CSKA vs BK Uralmash Yekaterinburg Prediction 4 March 2025

CSKA in 2025 suffered only two defeats. It is all the more surprising that both setbacks occurred at home. In January, they lost to Lokomotiv-Kuban (104:106), and in February to Zenit (66:79). Right after the break in the championship, the "army team" faced a battle with UNICS for leadership in the standings. The Moscow team won four head-to-head matches in a row and extended the series (97:86). The first quarter featured more defensive basketball, after which the game started to open up. In the final stretch, the opponents almost never missed, allowing CSKA to maintain a double-digit lead. At the same time, they set a season record for offensive rebounds (21), which determined the outcome of the match. Nikita Kurbanov particularly excelled in this, grabbing nine rebounds in total. The top scorer for the "red-blue" was Melo Trimble (18 points). However, he did not have his best game in terms of efficiency, and his free throw percentage was somewhat lacking.

Uralmash is in good form, having secured four victories in five matches. It's surprising that during this stretch they only lost to MBA (65:71). At that time, the team played without Jeremiah Martin, who was injured. However, he appeared on the court in the recent match against Lokomotiv-Kuban (81:79). The American achieved a double-double but scored only 13 points, which is significantly less than his season average. Meanwhile, Hayden Dalton was the top scorer with 22 points. He was the first player to transfer from Samara. Following his example, Kardaniashvili and Pynko also joined. Recently, Ilya Popov was added to the roster; in his debut match, he spent 10 minutes on the court and scored four points.