Monaco vs Barcelona Prediction: the Opponent are Unlikely to Reach Total Over

Prediction for the Euroleague match between Monaco vs Barcelona, which will take place on January 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Monaco failed three matches at home, but only one under Spanoulis. Since then, the hosts have won three consecutive home games, scoring at least 93 points in each.

Most bookmakers are offering an option of Monaco to win by more than 87.5 points. There's nothing surprising or over-the-top about that - they average almost 92 points at home. Will Barcelona be willing to concede at least 88? Let's find out.

The Catalans have won five and lost five away from home. They beat Paris in France last time out, scoring 90 points in the process. That's a bit of a surprise - Paris usually defend much more tightly at home, but they failed to do so against the Spaniards on both occasions.

On average, Barca score 83 points away from home and concede just over 86. In December, only Panathinaikos managed 87.5 points against Barcelona, who scored 90. Kendrick Nunn had to score some crazy shots from midfield and even from his own half at the end of two quarters to get that many. Who would bet on that happening again?

Incidentally, Monaco has only finished top of the standings once in their previous head-to-head encounters, and that was eight years ago.

In the previous round, Barça won away to Paris. Both teams took 138 shots and scored 169 points in 40 minutes of play. We suspect we will not see that many shots in this game.