Monaco and CSKA are both sitting in the playoff positions at this early stage and will look for a win to stay there at least until Round 8.
Keys to victory: AS Monaco vs. CSKA Moscow
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Monaco will have to deal with the second-best offense in the league (CSKA's 80.8 ppg.) but, of course, it also has its own offensive weapons aside from James, such as Danilo Andjusic (10.3 ppg.) and Donta Hall (9.2 ppg.). The hosts are the second-best team in the league under the boards (38.5 rpg.) and that will have to help them organize their offense from behind.
CSKA suffered a surprise loss at ASVEL in Round 6, and now will want to regroup and stay with the top contenders in the standings. Aside from Shved, it will mainly depend on the duo formed by Will Clyburn and Iffe Lundberg, who combine for almost 30 points per game together. The guests will have to watch for Monaco's aggressiveness in defense (7.2 spg.) when they try to improve the flow of the ball in offense (15.2 apg.).