Maccabi lost 80-68 in Munich by Bayern. It was a bad performance for the Israeli champions, especially offensively. They shot in a bad percentage. Hunter, Bryant, and Jackson were the best players for Maccabi in this game.

It was the first loss after three victories in a row and the third one in the last 11 games. However, it has to be mentioned that Maccabi is the only unbeatable team in Euroleague in the home games.

The injury list is full, and that is a matter of concern for coach Sfairopoulos. Omri Kasspi, the exNBAER and the leader of this team, is sideline alongside with Tarick Black, Nate Wolters, and DiBartolomeo.

For this reason, apart from the additions of Reynolds and Jackson two weeks ago, Maccabi also signed Amare Stoudemire. The exNBAer is 37-year old, and he was playing in the Chinese league.

Real lost the big derby by Efes 75-80 in Madrid. Pablo Laso's side was not able to stop Shane Larkin at any time of the games. That was the third consecutive loss, and Real cannot feel secure anymore for a place in the top-4.

The absence of Randolph is too prominent. Reyes and Rudy are back. The same counts for Llull. Randolph and Rudy signed a new contract keeping them in Madrid till 2023.

In the Liga Endesa, Real beat Manresa away 80-75. That was a positive reaction after the home defeat by Baskonia last week. However, the truth is, that once more, Laso's player did not perform well.

Real has to recover soon. Otherwise, the Spanish champions will risk losing the home advantage in playoff. Randolph remains in the injury list.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000 is Real Madrid - Maccabi Tel Aviv 16-10.

In the first round, Real beat Maccabi at Madrid 86-85.

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

• FullTime Result : 1.76(Maccabi Tel Aviv) - 2.10(Real Madrid)
• Over/Under 163.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.80(Maccabi Tel Aviv) - 1.86(Real Madrid)

*bet365 odds as offered at  30/01, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Sarunas Jasikevicius is a legend EuroLeague point guards. He has gone a lot earlier this century as a player against current Milan head coach Ettore Messina. Their teams had some of the epic battles, and Saras came out on top against Messina-coached teams in a pair championship game.

In 2003 with Barcelona against Benetton, and in 2009 with Panathinaikos against CSKA. Now, Jasikevicius in his fifth season as Zalgiris head coach has his first chance to face Messina in a coaching duel.