Week 18 of the Euroleague and it seems that things are starting to become clear at the top of the standings and also the bottom, but anything can happen in the middle of the pack. So many teams are are in a traffic jam trying to keep their heads above water doing everything they can to win their home games and hopefully pulling off that ever so important road victory.

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Speaking of being on the road I am going to get a bit crazy this week and look at a couple teams playing away from their friendly confines that are capable of winning and at the same time making us some pretty good money.

Crvena Zvezda is a team that is playing some of best basketball the league has seen this season and are a young group of players that continue to develop as a team and gain an abundance of confidence along the way. There is no doubt they play differently at home as they do on the road. that is Evidence of that is they have upset CSKA, Real Madrid and Fenerbahce in three consecutive games in Belgrade. In betwween there was a 16 point victory in Kaunas against Zalgiris. This week they travel to Tel Aviv to face Macabbi where in 888sport.com they pay 3.05 to win straight up. It is never easy to win on the road and even more difficult in Tel Aviv, but I am looking at a close game here with options for a victory for the boys from Belgrade.

Baskonia Vitoria vs Olympiakos Pireaus

My second match up here is a game between the third and fourth place teams in the league. Baskonia Vitoria travels to Athens to play against third place Olympiakos Pireaus.  Baskonia played a tough game last week in Turkey and lost to Darussafaka by 9 points while Olympiakos won in Barcelona without their star player Vassilis Spanoulis. Keep an eye on this game because Baskonia right now is paying 3.45 to win in Athens. At this time we are not sure if Spanoulis will be playing but even if he does I like the Spanish side in this game. At 11-6 Baskonia needs this game to pull ahead of Olympiakos and inch their way closer to the top of the league.

Remember, the top four teams in the league enjoy home court advantage in the five game playoff round and that means a lot especially when your a team like Baskonia that has yet to lose at home this season. These two plays are a bit of a risk but I honestly believe the risk here is worth the reward.

Good Luck!!!!!