Panathinaikos beat Bayern at home 98-83. The visitors were tight for 30 minutes, but in the last period, Panathinaikos proved his better quality and won the game.

Thomas has an impressive performance for one more time scoring 18, while Papapetrou added 13 points. Nick Calathes served 12 assists, and Papagiannis was excellent in defense.

The Greek champions are sitting in the 6th place of the table. They are two wins away from the first four teams.

Pitino knows that it is crucial to achieving this (the 4th place) because it gives the home advantage in the playoff stage.

Zalgiris played excellently in Belgrade, and they beat Crvena Zvezda 76-70. Jasikevicius' players were adamant in defense, and that was the main reason for this victory.

Lukas Lekavicius had an impressive performance scoring 17 points. Jack Landale, the Australian center, added nine points and nine rebounds.

That was the third victory in the last four games for Zalgiris. They are far away from the playoff zone, but there are 15 more games.

If the Lithuanian champions won for second time on the row on the road, then anything can be possible.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000 is Panathinaikos - Zalgiris 17-6.

In the first round, Panathinaikos beat Zalgiris at Kaunas 85-86.

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

• FullTime Result : 1.32(Panathinaikos) - 3.50(Zalgiris)
• Over/Under 164.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.52 (Panathinaikos) - 2.40(Zalgiris)

*bet365 odds as offered at  17/01, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Jock Landale for Zalgiris, In addition to battling inside, has a knack for making threes in bunches. Besides, he has the ability to put his teammates in scoring positions.

Georgios Papagiannis is the big man of Panathinaikos. He has elevated his game  and prompted raves from head coach Rick Pitino about his performance against Bayern Munich.