The EuroLeague basketball is one of the most popular indoor sports leagues in the world in terms of attendance, and it is also a top international competition for bettors.

At the beginning of the 2021/22 season, 13 teams had a long-term license in addition to the two Eurocup finalists, the Bundesliga champion, the Adriatic League winner, and finally a Wild Card, making a total of 18 teams. But there ended up being only 15 teams following the exclusion of the three Russian teams during the season.

As far as basketball sports betting is concerned, the EuroLeague is the most prestigious competition in European basketball. The regular season from October to April has just ended, with the top 8 teams qualifying for the play-offs. The four best-of-five winners will play the final four knockout rounds to determine the champion.

Recommended betting in EuroLeague

The bottom line of the EuroLeague standings is that home teams have a high winning percentage. A recommended bet is to bet on the best teams playing on their home floor to qualify for the Final Four. Over the whole season, including the cancelled games for the top three teams, the home-winning percentage is around 90%.

The competitiveness of EuroLeague games is well established with double-digit wins fading away. The majority of games this season end with the winner within 6 points of their opponent on the scoreboard. Basketball in the EuroLeague is played on so-called clutch baskets, with the opportunity for bettors to place live sports bets.

Barcelona and Real at the top of the bill

Last season's finalist, FC Barcelona Lassa is the team bettors were waiting for, and they finished on top during the regular season. Barça's Nikola Mirotic is the bettors' favourite to finish MVP of the competition, under team coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius. The Spanish team has three players among the ten highest salaries in Europe.

There is an existing rivalry in football between Barça and Real Madrid which also extends to basketball. In the final of the last season of the Spanish championship (ACB La Liga bet), Barcelona beat Real. In the EuroLeague, the Merengues are the only team to have won ten trophies.

An even field in the play-offs

Apart from Spain, which has two teams, the other six playoff qualifiers have one representative per country.

In the last five seasons, there has always been at least one Turkish club in the final. In the last two seasons, it was Anadolu Efes Istanbul who played in the final, losing the first and then winning the second. It was the team's first EuroLeague trophy. Prior to that Efes, Fenerbahce played three finals in a row between 2016 and 2018.