Hapoel Tel Aviv are slight underdogs but the favored team is Žalgiris Kaunas based on form and EuroLeague standings — Žalgiris have a stronger away record and deeper rotation this season while Hapoel rely heavily on their starters; typical moneyline-style odds for a matchup like this are around Žalgiris 1.90 / Hapoel 2.05, reflecting Žalgiris as favorites and showing a narrow margin in expected outcome with DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match starts on 2025-12-30 at 7:05:00 PM local time; for clarity that is 19:05 Israel Standard Time (IST, UTC+2) if played in Tel Aviv or 19:05 Eastern European Time (EET, UTC+2) if the announced local time refers to Kaunas — confirm the home team designation on the official EuroLeague schedule.

The fixture is scheduled to be played at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv if Hapoel Tel Aviv are the home side — the arena holds approximately 10,383 spectators, has modern LED scoreboards and parquet surface used for EuroLeague games; if Žalgiris Kaunas are home the venue would be Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, a 15,415-seat arena with a long EuroLeague history and strong home-court advantage.

Prediction: Žalgiris Kaunas to win by 4–8 points with an expected moneyline near 1.90 and a point spread around -3.5 for Žalgiris; the pick is driven by Žalgiris’s deeper bench scoring, superior defensive efficiency in December fixtures, and recent form where they have collected more consistent wins than Hapoel, while Hapoel’s reliance on a small core makes them vulnerable if key players pick up fouls or fatigue.

In head-to-head meetings this decade Žalgiris Kaunas lead the series overall with more wins in EuroLeague play; recent encounters show Žalgiris winning the majority of the matchups, and the average total points in those games has tended to sit in the low-to-mid 160s range, favoring Žalgiris’s control in late-game possessions.