Ural Great - CSKA Moscow
CSKA have Euroleague game next week and Messina decided to leave Papaluokas and Smodish in Moscow. Also young players Zabelin and Voroncevic have stayed at home because of small injuries. CSKA fligh to Perm with only 10 players and 7 main players (one of them Marcus Goree who still can't find his role in team). Sure even with such absences CSKA have great chances to win this game but I have seriuos doubts about trashing Ural-Great team especially in sold-out "Molot" arena.

Ural have signed many good players in offseason from Cibona. Sure they are class above than CSKA players but it's never have been easy for Moscow team to play in Perm. Last year they won only by 13 points, while in 2005/2006 season they won only after overtime. I am sure that Perm players will fight until last seconds for respectable margin. And 22.5 points handicap is too big taking into consideration CSKA absences.

I expect CSKA to win by 12-17 points but not more.

Pick: Ural Great +21 @ 1.95 PinnacleSports 3/10