6th round in the Euroleague with Khimki hosting Barcelona.
The Russians achieved their first victory in the institution last week, beating Gran Canaria 87-72, in a game that ended from the first part where Khimki built a difference of 15 points, which was maintained until the end. The defeats in the point were preceded by Efes and Milan, with the report of Bartzokas's team being considered poor and if he wants to hit 8, he will need a good series of victories.
Barcelona, although significantly strengthened compared to last year tragic year, still has not tied as a team and shows transitions from game to game or even during its games where it makes in several cases tragic ten minutes that deprive them of results. These problems make their appearance mainly away from home where it lost to CSKA and Cran Canaria but also to Fuenlabrada in the last match for ACB.
Khimki is a rhythm team and desperately needs the 2nd consecutive victory at home and seems to have found rhythm lately. The Spaniards excel under the basket with Tomic, Singleton and Serafin, but the Russians are a team that likes to run and rely on long shots. I believe that Khimki is capable of taking advantage of Barcelona's dead space and if it finds a rhythm in the shot, it will probably win easily.
Khimki - Barcelona: 1 (1,76) BET365