Zenit - Uralmash. Forecast for the VTB United League match
On December 22, Uralmash is going to visit Zenit. In the last face-to-face meeting, the victory went to the team from St. Petersburg. What will happen now? Bets and forecast will give the answer to this question

Command Analysis

BC Zenit

Current form
In the previous round, Zenit suffered an unfortunate setback. At home, the team lost to UNICS (76:79). Thus, Pascual charges allowed CSKA to get away.
It is worth adding that Zenit had performed much better before this. The team from St. Petersburg had several bright victories. For example, Pascual charges even managed to beat CSKA.
Disqualifications and injuries
Zenit has no personnel problems.
Interesting facts for betting
Zenit performs well on its home court. The St. Petersburg team has won 5 of its last 6 matches at home.
Tentative line-up: Moon – Bacon, Karasev – Vorontsevich, Hunter

Uralmash

Current form
In the current season, Uralmash has won exactly 50% of matches. Thanks to this result, the team from Yekaterinburg is in sixth place in the tournament table. The team is fighting for a place in the playoffs.
In the previous round, Uralmash opponent was Avtodor. The team from Yekaterinburg took advantage of its home court and won a confident victory with a score of 79:60.
Disqualifications and injuries
Uralmash has no personnel problems.
Interesting facts for betting
Uralmash has been unsuccessful in Saint Petersburg. The team has lost its last four matches in this city.
Estimated lineup : Zaitsev - Martin, Ivlev - Dalton, Mikheyev
Trends
Bet 1st quarter. Zenit win
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, the St. Petersburg team won the opening segment
1.58Bet 1st quarter: total under 40.5 points
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings, more than 40 points were not scored in the first quarter
1.80Tip and bets
Zenit will be very angry and will try to rehabilitate themselves for the last failure. The team should be helped in this by returning to their home walls. Pascual charges play much better at home than away, so they should not have any problems. We suggest giving preference to the hosts.
Our prediction is Zenit with a handicap of (-8.5) points at 1.79
Bet on total
Zenit continues to pay a lot of attention to defense. Given this, we doubt that the duel will be a high-flying one.
Forecast - total under 158.5 points for 1.65
Bet on statistics
Despite the cautious play, Zenit continues to act brightly in attack. It should not be difficult for the team to score more than 80 points.
Forecast - "Zenit": total over 80.5 points for 1.78