Anadolu Efes thrashed Maccabi with 99-79 at home. The Euroleagu finalist played excellent basketball.

They are sitting on the top of the table alongside with the two Spanish giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

In the Turkish league, they tried hard to beat Darusafaka with 89-83. They are in the first place of the table.

Shane Larkin is in great form, while Dunston is still ou due to injury.

Khimki lost with 92-88 at Astrobale by Villeurbanne.It was a bad defeat, that makes it more difficult to be in the play off zone.

Rumours refer to a stron argument between coach Kurtinaitis and the star of the team Alexey Shved.

In the VTB league, Khimki suffered their first loss. It was at home against Lokomoti Kuban with 89-94.

They stayed at the top of the league. It is crucial, how it is the relationship among Kurtinaitis and Shved.

In four Euroleague games between the two teams, Efes has two wins, while Khimki has also win two times.

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

• FullTime Result: 1.20(Efes) - 4.75(Khimki)
• Over/Under 175.5 points: 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.47(Efes) - 2.75(Khimki)

*bet365 odds as offered at  03/01, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

The two best scorers in the EuroLeague will face each other on Friday as Shane Larkin of Efes and Alexey Shved of Khimki square off in this game.

Larkin is the most prolific Efes player in offense with the second-best scoring average in the league, 20.2 points per game, together with 3.8 assists.

On the other side stands one of the most lethal scorers ever in the league. Shved tops all scorers this season with 20.9 points per game. He also adds 5.3 assists per game for Khimki as a starter.