Varese vs Venezia predictions, Jan 18, 2026

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In the upcoming Italian Lega A Basketball match on January 18, 2026, Pallacanestro Varese will face off against Umana Venezia at home. Both teams have been displaying strong performances in recent matches, with Varese winning 3 out of their last 5 games, and Venezia securing victory in 4 out of their last 5 outings.

Venezia currently holds the upper hand according to bookmakers, with odds favoring them for an away win at 1.61, compared to Varese’s odds of 2.21 for a home victory. Our model prediction also slightly leans towards Venezia, with a 51.9% probability of an away win. The predicted final score stands at 85:89 in favor of Umana Venezia.

Tactically, both teams have shown prowess in their offensive and defensive strategies, making this matchup a closely contested one. It will be interesting to see how Varese’s home advantage plays out against Venezia’s recent strong form. With the teams so evenly matched, this game is set to be a thrilling encounter with the potential for an unpredictable outcome.

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Varese 43.1%

Venezia 56.9%

Prediction (the most likely score): 86:89

Outrights of Italian Lega A Basketball Venezia: 4.39% Varese: 1.28%

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Betting Odds

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	2.18		1.65
	2.19		1.64	Watch and Bet
	2.15		1.64

Latest Results

11.01.26 Treviso Basket – Pallacanestro Varese – 86:83 03.01.26 Pallacanestro Varese – Napoli Basket – 84:80 28.12.25 Pallacanestro Trapani – Pallacanestro Varese – 88:95 21.12.25 Pallacanestro Varese – Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 – 84:69 14.12.25 Basket Brescia – Pallacanestro Varese – 102:94

14.01.26 Umana Venezia – Śląsk Wrocław Basketball – 103:76 11.01.26 Umana Venezia – Virtus Bologna – 75:81 07.01.26 Umana Venezia – U BT Cluj-Napoca – 90:83 05.01.26 Umana Venezia – Treviso Basket – 87:66 02.01.26 BC Neptūnas Klaipeda – Umana Venezia – 103:118

Facts

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 11 and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Lega A (Play Offs: Quarter~finals)).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Varese won 0.

Recent performances by Varese have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Venezia is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Varese may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Recently, Venezia has had a series of home games.

The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Varese won 8 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 12 matches, and goals 1571:1646. (average 78.6:82.3).

Including home matches between the teams, Varese won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 794:815. (average 79.4:81.5).

Latest Head To Head

02.11.25 Umana Venezia – Pallacanestro Varese – 86:75 11.05.25 Umana Venezia – Pallacanestro Varese – 83:64 01.12.24 Pallacanestro Varese – Umana Venezia – 77:86 14.01.24 Pallacanestro Varese – Umana Venezia – 92:103 29.10.23 Umana Venezia – Pallacanestro Varese – 102:88

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	L		Pts
1	Virtus Bologna	14	12	2	1197:1087	24
2	Brescia	14	12	2	1276:1179	24
3	Olimpia Milano	14	11	3	1211:1074	22
4	Venezia	14	10	4	1280:1187	20
5	Tortona	14	9	5	1221:1211	18
6	Trieste	14	7	7	1173:1233	14
7	Udine	14	6	8	1136:1123	12
8	Basket Napoli	14	6	8	1193:1196	12
9	Cremona	14	6	8	1142:1161	12
10	Trento	14	6	8	1186:1164	12
11	Varese	14	5	9	1140:1207	10
12	Sassari	14	5	9	1181:1248	10
13	Reggiana	14	4	10	1120:1152	8
14	Treviso	14	3	11	1158:1284	6
15	Cantu	14	3	11	1179:1287	6
16	Trapani	0	0	0	0:0	0

Italian Lega A Basketball Outrights

1. Milano: 1.8 (41.43%)

2. Virtus Bologna: 3.08 (24.21%)

3. Brescia: 15.8 (4.72%)

4. Venezia: 17 (4.39%)

5. Trento: 18 (4.14%)

6. Basket Napoli: 19 (3.92%)

7. Derthona Tortona: 19.8 (3.77%)

8. Reggiana: 30 (2.49%)

9. Reggio Emilia U18: 30 (2.49%)

10. Treviso: 50 (1.49%)

11. Sassari: 53.4 (1.4%)

12. Varese: 58.2 (1.28%)

13. Pallacanestro Trieste: 58.2 (1.28%)

14. Cremona: 93.4 (0.8%)

15. Trapani: 100 (0.75%)

16. Udine: 100.2 (0.74%)

17. Cantu: 105.2 (0.71%)

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