One of its worst performances of recent years was made at Kaunas by Olympiacos, who should be pleased that he lost "only" by 25 points (94-69).

The Reds dropped out of the game early, had injuries to both of their key guards Spanoulis and Rochestie, and  the 17-year-old Alexander Nikolaidis had to be on the court.

Rochestie (4.4 points, 4.1 assists) has been sidelined and will be out of action for at least three weeks so that he may be preventing the re-start after the suspension for the Cups.

Spanoulis (11.3 points, 4.6 assists) hit the ankle and will also be out of the race. Outside is the 1st-ranked scorer Printezis (12.3 points, 4.8 rebounds average) who did not play with Zalgiris either. Until the end of the season, Charalampopoulos will be out.

The third home defeat of the season for CSKA -after them with Olympiakos and Panathinaikos came from Efes. Indeed, it was the first defeat in CSKA European history by the Turkish team in Moscow and the first defeat after ten consecutive home and away victories.

They have now fallen to 4th place in the standings and wants to grab a victory in Greece, where they generally have an excellent tradition after rarely losing.

The American star Will Clyburn (12.5 points, 5.3 rebounds) is permanently out of action, while Latvian guard Yiannis Strelnieks (8.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists) is in doubt.

Strelnieks has already lost six games in a row (he was on the bench against Efes, but he didn't play. The veteran forward Ford Andrei Vorontsevich (3.6 points, 3 rebounds) is also in the injury list.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Efes - Zalgiris 9-19.

In the first round, Olympiakos beat CSKA in Moscow 84-79.

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

• FullTime Result:3.70(Olympiakos) - 1.29(CSKA Moscow)
• Over/Under 160 points: 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points:2.50 (Olympiakos) - 1.50(CSKA Moscow)

*bet365 odds as offered at 06/02, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos and Kyle Hines of CSKA star in a duel on the paint.

Milutinov averages 10.3 points, 8.3 boards and 1.2 assists for Olympiacos in 22 appearances as a starter.

Hines starts for CSKA and averages 8.9 points, 4.7 boards and 1.4 assists in 23 appearances.