EuroLeague Preview, Statistics & Betting Guide

Considered to be the top basketball league in Europe by many people, we preview the Euroleague, look back at past champions and look at statistics which can help when placing bets on the Euroleague.
EuroLeague Preview, Statistics & Betting Guide
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2024 EuroLeague Preview

The EuroLeague was established back in 1957 and originally went under the FIBA European Champions Cup name for the first thirty years of the tournament, it has been known as the EuroLeague since 2000.

The popularity of the league makes it the most popular basketball league outside of the NBA, during the 2023-24 season games averaged 10,383 attendances, the highest indoor sport average attendance outside of the US.

We head into the 2024-25 season with Panathinaikos as the reigning champions after having won their seventh title last year, their first since 2011 during a dominant reign by the Greek clubs.

There used to be plenty of back-to-back winners, however, since 2015 that has only happened once (Anadolu Efes 2021 & 2022) so Panathinaikos will have their work cut out to back up their championship.

Paris has been promoted to the EuroLeague for this new season, replacing Valencia who were relegated to the EuroCup.

Euroleague 2024/25 25 May @ 17:00 - Win Tournament
Olympiacos 3.00
Panathinaikos 4.00
Fenerbahce 7.50
Monaco 9.00
Real Madrid 12.00

How often do Favourites win in the EuroLeague?

There was a bit of a jump in winning favourites last season, the four seasons prior saw 66%, 65%, 65% & 66% of favourites winning so very consistent, however, during the 2023-24 season we saw a jump to 73% of winning favourites.

For the home teams last season we saw 75% of favourites win, that is 3 in 4 favourites winning with home advantage and a jump from 69% the season prior whilst away favourites took a massive jump from 56% to 67%!

SeasonHome (W-L)Road (W-L)Overall (W-L)
2019-20126-54 (70.00%)39-30 (56.52%)165-84 (66.27%)
2020-21141-69 (67.14%)73-44 (62.39%)214-113 (65.44%)
2021-22146-57 (71.92%)48-48 (50.00%)194-105 (64.88%)
2022-23169-77 (68.70%)46-36 (56.10%)215-113 (65.55%)
2023-24186-62 (75.00%)55-27 (67.07%)241-89 (73.03%)
Totals768-319 (70.65%)261-185 (58.52%)1029-504 (67.12%)

How many Points are scored in the EuroLeague?

Below is a table highlighting the EuroLeague games over the last five seasons and how many points both the hosts and visitors averaged during those seasons as well as the game average.

With the exception of the 2021-22 season, the average points per game is fairly consistent, that season was slightly lower than the norm and the home team's average has only dipped below 80 in the past five seasons.

SeasonTotal GamesHome AveRoad AveGame Ave
2019-2025282.378.8161.1
2020-2132880.977.8158.7
2021-2229979.075.0154.1
2022-2332883.078.5161.5
2023-2433183.679.6163.2
Totals153881.878.0159.8

EuroLeague Past Winners

Not only have Real Madrid made the last three finals, but they are also the most successful team in the EuroLeague having been crowned champions eleven times from their twenty-one final appearances.

Panathinaikos are third on the list after their win in 2024 moved them on to seven, now only one win behind CSKA Moscow (8) in second and one ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv (6). Rounding out the top five is the Italian club Varese with five wins.

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-Up
2023-24Panathinaikos
95 - 80Real Madrid
2022-23Real Madrid
79 - 78Olympiacos
2021-22Anadolu Efes
58 - 57Real Madrid
2020-21Anadolu Efes
86 - 81FC Barcelona
2019-20Cancelled due to the pandemic
2018-19CSKA Moscow
91 - 83Anadolu Efes
2017-18Real Madrid
85 - 80Fenerbahçe
2016-17Fenerbahçe
80 - 64Olympiacos

EuroLeague Winners by Country

It's pretty close at the top for the number of titles won with just one separating Spain and Italy and then a further three back to Greece.

Spain tops the charts with fourteen wins, the majority of those (11) have come from Real Madrid with Barcelona (2) and Joventut Badalona (1) making up the other title wins.

Italy's wins have been much more spread out with five teams making up their thirteen wins, Varese (5) with the most of those whilst Panathinaikos (7) and Olympiacos (3) make up the ten wins for Greece.

RankClubTitlesRunners-Up
1stSpain1419
2ndItaly1313
3rdGreece108
4thSoviet Union86
5thYugoslavia71

Author Information

Andy Powell manages this EuroLeague Preview and other basketball content in this section of the site as well as the Basketball Tipsters in the OLBG tipster competition in his role in the OLBG Expert Team. Andy meticulously updates the data and results for these pieces. You can get Basketball betting advice in our bookmaker reviews as well as in our Best Basketball Betting Sites Guide.

**Statistics included in this blog include all matches (League Stage & Playoffs) from the start of the 2019-20 season to the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, home and away teams are decided by the matchup.

Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy Powell, a dedicated follower of Basketball, enriches OLBG's Basketball content with his passion for the sport. With an astute eye on global Basketball events, Andy provides comprehensive insights and in-depth analysis. His knowledge spans various Basketball leagues, offering fans valuable perspectives and strategic guidance.

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