MBA Moscow are slight favorites with moneyline odds around 1.90 versus BK Uralmash Yekaterinburg at 2.00; MBA's edge comes from a 6-2 run in their last 8 VTB games and superior defensive rating this month, while Uralmash have struggled offensively away from home. DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports

The game starts at 11:00:00 AM on January 4, 2026; that corresponds to 11:00 MSK (Moscow Standard Time, UTC+3) for MBA Moscow and 11:00 YEKT (Yekaterinburg Time, UTC+5) local to BK Uralmash Yekaterinburg, so viewers in UTC should tune in at 08:00 UTC. DexWin

The match will be played at the Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall in Moscow, a modern indoor arena with court-level seating, capacity approximately 5,000, up-to-date parquet surface and LED shot clocks; MBA use this venue for home VTB fixtures and have a home record of 7-3 this season. DexWin

Prediction: MBA Moscow to win with a projected moneyline around 1.90 and a predicted total of 165.5 points; model favors MBA by 4–7 points given their +4.2 net rating over the past month and Uralmash's 14% three-point conversion slump on the road, while alternative value exists on Uralmash +6.5 spread near -110 odds. DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports

In head-to-heads over the past two seasons MBA Moscow lead 5-3 against BK Uralmash Yekaterinburg, averaging 78.6 points per game to Uralmash's 74.9; in their last three meetings MBA won two, including a 6-point road victory last month where their defense forced 14 turnovers. DexWin