Efes beat Zalgiris at Kaunas with 74-68. Another great performance, by Ataman's side.

The Turkish champions may did not score a lot, but they were tough to earn a crucial away victory.

They are at the top of the league. Shane Larkin is in an ecellent condition.

The confidence is at the highest level at Efes. They believe that they can go till the end this year, and not just participate to the final.

CSKA Moscow thrashed Crvenza Zvezda with 100-74. It was a great performance and a fantastic reaction after the defeat in Tel-Aviv.

Mike James scored 29 points with excellent statistics. He is the leader of the Euroleague Champions.

Itoudis' team depend on James too much. That's not so good for the Russian side.

The absence of Clyburn is too important. So fafr, CSKA have not signed any other player to replace him.

In the 21 Euroleague games between the two teams, Efes has three wins, while Milano has won 18 times.

Let's take a look at main and special odds markets offered at bet365 website :

• FullTime Result: 1.38(Anadolu Efes) - 3.15(CSKA Moscow)
• Over/Under 164,5 points: 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.55(Anadolu Efes) - 2.30(CSKA Moscow)

*bet365 odds as offered at  20/12, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Shane Larkin and Mike James... is hard to imagine anywhere in the basketball world right now.

Larkin leads Efes and ranks second among all EuroLeague players in scoring with 20.8 points in 28 minutes per game and also averages 3.8 assists.

James leads CSKA and is third best in the league with 19.6 points per game, plus dishes 4.1 assists in over 27 minutes.