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CSKA Moscow vs Samara Prediction & Stats

Date: Tue 22 Dec 2026
Tip-off: 16:00
Scheduled
Position#1
Record9-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game92.1
Allowed / game70.7
vs
Position#11
Record0-9
FormLLLLL
Points / game67.9
Allowed / game96.6
RussiaVTB United League· Krylatskoe Sport Palace
Domestic2026-27
Meetings · CSKA Moscow v Samara
22 Dec 2026
CMO v SAM
upcoming
13 Jan 2026
CMO103
SAM60
12 Dec 2025
CMO113
SAM60
02 Apr 2025
CMO103
SAM66
01 Dec 2024
CMO97
SAM77
08 Nov 2023
CMO94
SAM76
13 Dec 2022
CMO95
SAM82
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

CSKA Moscow win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Samara win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CSKA MoscowRussiaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Unics Kazan
#2
W
102-76
102
76
+26
A10/06
VTB United League
MBA Moscow
#7
W
82-65
82
65
+17
A27/09
VTB United League
Uralmash Ekaterinburg
#5
W
90-85
90
85
+5
H07/10
VTB United League
Lokomotiv Kuban
#2
W
87-84
87
84
+3
H11/10
VTB United League
Dynamo Vladivostok
#8
W
103-88
103
88
+15
A14/10
VTB United League
Enisey
#10
W
85-59
85
59
+26
A17/10
VTB United League
Saratov
#9
W
117-55
117
55
+62
H23/10
VTB United League
Parma Perm
#6
W
79-57
79
57
+22
H27/10
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#4
W
80-68
80
68
+12
H08/11
VTB United League
Dynamo Vladivostok
#8
W
106-75
106
75
+31
H11/11
VTB United League
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-27
30-22
24-12
28-15
25-14
30-11
13-22
14-18
14-25
34-24
21-19
21-17
27-23
27-17
16-19
17-25
29-24
26-17
26-22
22-25
11-15
29-18
19-15
26-11
32-14
24-16
25-18
36-7
14-14
11-12
25-15
29-16
25-21
20-15
18-18
17-14
32-21
26-23
29-24
19-7
164.3Avg total
93.1Scored
71.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)92.170.7162.8+21.4100%
Season at home (6)93.270.7163.8+22.5100%
Season away (3)90.070.7160.7+19.3100%
Last 10 (10)93.171.2164.3+21.9100%
Last 5 (5)93.462.8156.2+30.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker ◀ (30)94.575.3169.8+19.197%
This opponent (Samara) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SamaraRussiaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
MBA Moscow
#7
L
61-79
61
79
-18
A22/04
VTB United League
Saratov
#9
L
69-77
69
77
-8
A26/09
VTB United League
Dynamo Vladivostok
#8
L
84-98
84
98
-14
H04/10
VTB United League
Unics Kazan
#3
L
62-117
62
117
-55
H07/10
VTB United League
Enisey
#10
L
70-91
70
91
-21
A14/10
VTB United League
Uralmash Ekaterinburg
#5
L
75-94
75
94
-19
H17/10
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#4
L
65-99
65
99
-34
H21/10
VTB United League
Lokomotiv Kuban
#2
L
62-92
62
92
-30
H25/10
VTB United League
Parma Perm
#6
L
68-109
68
109
-41
A03/11
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#4
L
56-92
56
92
-36
A11/11
VTB United League
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
22-20
14-21
16-21
9-17
19-7
17-24
9-27
24-19
23-34
27-20
19-26
15-18
15-25
14-25
21-34
12-33
20-25
16-14
14-30
20-22
23-17
17-29
16-20
19-28
19-31
13-17
19-27
14-24
17-21
14-28
15-24
16-19
13-23
19-29
21-25
15-32
12-27
13-23
20-19
11-23
162.0Avg total
67.2Scored
94.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)67.996.6164.4-28.70%
Season at home (5)69.6100.0169.6-30.40%
Season away (4)65.892.2158.0-26.50%
Last 10 (10)67.294.8162.0-27.60%
Last 5 (5)65.297.2162.4-32.00%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (30)69.394.7164.0-25.43%
vs Similarno games
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (CSKA Moscow) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +3.1+3.1Q1: -4.7-4.7Q2Q2: +8.2+8.2Q2: -6.6-6.6Q3Q3: +3.2+3.2Q3: -8.3-8.3Q4Q4: +7.4+7.4Q4: -8.0-8.0
-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +3.1+3.1Q1: -4.7-4.7Q2Q2: +8.2+8.2Q2: -6.6-6.6Q3Q3: +3.2+3.2Q3: -8.3-8.3Q4Q4: +7.4+7.4Q4: -8.0-8.0
CSKA MoscowSamara
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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CSKA MoscowLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Unics Kazan
#2
W
50-49
50
49
+1
A10/06
VTB United League
MBA Moscow
#7
W
55-25
55
25
+30
A27/09
VTB United League
Uralmash Ekaterinburg
#5
L
48-49
48
49
-1
H07/10
VTB United League
Lokomotiv Kuban
#2
W
54-40
54
40
+14
H11/10
VTB United League
Dynamo Vladivostok
#8
W
55-41
55
41
+14
A14/10
VTB United League
Enisey
#10
W
40-33
40
33
+7
A17/10
VTB United League
Saratov
#9
W
56-30
56
30
+26
H23/10
VTB United League
Parma Perm
#6
L
25-26
25
26
-1
H27/10
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#4
W
45-36
45
36
+9
H08/11
VTB United League
Dynamo Vladivostok
#8
W
58-44
58
44
+14
H11/11
VTB United League
85.9Avg total
48.6Scored
37.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)49.837.287.0+12.687%-
Last 30 at home (18)49.139.989.0+9.278%-
Last 30 away (12)50.833.283.9+17.6100%-
Last 10 (10)48.637.385.9+11.380%-
Last 5 (5)44.833.878.6+11.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker ◀ (30)49.837.287.0+12.687%-
This opponent (Samara) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SamaraLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
MBA Moscow
#7
L
36-41
36
41
-5
A22/04
VTB United League
Saratov
#9
W
36-31
36
31
+5
A26/09
VTB United League
Dynamo Vladivostok
#8
L
50-54
50
54
-4
H04/10
VTB United League
Unics Kazan
#3
L
29-50
29
50
-21
H07/10
VTB United League
Enisey
#10
L
36-39
36
39
-3
A14/10
VTB United League
Uralmash Ekaterinburg
#5
L
40-46
40
46
-6
H17/10
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#4
L
32-48
32
48
-16
H21/10
VTB United League
Lokomotiv Kuban
#2
L
31-49
31
49
-18
H25/10
VTB United League
Parma Perm
#6
L
32-52
32
52
-20
A03/11
VTB United League
Zenit Petersburg
#4
L
25-50
25
50
-25
A11/11
VTB United League
80.7Avg total
34.7Scored
46.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.447.381.6-12.917%-
Last 30 at home (17)34.848.583.2-13.712%-
Last 30 away (13)33.845.779.5-11.823%-
Last 10 (10)34.746.080.7-11.310%-
Last 5 (5)32.049.081.0-17.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (30)34.447.381.6-12.917%-
vs Similarno games
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (CSKA Moscow) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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CSKA Moscowtheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

