Only 3 rounds are left in the Euroleague regular season. On Thursday night, only 3 games are going to happen and the night will start with a clash between Anadolu Efes and Virtus. After 31 games, Anadolu Efes has 15 wins, 16 losses and 10th place in the standings while Virtus has 13 wins, 18 losses and the 14th place. In this game, I'm predicting that Anadolu Efes is going to cover the handicap.

The situation is very hard for Efes. The last 2 season champs could potentially miss the playoffs and the chances are very high because Baskonia and Zalgiris have one more win. Last week's loss to Alba could be very crucial for Efes. While there's a chance to qualify, they will keep fighting. They had a very important game 2 days ago and they were able to beat well playing Milan. Anadolu Efes is the 8th-best team in scoring (82.7 per game) and 10th-best on defense (81.4).

Virtus had a slim chance to get into the playoffs but 2 days ago, they were crushed by Maccabi and yesterday Zalgiris won the game which eliminated the Italian team. Virtus was playing without Isaia Cordinier, Alessandro Pajola and Milos Teodosic in Tel Aviv but Awudu Abass finished the previous game early because of an injury and won't be available tonight. Teodosic this season is the best scorer in the team while the remaining 3 players are also a very important part of the team.

Yes, Anadolu Efes has struggled despite the amazing roster. Virtus also hasn't played well as they have just 1 win in the last 6 games and that lone victory was against Alba which is the 2nd worst team in the league. With not having a chance to qualify for the playoffs, Virtus' players could lack some motivation while for Efes, there's only 1 goal. The head coach Ergin Ataman already said in the TV interview that the team won't qualify for the playoffs, and that probably was used as a motivational weapon.

On the road this season, Virtus has just 5 wins in 15 games while Efes has 9 wins in 15 home games. Anadolu Efes won the 1st season matchup, they are a much better team at this stage of the season and they should easily win this game.

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欧洲联赛常规赛只剩下3轮了。周四晚上，只有3场比赛，首先是阿纳多卢-埃菲斯和维尔图斯之间的比赛。31场比赛过后，阿纳多卢-埃菲斯取得了15胜16负的成绩，排名第10位，而维尔图斯取得了13胜18负的成绩，排名第14位。在这场比赛中，我预测阿纳多卢·埃菲斯会越过障碍。

埃菲斯的处境非常艰难。上两个赛季的冠军可能会错过季后赛，因为巴斯科尼亚和扎尔吉利斯还有一场胜利，所以机会非常大。上周输给阿尔巴对埃菲斯来说至关重要。只要有晋级的机会，他们就会继续战斗。两天前他们有一场非常重要的比赛，他们很好地击败了米兰。阿纳多卢-埃菲斯在得分上排名第八(场均82.7分)，防守上排名第十(场均81.4分)。

维尔图斯进入季后赛的机会很渺茫，但两天前，他们被马卡比击败，昨天扎尔吉利斯赢得了比赛，淘汰了意大利球队。在特拉维夫的比赛中，维尔图斯缺席了科迪尼耶、帕约拉和特奥多西奇，但阿巴斯因伤提前结束了上一场比赛，今晚将无法上场。特奥多西奇本赛季是球队最好的得分手，而剩下的3名球员也是球队非常重要的一部分。

是的，阿纳多卢-埃菲斯尽管拥有惊人的阵容，但他一直在挣扎。维尔图斯也打得不好，他们在过去6场比赛中只赢了一场，唯一的胜利是对阵阿尔巴，这是联盟第二差的球队。由于没有机会进入季后赛，维尔图斯的球员可能缺乏一些动力，而埃菲斯只有一个进球。主教练埃尔金·阿塔曼已经在电视采访中表示，球队将无法进入季后赛，这可能被用作一种激励武器。

在本赛季的客场比赛中，维尔图斯在15场比赛中只取得了5场胜利，而埃菲斯在15场主场比赛中取得了9场胜利。阿纳多卢-埃菲斯赢得了第一个赛季的比赛，他们在这个赛季的这个阶段是一支更好的球队，他们应该很容易赢得这场比赛。