CB Granada needs to win this one to qualify into Spanish Cup - very important and prestigiuos competition in Spain. The coach of CB Grenada, Sergio Valdeolmillos, recovers for the match his main option at center position Curtis Borchardt and quard Samo Udrih, absent in the last match with TAU, but may Rafa Vidaurreta (not important) is out because he was injured in the car crash. The Palacio where Granada currently have one of the record in league (6-1) recorded the best entry in recent years, as they have been installed for extra bleachers and chairs and full insurance. So absolutely crazy support is expected today for the hosts in most historical match.

 

Maccabi Elite will take another stab at the top spots in Group B when it hosts co-leader Unicaja at Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday night. Maccabi, which can clinch a spot in the Top 16 already this week with a win or a Cibona loss, can theoretically move to second place in the standings with a big win. However for Maccabi, which enters the game at 7-3, to surpass Unicaja (8-2), it must win by at least 23 to erase a 93-70 loss it suffered in Spain in November.

Unics vs Hapoel Jerusalim

Unics Kazan playing at home and seeking revenge for 39 points loss in Jerusalim (68:107). Players for sure remember than match and will try to answer at home. Situation now is completely different. Unics have D.Lavrinovic back in the roster, under new coach team won 6 of 7 games and finaly Unics started to play better on the court. There are still many things to work but I feel that this game is more than regular match for Kazan. Also it's very important for Unics to win at least with 15-20 pts difference to get advantage over Hapoel and Strasbourg if these teams will be tied at the end of group stage (right now it's very probable scenario) so it's worth to expect high motivation from Kazan today.

Varese is much better team when they play at home. But results and table standings have too much weight in this line. Varese is at the bottom of the table but if we will take closer look into their home record we will notice that Varese experience lack of luck playing at home. Currently they have 3-5 record at home but they lost 2 games in OT and other 2 games were lost by 6 points or lower. Also they have lost only one game at home by more than 6 points to Snaidero at the start of championship. From latest team news it is worth to mention that Varese signed T.Brown (18 pts in last game against Scafati) and Lloreda is a new player today (he is known as great rebounder) to substitute injured Mate Skelin.