CSKA Moscow: 83.1 points a game scored
🏀🏀37%
🏀🏀🏀38%
🏀25%
🏀🏀 2-pointers30.4 pts a game · 37% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers31.8 pts a game · 38% of the points
🏀 Free throws20.9 pts a game · 25% of the points

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers32.615.2
46.6%
-30.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers30.310.6
35.0%
-31.8
🏀 Free throws24.720.9
84.6%
-20.9
They take 62.9 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 30.3 of them are 3-pointers, so 48% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Samaratheir own shots, last 10 games
No box scores for this team yet.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
10
CSKA Moscow wins
0
Samara wins
DateGameScore
04/04/26Samara v CSKA Moscow72-109
13/01/26CSKA Moscow v Samara103-60
12/12/25CSKA Moscow v Samara113-60
30/09/25Samara v CSKA Moscow63-82
02/04/25CSKA Moscow v Samara103-66
05/02/25Samara v CSKA Moscow44-102
18/12/24Samara v CSKA Moscow63-93
01/12/24CSKA Moscow v Samara97-77
07/01/24Samara v CSKA Moscow82-92
08/11/23CSKA Moscow v Samara94-76
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/11/26HDynamo Vladivostok106-75
08/11/26HZenit Petersburg80-68
27/10/26HParma Perm79-57
23/10/26HSaratov117-55
17/10/26AEnisey85-59
14/10/26ADynamo Vladivostok103-88
11/10/26HLokomotiv Kuban87-84
07/10/26HUralmash Ekaterinburg90-85
27/09/26AMBA Moscow82-65
10/06/26AUnics Kazan102-76
Samaralast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/11/26AZenit Petersburg56-92
03/11/26AParma Perm68-109
25/10/26HLokomotiv Kuban62-92
21/10/26HZenit Petersburg65-99
17/10/26HUralmash Ekaterinburg75-94
14/10/26AEnisey70-91
07/10/26HUnics Kazan62-117
04/10/26HDynamo Vladivostok84-98
26/09/26ASaratov69-77
22/04/26AMBA Moscow61-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

CSKA Moscow
VTB United League 2026-27
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games963
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game92.193.290.0
Allowed / game70.770.770.7
Point differential+21.4+22.5+19.3
Avg total162.8163.8160.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+78%67%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (2)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Samara
VTB United League 2026-27
Recent: 0 Wins / 10 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL0%
HomeLLLLL0%
AwayLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games954
Win %0%0%0%
Points / game67.969.665.8
Allowed / game96.6100.092.2
Point differential-28.7-30.4-26.5
Avg total164.4169.6158.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 CSKA Moscow990100%92.170.7+21.4
2 Lokomotiv Kuban87188%91.476.5+14.9
3 Unics Kazan97278%93.174.8+18.3
4 Zenit Petersburg107370%85.075.1+9.9
5 Uralmash Ekaterinburg84450%83.984.6-0.8
6 Parma Perm94544%87.486.4+1.0
7 MBA Moscow83538%84.889.4-4.6
8 Dynamo Vladivostok93633%87.395.4-8.1
9 Saratov103730%72.888.8-16.0
10 Enisey71614%81.488.7-7.3
11 Samara9090%67.996.6-28.7
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
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