SAO PAULO (Interstat) — Bauru (2-1) will visit Paulistano (2-1) on Friday at Ginasio Antonio Prado Junior in Sao Paulo in a matchup of teams with matching early-season records.

Bauru enters after a 79-61 home loss to Mogi das Cruzes. Fermin Thygesen finished with 12 points, four rebounds and six assists. Anthony Harris added 14 points and five rebounds, and Gustavo Almeida had six rebounds. Harris played 33 minutes and Almeida played 32 minutes. Bauru had won its previous two games, beating Sao Jose 83-68 and edging Flamengo 82-81. Thygesen had nine points, two rebounds and seven assists against Sao Jose and 10 points, five rebounds and three assists at Flamengo. He played 31 minutes in the loss, 29 in the win against Sao Jose and 24 at Flamengo.

Paulistano also carries a 2-1 record after a 65-62 home win over Franca. Henrique Seixas led the way with 18 points, two rebounds and two assists. Edson Tovar added 13 points and five rebounds, and Leandro Inacio finished with 10 points, one rebound, one assist and two blocks. Tovar played 29 minutes and Inacio played 26 minutes. Paulistano opened with an 80-74 win at Pato Basquete before falling 91-73 at UNICEUB. Seixas posted 16 points, four rebounds and two assists at UNICEUB and 11 points, one rebound and one assist at Pato. He played 34 minutes against Franca, 28 at UNICEUB and 23 at Pato.

The meeting pairs teams with identical records. Bauru has a one-point road win at Flamengo on its early ledger. Paulistano has a home win over Franca and a road win at Pato. Thygesen and Seixas are the players to watch.

Bauru’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Cruzeiro, Minas, Caxias do Sul, Uniao Corinthians, Paraiba and Cearense, along with road games at Pato Basquete, Franca, Botafogo and Corinthians Paulista. Bauru’s next 10 games include six home games and four road games. Paulistano is set to visit Paraiba, Cearense, Sao Jose, Corinthians Paulista, Mogi das Cruzes, Botafogo and Flamengo while hosting Osasco, Pinheiros and Minas. Paulistano’s next 10 games include three home games and seven road games. Those games will follow the matchup.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Paulistano 85, Bauru 83. Interstat’s ELO system gives Paulistano a 72.2 percent probability to win. Paulistano has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -4, and the over/under for the game is 151.5.