Efes - Khikmi (-4.5)

Efes welcomes Kimki in a confrontation characterized by the one-sided interest of the guests. The hosts are at the bottom of the scoring and from the time they handed the team's keys to Ataman, it is clear that they have devoted themselves to the obligations within the boundaries. The Turkish coach took Efes ahead of the OAKA game against Panathinaikos and since then his neighbors have won 2 wins in 11 Euroleague matches against the weak teams of Valencia and the Red Star. The last home matches of the Turks were against Zalgiris and Maccabi, two of the teams that still have a motivation for the tournament, resulting in an equal number of defeats with a big difference in the score. Khimki, on the other hand, came from the shock of home defeat from Milan and won a big double at Maccabi's headquarters by consolidating its position in the final eight. With a victory today, it ensures the qualifier in the playoff that was its primary goal and will then strive for the best possible placement. Today's runoff will be missed by the helpful Haneikat and Robinson, the first one due to injury and the second due to disciplinary misconduct, but the depth of the roster to be managed by George Barzokas is too large and able to offer the required solutions. To sum up, Efes has long faced Euroleague games as a chore and having on Monday a very important match for the Turkish championship I expect not to give much ground to the two midweek confrontations of Europe as opposed to Khimki burning for the victory and facing the game as a final. I have always supported teams with one-sided interest and I will do so today. Double with more than 4 points.