A first-round best-of-five series awaits the winner, where they will face Valencia Basket.

The losers aren't out of the competition at this point, though, as they'll have the opportunity to face the winners of Play-In Path B for a spot in the competition.

To get to that point, Panathinaikos and Monaco will battle on the basketball court on Wednesday, April 22, at 05:00 AEST.

Quick Picks

Our pick: Panathinaikos to win

Value bet: Over 173.5 points in the total point market

Long shot: '1st Quarter Handicap' for 'Panathinaikos -2.5'

Betting Preview

Panathinaikos enter this game as the #7 seed after their regular season record. They won 22 of their 38 games (16 defeats), scoring 3,314 points and conceding 3,228 (86).

Monaco are the #8 seed in this game, as they finished tied with the Greek club in terms of wins and losses, but they had conceded more points, which led them to finish a place below their opponents in the standings. They scored 3,417 but gave up 3,282 (135).

When looking at the last five games for each team, Panathinaikos enter with three wins and two defeats. Interestingly, one of those defeats was to Valencia Basket (102-84).

Monaco enter the game in the midst of their domestic season, and have four wins (one defeat) across all competitions.

Specifically in EuroLeague competition, they are unbeaten in their last three, with their last defeat coming to Dubai (101-91).

Betting Markets to Watch

Results tend to be back and forth between these two basketball betting clubs.

Panathinaikos won the most recent encounter 107-97 (March 2026), but there haven't been many instances in which consecutive wins have occurred by the same team.

That's not to say it can't happen; the Greeks did achieve this in Dec 2023 and Jan 2024, which ended Monaco's four-game winning streak that had started in 2021.

Still, we think Panathinaikos are the likely winners, as they appear as large early favourites in the betting odds.

The total points market may offer value worth exploring, with the Over looking likely. The line has been set at 173.5, and the last two meetings have exceeded this, with 204 and 176. Averages show high-scoring tendencies between these two teams.

There may be an alternative value available in the '1st Quarter Handicap' for 'Panathinaikos -2.5'.

Their home dominance and fast starts against Monaco, as the French club has shown they can be occasionally slow in Q1 when away.

Our Prediction

Check the latest Panathinaikos vs Monaco betting odds at Sportsbet.

We think the most likely outcome is a Panathinaikos win. They have a good recent record entering the game, as well as a recent win against Monaco when hosting.