Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul will hope to proceed with its move up the standings when it has Zalgiris Kaunas on Thursday. Fenerbahce (8-10) began 2022 last week with a resonating 94-80 triumph over Olympiacos Piraeus as hold gatekeeper and group commander drove six scorers in twofold figures with 17 points.

It was Fenerbahce's fifth win in its last six games, however the first since stars Jan Vesely and Nando De Colo were lost due to injury.

After the game against Olympiakos, Fener played two games for the Turkish League. First, they lost at Petkim in overtime 95-90. In the second game, they easily won Bugiouk 90-65.

Vesely and De Colo remain sidelined and both are big absences for coach Djordjevic. Besides, the German forward Danilo Barthel is also still out.

Zalgiris (3-14) has lost four in succession, most as of late at FC Bayern Munich 74-65 last week. The Lithuanian champs are winless in nine street games this season.

At the point when they met in Round 11 in November, Zalgiris crushed Fenerbahce 86-75 behind a season-high 18 points from Edgaras Ulanovas. Zalgiris also made 18 of 30 two-point shots (60%). 

Janis Strelnieks is the new injury for Zalgiris. It is a big loss, especially in this roster. Lauvergne is still out from the start of the season. That has costs to the Lithuanian champs.

Besides, Zoran Dragic is not in Kaunas anymore. The Slovenian star did not manage to offer things in Zalgiris, so Zdovc decided that there is no reason to keep an place in this roster.

The two teams have faced each other in 25  Euroleague games. Fenerbahce has 16 wins, while Zalgiris has won 9 times.

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

• FullTime Result : 1.16 (Fenerbahce) - 5.50 (Zalgiris)
• Over/Under 151 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.41 (Fenerbahce) - 2.70 (Zalgiris)

*bet365 odds are correct at time of publishing (20/01, 15:00 CET) and are subject to change | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Booker vs. Nebo

Devin Booker has been approached to take on a greater job for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul with the previous MVP Jan Vesely sidelined. He has been in great structure recently with 14.0 points on 68.2% two-point shooting and 44.4% three-point shooting in addition to 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals for a PIR of 17.0 over his last three games. His Zalgiris Kaunas Josh Nebo has been scorching with midpoints of 10.5 points on 19-for25 shooting (76%) in addition to 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for a PIR of 20.0 over his last four games. The two athletic huge men will conflict in the paint on Thursday and each side will be inclining intensely on its middle realizing that a major event could have a significant effect.