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There are three rounds left until the end of the Euroleague season, and Maccabi Tel Aviv will need some kind of miracle to start in sixth place, which leads directly to the playoffs.
Fenerbahçe and Olympiakos, who occupy the 6th and 5th places and achieved one more victory than the Yellows, have the advantage in the internal tiebreaker with Ketch's team and to pass them they will have to achieve one more victory.
But if we rely on data, this is a very unlikely scenario.
The statistics website "Clutch Data" used various statistics to measure the remaining schedule of games for each team and rated how difficult it is.
The degree of difficulty expected for Maccabi Tel Aviv, which will host Valencia and Milan and will be hosted by Barcelona, was estimated at 46.9%.
For comparison, Fenerbahce, which is ranked sixth and expects games against Alba Berlin, Anadolu Efes (home) and Olympiakos (away), has an easier schedule, measured at only 31.7%.
For Olympiakos, which is ranked fifth, 51.5%, it is a little more difficult than Maccabi Tel Aviv, but in total, easier games are expected for four of the six teams that are ranked above the Yellows - so it is difficult to expect to climb the table.
The full odds map/screenshot, from Twitter
At the same time, if Maccabi Tel Aviv examines the teams that are blowing their necks in the fight for seventh place, an optimistic picture emerges.
The Yellows have an easier schedule than the eighth-ranked Virtus Bologna and also Basconia who could theoretically still get past Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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