Olympiakos lost at Zenit 91-87 despite the exceptional performance of its captain Vasilis Spanoulis who scored 31 points. Printezis and Papanikolaou also added 20 points each, but no other of their teammates helped in the demanded level.

Bartzokas tries to put some new elements in the plays of his team. That is no easy at all in the middle of the season. It isn't very easy, but not impossible for Olympiakos to be in the playoff zone.

Octavius Ellis is a new addition in Olympiakos' roster. The 26-year old American center started the season in Promitheas Patras, where he had outstanding performances. He recorded 10.2 points and 6.9 rebounds in 16 games.

Bartzokas loves to work with players in the style of Ellis. He will add size in the paint, but he is also fast and very athletic center.

Baskonia won Khimki at home 83-79. The game was too tight. No team led by more than six points at any time of the game. Shavon Shields scored 22 points, while Yousspha Fall added 15 and grabbed 8 rebounds.

The bad moment of the games was the injury of Pierria Herny, who will be sidelined for some weeks. That is too bad for the player and Baskonia, like Granger, Garino, and maybe Vildoza are also unavailable.

In the Spanish league, Ivanovic's players were tired, almost exhausted. As a result of this, they lost at home 73-77 by Andorra. Baskonian side is not in the playoff zone, and they have to fight hard to achieve it, contrary to what happened in the previous years.

Baskonia attempted 38 free throws, the most by the club in almost 11 years, and that is a record that has to be mentioned. It is not a good season for Baskonia, and most likely, they will not be in the Euroleague playoff.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000 is Olympiakos - Baskonia 23-16.

In the first round, Baskonia beat Olympiakos at Buesa Arena 82-66.

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

• FullTime Result : 1.41(Olympiakos) - 3.00(Baskonia)
• Over/Under 162.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.57(Olympiakos) - 2.25(Baskonia)

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

Vassilis Spanoulis became the oldest player ever to score 30 or more points in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game when he finished with 31 points by making 5 of 5 two-pointers and 5 of 7 threes while dishing 7 assists.

Henry is out, so Nik Stauskas has to score more for Baskonia. The Canadian sharp-shooter will have to be outstanding to give some hopes to Baskonia for a win in Piraeus.