Barcelona got another road win on Pireus last week beating Olympiacos 74-76 and extend their winning streak to six games. Even though the Catalans had the lead in the first half, they lost their lead and they had to rely on Cory Higgins and his free throws in the end and in addition to the hosts that missed three chances in the waning seconds they took the win. Nikola Mirotic was the lead scorer for another match with 16 points and 5 rebounds, while Higgins scored 14 points. Nick Calathes had 12 points and dished 7 assists, Pierre Oriola scored 11 and Brandon Davies chipped in 10 points.

Barcelona is a the top of the standings mainly because they managed to find the way to win every opponent in the league. They seem to have a different way or a different key-player every night. Last week over Olympiacos was Oriola and tonight another Blaugrana player will step-up to face and beat the Turks. And Sarunas Jasikecicius will find a different way for his team to prevail.

Shane Larkin was simply amazing in Belgrade. The American star with his 23 points led his team to the sixth win in a row, beating Crvena Zvezda 86-72. The visitors had control of the game and took the win easily. Besides Larkin Vasilije Micic added 13 points, Sertac Sanli scored 12, Rodrigue Beaubois 11, and Krunoslav Simon offered 10 points with 6 assists to their team. Efes lifted their record to 12-10 but tonight they must have the game of their life if they want everything of this clash.

A much difficult task against the league's leaders tonight for Efes. If they want to claim anything at Palau Blaugrana they must find a way to destroy Barca's game. Given that the Catalans will control the glass, the visitors must find a way to overcome them in the backcourt. It will be more difficult if Shane Larkin will not make it for tonight due to injury.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Barcelona v Anadolu Efes 12-10. 

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

• FullTime Result : 1.29 (Barcelona) - 3.70 (Anadolu Efes)
• Over/Under 153.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.50 (Barcelona) - 2.50 (Anadolu Efes)

*bet365 odds are correct at time of publishing (04/02, 15:00 CET) and are subject to change | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Nick Calathes sighed this summer to Barcelona to be the mastermind of the team. And he is doing just that. He is being second in the league with 7.6 assists alongside 8.4 points and 3.7 rebounds, but most of all he has an enormous influence on the team performance. Tonight he will have to face another great guard Vasolje Micic. The Serbian guard is literally doing everything for Efes. He averages 15.0 points, 2.5 boards, 5.0 assists, and 1.0 steal per game and he is the top man for the Turkish side this season. A great battle is expected at Palau Blaugrana.