In the match of the second stage of the VTB United League regular season in Group A, CSKA will host Nizhny Novgorod on its site in Moscow.
CSKAEmil Raikovich's team continues to show not always stable, but still good basketball before the playoffs and has already won three victories in a row.
The last time CSKA played in the VTB United League was on March 13. On the road, the "army men" outplayed a principled opponent in a very stubborn struggle. In St. Petersburg, CSKA beat Zenit with the score 72:69 (20:14; 13:16; 16:22; 23:17). In this meeting, two basketball players played quite effectively as part of the "army". Serbian forward Nikola Milutinov scored 19 points, made 13 rebounds and made two losses. American point guard Casper Ware, in turn, scored 17 points, made three rebounds and completed six assists.
On March 17, CSKA played a friendly match against the leader of the Super League of Moscow "Runa". In this meeting, the "army" played just quite unstable and eventually lost with a score of 76:80. Nikola Mitulinov played more or less well in this meeting with CSKA, he scored 14 points, made nine rebounds and completed three assists.
"Nizhny Novgorod"Zoran Lukic's team, in turn, has recently played in a very busy schedule, but at the same time became the winner of the Cup of Russia.
In their last match of the VTB United League, which was on March 15, Nizhny Novgorod in Moscow lost to the IBA in a very hard fight. The meeting ended with a score 67:71 (15:18; 22:23; 18:18; 12:12). In this meeting, the American point guard Jermaine Love-Roberts played quite well in the Nizhny Novgorod club, he scored 19 points, made three rebounds and made three losses.
After the defeat, Zoran Lukic's team went to St. Petersburg for the Final Four of the Russian Cup. On March 17, in the semifinals of the tournament, Nizhny Novgorod defeated Khimki near Moscow with a score of 80:57 (21:16; 24:19; 16:16; 19:6). And the very next day, Nizhny Novgorod showed very high-quality basketball against Zenit in the title match and made a sensation. The Nizhny Novgorod club was stronger with the score 84:72 (23:12; 19:24; 22:17; 20:19). In this meeting, two basketball players played very well as part of Nizhny Novgorod. Russian defender Ivan Strebkov scored 21 points, made two rebounds and completed four assists. And Jermaine Love-Roberts scored 20 points, made four rebounds and completed two assists.
Nizhny Novgorod and CSKA last played against each other on the second of February as part of the second stage of the VTB United League regular season. Then the "Army" on the road turned out to be much stronger with the score 89:70 (24:24; 24:20; 17:17; 24:9).
ForecastIn this match, CSKA on its own site is, of course, considered by bookmakers to be the undisputed favorite.
After a pause, Emil Raikovich's team will surely show productive basketball against a more tired opponent in front of their fans. We suggest that you bet more than 88.5 points on CSKA's individual total.