “gently sloping Buda hills,” but you get the idea – to seek help from a higher power. As it turns out, David Stern wasn’t […]
Euroleague team preview – Union Olimpija: Time to change destiny?
What to make of Union Olimpija’s chances for 2009-10, especially in light of the Euroleague-opening demolition suffered at the hands of Maccabi Tel Aviv? Guest writer Matjaž Žbogar, chief editor at Prostimet.si, gives us reasons for optimism about the green-and-white’s chances, together with a heavy dose of, um, realism. Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija was once, […]
Talking points for the Euroleague 2009-10 season opener
Happy Opening Day, Euroleague devotees! Though no one has yet devised a way to read tomorrow’s newspaper, here are some talking points sure to be addressed in coverage of tonight’s Maccabi Electra-Union Olimpija opener in Tel Aviv.
Euroleague team preview: Regal FC Barcelona
Over the next few days, BallinEurope.com will be running brief previews on Euroleague teams in advance of Opening Day (well, Opening Day for 92% of the league, anyway). Today, Jaime Martínez Lafargue, editor of the (mostly) Spanish-language website Solobasket.com, takes a look at the monsters from Barcelona. The Regal FC Barcelona roster is simply amazing. […]
Betting on basketball: Revisiting Euroleague 2009-10 outright winner odds
More than two months have passed since Euroleague/Ball in Europe sponsor Sporting Bet first posted its early “Euroleague 2009-10 – Outright Winner” odds. With the season tipping off in hours, another glance at the bookies’ prospective table is due. (Tell you what: Even if you’re not into wagering, bookmaker odds certainly make for some food […]
Betting on basketball: Who makes the Euroleague Final Four?
Along with the obligatory odds for outright winner of the big enchilada, the bookmakers at Euroleague/Ball in Europe sponsor Sporting Bet have also released odds on your team to make the Final Four – well, OK, especially if your team is Greece- or Spain-based. And speaking of those twin national teams, what are the odds […]
(Revamped) Euroleague.TV subscriptions now available
The Euroleague front office has announced the relaunch (and reformat) of Euroleague.TV and are currently offering a discount from now through October 15. For its third year of broadcasting, the Euroleague.TV folks promise more innovation and – get this – real-time stats! (Finally.) The pitch certainly sounds good, and the demo offered at the Euroleague […]
Best of the (basketball) net: NBA Overshadows Almost All Edition
A serious grab bag of entries from around the blogosphere this week, though in light of international tours, David Stern’s vague non-proclamations, and the imminent tipoff to the season, all things basketball were a bit overshadowed by the NBA beast. Except, perhaps, for one very nice mini-documentary on Lithuanian ball… Happy surfing, everyone!