Efes lost at home with 81-80 by CSKA Moscow. Ataman's side, was not in a good day offensively, and they were not able to stop Mike James.

With this defeat, Efes has Real and Barca alongside in the top of the Euroleague, having the same record.

In the Turkish League, they beat Tofas away. They are at the top of the table.

Efes has three defeats in the Euroleague, two of them suffered at home.

Maccabi succeded a great win at home against Panathinaikos with 88-79.

The Israeli champions were great in defence and mature in offence.

In the domestic league, they beat Galil Gilboa with 112-110 away after two overtimes.

Aaron Jackson is ready to make his debut, to cover the gap of the losses of the injured DiBartolomeo and Wolters.

In the 16 Euroleague games since 2000 between the two teams, both have won eight teams.

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

• FullTime Result: 1.41(Anadolu Efes) - 3.00(Maccabi Tel Aviv)
• Over/Under 163.5 points: 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.57(Anadolu Efes) - 2.25(Maccabi Tel Aviv)

*bet365 odds as offered at  26/12, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Maccabi guard Scottie Wilbekin first made a name for himself in Europe as a star with Darussafaka Istanbul and eventually was called into the Turkish national team. He led Darussafaka to the EuroCup crown and was named EuroCup MVP in 2018.

Shane Larkin of Efes is second in scoring in the EuroLeague with 20.6 points per game.