OSASCO (Interstat) — Sao Jose will visit Osasco on Thursday in a matchup of teams looking for an early-season result. Sao Jose enters the game with a 1-3 record, and Osasco is 1-2.

Derick Machado is a player to watch for Sao Jose. In his most recent performance, a 96-53 home win against Cearense, Machado played 18 minutes and finished with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists. Isque Duarte added 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks in that victory, and Emmanuel Payton Clottey had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Machado also played 30 minutes and had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in a loss to Unifacisa. He had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in 31 minutes at Bauru, and 6 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 27 minutes at Franca.

Sao Jose’s other results this season include a 97-83 home loss to Paraiba, an 83-68 road loss at Bauru and a 90-59 road loss at Franca. The most recent previous Sao Jose result was a 96-53 home win against Cearense, with Machado, Duarte and Clottey leading the team in production. Osasco’s most recent previous result was an 89-74 home loss to Pinheiros. Osasco beat Cearense 93-69 on the road and lost at Paraiba 96-70 earlier this season.

Sao Jose has played four games this season. Its win came against Cearense, and its losses came against Paraiba, Bauru and Franca. Osasco has played three games this season. Its win came against Cearense, and its losses came against Paraiba and Pinheiros.

Sao Jose’s next 10 games, in order, are at Pinheiros, home against Paulistano, home against Mogi das Cruzes, home against Corinthians Paulista, home against Botafogo, home against Flamengo, at Minas, at Cruzeiro, at Uniao Corinthians and at Caxias Do Sul. Osasco’s next 10 games, in order, are home against Mogi das Cruzes, at Corinthians Paulista, home against Minas, home against Cruzeiro, at Paulistano, home against Uniao Corinthians, home against Caxias Do Sul, at Pato Basquete, at UNICEUB and at Flamengo.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Sao Jose 82, Osasco 80. Sao Jose has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5.