Olympiakos vs Real Madrid Prediction: The Greeks may have already won all they can

In the 16/17 season, the Euroleague changed the format of the regular season. Since then we have had five title holders (Ataman reckons six), but none of them have won the regular season.

The Greeks are once again regarded as favorites. Probably not just because they won the regular season but also because they beat their opponent twice in the finals. And also because Bartzokas is no Jasikevicius.

The 76 points scored by the Pyrean players in the semifinals confirmed my expectation that Olympiacos would not score much, given their poor showing in the playoffs. The bookmakers believe that the Greeks will play a low-scoring game again.

On the other hand, the regular-season winner usually doesn't have much luck in the finals. If we follow that logic, we might have to look closely at the other options.

Many people did not believe the Madrid team in its current lineup could beat Barcelona. However, we opted for a Real Madrid total under and were right, even though they won.

We remember that after the change in the regular season format, it always had a winner and has never won the title yet. Of course, it is possible to play the Real Madrid points less again, but some bookmakers are giving odds above on a +4.5 victory for Chus Mateo's charges.

So, the winner of the regular season doesn't take the title. Olympiacos won by 14 points in the semifinals against a team that only scored two in a quarter. We don't think the Greeks will be able to repeat that trick.