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RussiaVTBRuleset FIBA, 4 x 10 min11 teamsNext game Sat 14 NovVTB United League 2026-27 has seen 45 games played with 64 still to come, and CSKA Moscow sit atop the table unbeaten at 8-0, having outscored opponents by 162 points. Close behind, Lokomotiv Kuban sit second at 7-1, Unics Kazan third at 6-2 and Zenit Petersburg fourth at 6-3. The league averages 168.8 points per game, with home teams winning 64% of the time and typically doing so by 6.0 points, while only 4% of contests go to overtime. Compared with the 12-league sample, its scoring sits mid-table (7th of 12) but its home win rate is the third-highest of 13 leagues and its home margin is the highest of those 12, even as its overtime frequency is also mid-table.
| Metric | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 156.2 | 159.4 | 160.3 | 162.2 | 169.1 | |
| Over 153.5 | 53% | 63% | 63% | 69% | 78% | |
| Over 163.5 | 38% | 42% | 42% | 44% | 61% | |
| Over 173.5 | 14% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 43% | |
| Home win % | 55% | 55% | 55% | 53% | 63% | |
| Home margin | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 6.0 | |
| Overtime % | 6% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% | |
| Blowouts (15+) | 43% | 30% | 50% | 42% | 59% | |
| Close games (5 or fewer) | 27% | 27% | 20% | 24% | 14% | |
| 1st half total | 78.5 | 80.3 | 81.1 | 82.1 | 85.4 |
CSKA Moscow100%
Lokomotiv Kuban88%
Unics Kazan78%
Zenit Petersburg70%
Parma Perm44%
MBA Moscow44%
Saratov30%
Dynamo Vladivostok30%
Enisey12%
Samara0% Unics Kazan93.1 CSKA Moscow92.6 Lokomotiv Kuban91.4 Dynamo Vladivostok88.1 MBA Moscow88.0 Parma Perm87.4 Zenit Petersburg85.0
Uralmash Ekaterinburg84.3 Enisey81.4 Saratov72.8 Samara67.9 CSKA Moscow70.4 Unics Kazan74.8 Zenit Petersburg75.1 Lokomotiv Kuban76.5 Uralmash Ekaterinburg84.2 Parma Perm86.4 Enisey88.6 Saratov88.8 MBA Moscow90.0 Samara96.6 Dynamo Vladivostok97.3 Dynamo Vladivostok185.4 MBA Moscow178.0 Parma Perm173.9 Enisey170.0 Uralmash Ekaterinburg168.6 Unics Kazan167.9 Lokomotiv Kuban167.9 Samara164.5 CSKA Moscow163.0 Saratov161.6 Zenit Petersburg160.1| Team | GP | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | Total | Over 153.5 | Over 163.5 | Over 173.5 | Home W% | Away W% | Win 10+ | Close won | OT % | Pythia net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow | 10 | 100% | 92.6 | 70.4 | 163.0 | 60% | 60% | 30% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 0% | +23.1 |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | 8 | 88% | 91.4 | 76.5 | 167.9 | 75% | 62% | 38% | 100% | 50% | 62% | 67% | 0% | +12.8 |
| Unics Kazan | 9 | 78% | 93.1 | 74.8 | 167.9 | 78% | 56% | 56% | 80% | 75% | 78% | - | 0% | +16.4 |
| Zenit Petersburg | 10 | 70% | 85.0 | 75.1 | 160.1 | 70% | 30% | 20% | 100% | 40% | 60% | 0% | 10% | +10.4 |
| Uralmash Ekaterinburg | 9 | 56% | 84.3 | 84.2 | 168.6 | 100% | 67% | 33% | 67% | 50% | 22% | 50% | 0% | +0.6 |
| Parma Perm | 9 | 44% | 87.4 | 86.4 | 173.9 | 89% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | +2.6 |
| MBA Moscow | 9 | 44% | 88.0 | 90.0 | 178.0 | 78% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 20% | 22% | 50% | 11% | -3.5 |
| Dynamo Vladivostok | 10 | 30% | 88.1 | 97.3 | 185.4 | 100% | 90% | 70% | 33% | 29% | 30% | - | 0% | -12.4 |
| Saratov | 10 | 30% | 72.8 | 88.8 | 161.6 | 70% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 17% | 10% | 50% | 0% | -16.4 |
| Enisey | 8 | 12% | 81.4 | 88.6 | 170.0 | 62% | 50% | 38% | 17% | 0% | 12% | 0% | 25% | -6.0 |
| Samara | 10 | 0% | 67.9 | 96.6 | 164.5 | 80% | 60% | 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | 0% | -28.1 |
| Team | Games | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1st half | 2nd half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow | 10 | +4.4 | +7.9 | +3.4 | +6.5 | +12.3 | +9.9 |
| Unics Kazan | 9 | +5.3 | +1.7 | +7.6 | +3.8 | +7.0 | +11.3 |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | 8 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +4.5 | +4.5 | +5.9 | +9.0 |
| Zenit Petersburg | 10 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +6.4 | +1.7 | +7.4 |
| Parma Perm | 9 | +3.1 | -1.1 | -1.2 | +0.2 | +2.0 | -1.0 |
| Uralmash Ekaterinburg | 9 | +0.0 | +2.4 | -2.9 | +0.6 | +2.4 | -2.3 |
| MBA Moscow | 9 | +0.2 | -0.4 | +0.8 | -3.3 | -0.2 | -2.6 |
| Enisey | 8 | +0.2 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -1.9 | -3.5 |
| Dynamo Vladivostok | 10 | -1.5 | +0.1 | -2.7 | -5.1 | -1.4 | -7.8 |
| Saratov | 10 | -8.8 | -5.2 | +0.3 | -2.3 | -14.0 | -2.0 |
| Samara | 10 | -5.5 | -6.4 | -9.2 | -7.6 | -11.9 | -16.8 |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 163.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | 92.1 | 70.7 | +193 | 60% | 6-0 | 3-0 | 100% | WWWWW |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | 91.4 | 76.5 | +119 | 62% | 6-0 | 1-1 | 67% | WWWWW |
| 3 | Unics Kazan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | 93.1 | 74.8 | +165 | 56% | 4-1 | 3-1 | - | WWLWW |
| 4 | Zenit Petersburg | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | 85.0 | 75.1 | +99 | 30% | 5-0 | 2-3 | 0% | WWWLW |
| 5 | Uralmash Ekaterinburg | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | 83.9 | 84.6 | -6 | 67% | 2-1 | 2-3 | 50% | LLWWW |
| 6 | Parma Perm | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | 87.4 | 86.4 | +9 | 67% | 2-1 | 2-4 | 0% | WLWLL |
| 7 | MBA Moscow | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | 84.8 | 89.4 | -37 | 78% | 2-1 | 1-4 | 50% | LLWLW |
| 8 | Dynamo Vladivostok | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | 87.3 | 95.4 | -73 | 90% | 1-2 | 2-4 | - | LWLWL |
| 9 | Saratov | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | 72.8 | 88.8 | -160 | 50% | 2-2 | 1-5 | 50% | WLLLL |
| 10 | Enisey | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | 81.4 | 88.7 | -51 | 50% | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0% | WLLLL |
| 11 | Samara | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | 67.9 | 96.6 | -258 | 60% | 0-5 | 0-4 | - | LLLLL |
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