Hapoel Eilat vs Maccabi Rishon preview

Match Preview – 1st June -1700- venue- Rabin Arena, Eilat

Number two seeds Hapoel Eilat will be looking to go back ahead in the best of five quarter-final when they play host to defending champions Maccabi Rishon. Hapoel had a brilliant season finishing with a 21-12 record and won the first game of the series at home, before being humbled on the road to the 2015/16 champion Maccabi Rishon. The visitors had a mixed season ending seventh in the Winners League standings, perhaps suffering a champions hangover but have the experience of winning it last year to draw on in this series.

Hapoel Eilat recent matches

• 28th May 2017 – Maccabi Rishon 97-73 Hapoel Eilat – Winners League quarter-final game two
• 21st May 2017 – Hapoel Eilat 93-83 Maccabi Rishon – Winners League quarter-final game one
• 15th May 2017 – Ironi Nahariya 80-78 Hapoel Eilat – Winners League regular season
• 11th May 2017 – Hapoel Eilat 81-90 Maccabi K-G – Winners League regular season
• 8th May 2017 – Maccabi Haifa 84-86 Hapoel Eilat – Winners League regular season

Maccabi Rishon recent matches

• 28th May 2017 – Maccabi Rishon 97-73 Hapoel Eilat – Winners League quarter-final game two
• 21st May 2017 – Hapoel Eilat 93-83 Maccabi Rishon – Winners League quarter-final game one
• 15th May 2017 – Maccabi Rishon 110-104 Bnei Hertzeliyya – Winners league regular season
• 12th May 2017 – Hapoel Holon 91-70 Maccabi Rishon – Winners league regular season
• 6th May 2017 – Maccabi Rishon 74-88 Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Hapoel Eilat vs Maccabi Rishon outright odds

• Hapoel Eilat to win 1.34
• Maccabi Rishon to win 3.15

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Hapoel Eilat vs Maccabi Rishon prediction

Hapoel Eilat started the series strongly and will be keen to get back in front in the first to three series, but come up against a side in Maccabi Rishon who have the minerals to upset the odds and defend their championship title. Hapoel will have other ideas though and know that they are the form side out of the two and need to rediscover that form from the regular season to put them one win from a semi-final berth.

• Total points over 169 – 2.25
• Hapoel Eilat to win with minus 8.5-point handicap – 2.10

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