RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — Franca will visit Flamengo in a basketball game Tuesday at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Franca is the visiting team and Flamengo is the home team. Franca has a current record of 3-3. Flamengo has a current record of 8-1.

Yago is a player to watch for Flamengo. In his most recent game, he scored 24 points in 25 minutes in an 80-66 win at Pato Basquete. He also had 22 points and six assists in a 91-87 win at Brasilia, 13 points and seven assists against Paisas, 10 points and five assists against Botafogo, and 22 points, six rebounds and six assists against Bauru. Douglas Dos Santos added 16 points and four rebounds in the Pato Basquete win, and Luis Montero had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. Flamengo beat UNICEUB 91-87, Uniao Corinthians 83-65, Caxias Do Sul 77-59, Defensor Sporting 65-63, Obera 93-73, Paisas Basket 84-53 and Botafogo 81-71. Its lone loss came against Bauru 82-81.

V. da Silva Brandao is a player to watch for Franca. He had 18 points, four rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes in a 98-77 win against Cruzeiro. F. Barbosa de Abreu A. added 12 points and nine rebounds, and David Jackson scored 12 points with six rebounds and three assists. In recent games, V. da Silva Brandao had 15 points and seven assists against Minas, seven points, four rebounds and four assists at Paulistano, four points, four rebounds and six assists at Corinthians Paulista, 20 points against Mogi, and 18 points, five rebounds and three assists against Sao Jose. Franca beat Mogi das Cruzes 90-74 and Sao Jose 90-59. It lost to Minas 87-76, Paulistano 65-62 and Corinthians Paulista 78-48.

Franca is scheduled to play at Botafogo next, followed by home games against Caxias Do Sul, Uniao Corinthians and Bauru. Flamengo is scheduled to play at Paraiba next, followed by games at Cearense, at Mogi das Cruzes and at Sao Jose. Franca also has upcoming home games against Aguada, Paraiba, Cearense and Osasco, and road games at Pato Basquete, UNICEUB and Osasco. Flamengo also has upcoming home games against Corinthians Paulista, Paulistano, Osasco and Pinheiros, and road games at Minas and Cruzeiro. Both teams are scheduled to continue their seasons after the matchup.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Flamengo 86, Franca 79. Interstat’s ELO system gives Flamengo a 52.7 percent probability to win. Flamengo is a pregame favorite with a spread of -4.5, and the over/under is 156.5.