Zalgiris didn't make it last week and lost both games. At home with CSKA and at Milano versus Olimpia. Zalgiris is on four games losing streak and the Lithuanian side doesn't seem to find the way to stop it. Even though they continue to perform well, they don't have what it takes to take it till the end. They need a restart and Zenit at home might not be the right opponent to do that. 

They like to speed up the game tempo with Walkup and Lekavicius and it is not quite certain if that will help them tonight. Zenit also likes to speed things up and seems to do that better than the hosts. So besides controlling the pace they need to stop making so many mistakes and give Zenit the chance to run in transition. 

Even though they beat Alba 66-73 last Friday, Zenit is not performing well. At least not even close to the standards their coach Xavi Pascual is expecting from his players. Before their win at Berlin, they lost at home from Khimki 83-88. Zenit doesn't seem to be able to play well on defense. So if their offense is not at their day, then the Russian side is in trouble. 

Baron, Rivers, and Gudaitis are the ones that Zenit will rely on to get through Kaunas tonight. If those three prove themselves tonight it is certain that they will carry the rest of their teammates. Coach Pasqual wants his team to play an offensive type of play. And if they succeed in shooting they can find the right pace. And win tonight.    

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Zalgiris Kaunas v Zenit 0-2.

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

• FullTime Result : 1.76 (Zalgiris Kaunas) - 2.10 (Zenit)
• Over/Under 154.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.80 (Zalgiris Kaunas) - 1.86 (Zenit)

*bet365 odds as offered at  26/11, 15:00CET (subject to change without prior notice) | 18+, T&Cs Apply, BeGambleAware.org

Grigonis is mainly "responsible" for what Zalgiris has achieved so far this season. He is an elite shooter, but most important besides his average of 15.0 points per game he has a great impact in the Zalgiris game. Billy Baron is also his team's top scorer with 10.3 points and a useful part of coach Pascual's team. It goes without saying that the one that will win this battle will help his team to take a step closer to win tonight.