Match Details:

FC Barcelona vs Kirolbet Baskonia
Venue: Buesa Arena
Date: 31st December 2021
Time: 01:00 am IST

Preview:

FC Barcelona have won 15 games and lost just 2 games so far. They won their last match against BC Unics Kazan 111-109 and are placed at the top position on the points table.

Kirolbet Baskonia have won 6 games and lost 11 games until now. They won their last match against FC Bayern Munich 81-76 and are standing at 16th place on the points table.

FC Barcelona score 85.2 points a game on an average while they allow 76.0 points a game to their opponents.

Kirolbet Baskonia score 80.1 points a game on an average while they allow 81.9 points a game to their opponents.

Nicolas Laprovittola is playing pretty well in the absence of Nick Calathes. In the last match, he scored 12 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal.

Wade Baldwin is averaging 12.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals a game. In the last match, he scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

I am backing FC Barcelona to win this match. Watch out for Dante Exum to produce a match-winning performance.

FC Barcelona:

Probable starting lineup:

PG Nicolas Laprovittola
SG Dante Exum
SF Nigel Hayes
PF Nikola Mirotic
C Sertac Sanli

Best bench players:

PF Brandon Davies
PG Rokas Jokubaitis

Injuries:

SG Kyle Kuric - Out
PF Pierre Oriola - Out
SF Sergi Martinez - Questionable
PG Nick Calathes - Out
SG Cory Higgins - Out
SF Alex Abrines - Out

Top picks (Average fantasy points per game):

PF Nikola Mirotic - 27.7 points
PF Brandon Davies - 16.1 points

Kirolbet Baskonia:

Probable starting lineup:

PG Jayson Granger
SG Wade Baldwin
SF Rokas Giedraitis
PF Tadas Sedekerskis
C Steven Enoch

Best bench players:

PF Landry Nnoko
SF Simone Fontecchio
C Matthew Costello

Injuries:

C Alec Peters - Questionable
PG Arturs Kurucs - Out
PF Sander Raieste - Out

Top picks (Average fantasy points per game):

PG Wade Baldwin - 25.1 points
SF Simone Fontecchio - 23.9 points

Punt picks:

C Rolands Smits (5.0 credit)
SG Vanja Marinkovic (5.5 credit)

Captain and vice-captain choices:

1. Nikola Mirotic
2. Wade Baldwin
3. Nicolas Laprovittola
4. Jayson Granger

Fantasy team:

Expert advice:

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Mini GL

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.