CSKA was absolutely amazing in the Moscow derby against Khimki. They took the on the road win 87-96 playing in a very aggressive manner. The one that they enjoy the most. Mike James for yet another night was the one that led the winners with career highs of 36 points and 10 assists. and center Nikola Milutinov contributed with another double-double with 11 and 11 rebounds. CSKA currently seems very hard to be stopped.  

Even though CSKA is a galaxy of stars, two of them will be more than enough to win tonight's clash against Efes. Mike James - of course - with his points and the pace he usually gives his team. And Nikola Milutinov can control the glass. Efes has terrible trouble in rebounds and if CSKA controls them, then they will make a crucial step to winning.   

Even though they didn't play well for yet another game, Efes could take the win at "La Fonteta" last week. But instead, they lost 76-74 from Valencia with a buzzer-beater from Klemen Prepelic The two teams were close during the whole match and a thrilling end was expected. It happened and the Turkish side was the one to suffer the loss. Despite the effort of Vasilije Micic and James Anderson - they both gave Efes 16 points apiece - the visitors didn't have their star Shane Larkin in a great night. 

Efes is fighting hard to find the rhythm this season. They haven't done that yet. But if they manage to score more than 80 points they win the game. Will they succeed to score tonight? Probably not, because CSKA at home is playing really hard on defense at home. So if they want to escape with a win, Shane Larkin must be the killing machine we all experienced in the past seasons in Euroleague.  

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is CSKA Moscow v Anadolu Efes 19-4.

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

• FullTime Result : 1.41 (CSKA Moscow) - 3.00 (Anadolu Efes)
• Over/Under 162.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.57 (CSKA Moscow) - 2.25 (Anadolu Efes)

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

A day that we all expected with great anticipation. To watch Mike James and Shane Larkin face each other. Mike James is simply amazing this year. He leads the league in scoring with 20.6 points per game and he is leading his team in assists with an average of 5.2 per game. Shane Larkin on the other hand has 15.0 points and 4.9 assists per game and is Efes's top offensive weapon. Efes is the underdog for this clash, but if someone could turn the fate of this game, is definitely Larkin.