Paris Basketball vs Valencia Basket 23 October 2026 Prediction

Paris hosts Valencia at Adidas Arena in the French capital to close out Round 7 of the EuroLeague regular season. Valencia has lost its last two home games after a strong start, while Paris sits at one win and five losses. Valencia is the betting favorite, but its recent results leave room for doubt.

Paris Could Get Hifi Back

EuroLeague leading scorer Nadir Hifi missed the games against Virtus (94-96) and Crvena Zvezda (81-90) with an injury. His availability for Friday is not certain, though a return looks likely. Maxime Lefebvre’s team is 18th in the EuroLeague standings at 1-5.

Tyson Etienne has scored consistently in October. The shooting guard has scored at least 17 points in each of his last six games across all competitions and at least 23 in each of his last three EuroLeague appearances. He could soon overtake Hifi atop the EuroLeague scoring charts.

Paris Predicted Lineup: Hifi – Etienne, Roden – Hommes, Faye

Out: None listed

Manager: Maxime Lefebvre

Valencia Has Lost Two Straight in the EuroLeague

Valencia led Olympiacos 62-34 early in the third quarter of their home game but lost 102-97 in overtime. A 91-88 loss to Maccabi followed. Shorts and his teammates then beat Murcia 116-93 in domestic league play.

Valencia remains in the EuroLeague top four at 4-2. New arrivals T.J. Shorts and Nikola Mirotic have quickly become key contributors on offense. Each has failed to reach double figures in scoring only once this season. Shorts also ranks among the competition’s top five in assists, averaging 5.7 per game.

Valencia Predicted Lineup: Shorts – Taylor, Saint-Supery – Reuvers, Mirotic

Out: None listed

Manager: Javier Albert

Paris and Valencia Split Their Home Games Last Season

Paris won 90-86 at home, while Valencia won the return game 98-84.

Paris vs Valencia Prediction: Paris Handicap +4.5

Main prediction: Paris has lost by more than two points at home only once this season and beat Valencia at Adidas Arena in the previous EuroLeague campaign. Hifi’s potential return would strengthen the hosts. Valencia, meanwhile, has lost three of its last four games across all competitions, including the overtime defeat to Olympiacos after leading by 28. The pick is Paris +4.5 at 1.85.

Total points prediction: Shorts returns to Adidas Arena as an opposing player for the second time. Last season, Hifi outscored him in their head-to-head matchup, but Shorts’ Panathinaikos won 101-95. Valencia is averaging 98.3 points per EuroLeague game, Hifi may return, and both teams have had defensive issues. That supports over 182.5 total points at 1.70.