Anadolu Efes SK - Real Madrid

Both of these sides are nursing an opening-round defeat, but the injury sheet is what separates them tonight. Efes are missing Isaia Cordinier and Georgios Papagiannis, and losing that much size and perimeter defence at once is awkward against a Madrid front line built around Walter Tavares. The hosts have rebuilt heavily over the summer, bringing in Mike James, Dario Saric and Bruno Fernando among others, and a roster that new tends to look its worst in the first fortnight rather than its best. Madrid are not exactly humming either after dropping their opener in Dubai, and this is the second of three straight away games to start the season, so nobody is claiming they are settled. The history is the tiebreak: Madrid have won 31 of the 48 meetings and took both games last season, including a 81-75 win in this building. Close to even money for the side with the better continuity and the healthier rotation is worth taking.