Match preview – 30th May 2017 – 18:00 – venue EWE Arena, Oldenburg.

EWE Oldenburg will be hoping they can put in a performance in front of their own fans that will see them into their first Bundesliga Basketball final. Oldenburg finished fifth in Bundesliga standings but performed brilliantly against Bayreuth to progress to the semi-finals. Meanwhile Ratiopharm topped the BBL standings but have been out of sorts in the playoffs, being taken to a decider by Ludwigsburg, before winning the first game of this series, only to lose the next two.

EWE Baskets Oldenburg recent matches

• 27th May 2017 – Ratiopharm 61-68 EWE Baskets – BBL semi-final game three
• 23rd May 2017 – EWE Baskets 107-103 Ratiopharm – BBL semi-final game two
• 21st May 2017 – Ratiopharm 86-79 – EWE Baskets – BBL semi-final game one
• 16th May 2017 – EWE Baskets 94-86 Bayreuth – BBL Quarter final game four
• 14th May 2017 – Bayreuth 98-94 EWE Baskets – BBL Quarter-final game three

Ratiopharm ULM recent matches

• 27th May 2017 – Ratiopharm 61-68 EWE Baskets – BBL semi-final game three
• 23rd May 2017 – EWE Baskets 107-103 Ratiopharm – BBL semi-final game two
• 21st May 2017 – Ratiopharm 86-79 – EWE Baskets – BBL semi-final game one
• 18th May 2017 – Ratiopharm 91-81 Ludwigsburg – BBL Quarter-final game five
• 16th May 2017 – Ludwigsburg 84-76 Ratiopharm – BBL Quarter-final game four

EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs Ratiopharm ULM outright odds

• EWE Baskets Oldenburg to win – 1.76
• Ratiopharm Ulm to win - 2.10

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EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs Ratiopharm ULM prediction

EWE Baskets Oldenburg are favourites to seal the series victory in front of their home fans, but they won’t have it easy against the number one seeded Ratiopharm Ulm. Ratiopham had to go to a decider in their quarter-final and they will be hoping to force a fifth game in this series with a win on the road against Oldenburg.

• Total points over 170 -2.35
• Oldenburg to win with minus five-point handicap 2.55

Odds available at Bet365