Nizhny Novgorod vs MBA. An important match for the hosts of the parquet

On March 25, Nizhny Novgorod will host the IBA as part of the final round of the Winners' Stage of the VTB United League 2022/23. The meeting will take place on the floor of the Nagorny Arena.

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• History of the confrontation
• Odds
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Nizhny Novgorod vs MBA

Nizhny Novgorod

The team finished the regular season of the current tournament in fourth place. In the Winners' Stage, Nizhny Novgorod is trying to defend its own, but Loko continues to put pressure (at the moment, both teams are playing with a balance of 17/14). HH basketball players will definitely play with the "railroad" in the first round of the playoffs. Now between the two teams played out the advantage of its parquet. This is an important factor, which means that the club is maximally motivated to meet with the MBA.

The other day, Nizhny Novgorod beat Zenit in the Russian Cup final and took their first serious trophy in history. Of course, after such events, the team is in high spirits, so their opponents will have problems on March 25th.

MBA

The team has taken root well in the VTB United League. Before the start of the season, few people believed in a newcomer from the Super League, but for Muscovites everything turned out very positively. They finished the regular season in fifth place and entered the Winners' Stage. Here things went from bad to worse. They rolled back one position and the Muscovites no longer have a chance to leave the last place in the group A table. In the current round, the guys from the MBA have only one positive result. modest achievements. In the playoffs, the team will play with St. Petersburg Zenit. It'll be hard. Ideally, you need to beautifully complete the Winners Stage with a win.

There are smart basketball players in the MBA. Although now you can not throw them headlong into battle. If one of them is injured, then this will be a verdict for the guys from the capital in terms of rivalry with St. Petersburg. It turns out that the battle with Nizhny Novgorod can be played in training mode? Perhaps so. This decision will most likely be the correct one.

History of the confrontation

The teams met in 2021. To date, they have five overall matches. The first one was friendly. Basketball players NN were stronger in it (98:61). Further, the paths of the clubs crossed last autumn at the Gomel Cup in the battle for third place. Bronze then went to Muscovites (69:66). The other three games of the teams took place within the current season of the VTB United League. In the regular season, the teams upset each other once (the MBA guys took their match on the road in overtime with a score of 87:80 after 72:72, the capital's basketball players later took a powerful revenge on the opponent's territory - 88:55). In the first battle of the Winners' Stage, Muscovites were stronger (71:67 at home).

Odds from download 1xbet

For the bookmakers, the home team is the clear favourite. Their win is priced at 1.23, while the visitors' win is priced at 4.15. The odds on the under par total (154.5) are 1.9. If you bet on total over (154.5), you can increase your money by 1.9 times. Handicap 1(-8.5) is worth 1.75. Install the 1xbet app and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Nizhny Novgorod wants to win, and they will. The IBA basketball team will try to come up short, but at the end of the game they will come out flat, as there are no goals for them in this game. Nizhny Novgorod will play hard, and the opponent will simply play compact basketball on defense. There will be no hard-fought end to the game, nor will there be a big score. The home team will win by one with a 154.5 under-par score.