Villeurbanne lost at Russia by Zenit with 75-70. They have four defeats in a row.

The French champions have to react. Playing at home they feel more comfortable than the away games.

In the domestic league, ASVEL are unbeatable so far. They won Levallois with 86-76.

Payne is a big loss. They will probably sign a player to replace him.

Milano lost at home from Crvena Zvezda with 77-67. It was a bad performance by Messina's team.

That was the third defeat in a row, and the fourth in the last five games. Nedovic, Gudaitis and Micov are injured.

In the Italian league, Milano beat Pesaro with 71-65. That was the third consecutive victory.

They are third in the league, as they had made a slow start.

There are no previous games between these two teams.

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

• FullTime Result : 2.40(Villeurbanne) - 1.62(Milano)
• Over/Under 151.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 2.00(Villeurbanne) - 1.71(Milano)

*bet365 odds as offered at  12/12, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Livio Jean-Charles and Luis Scola are mobile big men who will be facing each other when the ball starts rolling on Friday.

Jean-Charles has averaged 9.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as a starter for ASVEL in over 21 minutes on court.

For Milan, Scola has posted 11.3 points, 5.7 boards and 1.4 assists as a starter for Coach Ettore Messina.