OLAVARRÍA, Argentina (Interstat) — Independiente will host Nacional on Friday in a basketball game. Independiente is 3-3 this season, while Nacional is 2-1 and will be the visiting team. Independiente will look to build on its most recent result, a 108-93 home win against Lanus. In that game, Agustin Caffaro had 17 points, nine rebounds and one block in 23 minutes. Fortunato Rolfi added 13 points, two rebounds, seven assists and one block, and Rolando Vallejos scored 14 points with six rebounds and two assists. Caffaro is a player to watch for Independiente. In his other recent games, he had 14 points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes in a 101-72 win against Olimpia Kings and six points and four rebounds in 18 minutes in a 65-87 loss to Mogi. Caffaro played 23 minutes in the win over Lanus, while Rolfi played 23 minutes and Vallejos played 22 minutes. Independiente also has recent wins against Importadora Alvarado 85-60 and losses to Ferro Carril Oeste 97-92 and Mogi 87-65. Independiente’s upcoming schedule includes visits to Mogi das Cruzes and Jorge Guzman, home games against Racing de Chiv, Gimnasia Indalo, San Lorenzo and Platense, and road games at La Union, Obera, San Martin and Regatas Corrientes.

Nacional’s most recent result was an 80-78 loss at Jorge Guzman. Nick King led Nacional with 24 points, two rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes. Patricio Prieto scored 15 points with four rebounds in 31 minutes, and Luismal Ferreiras had 14 points, seven rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes. Nacional has also beaten Corinthians Paulista 97-90 at home and Regatas Corrientes 106-96 on the road this season. Nacional will next host Jorge Guzman and then visit Mogi das Cruzes. Nacional enters the game with a 2-1 record and will be looking to rebound from its most recent loss. Independiente enters at 3-3 and has alternated wins and losses over its recent stretch. Independiente’s most recent result was a 108-93 home win against Lanus, and the team will look to carry that momentum into Friday’s game. The game is one of several upcoming contests for both teams as they continue their seasons.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Nacional 92, Independiente 88. Interstat’s ELO system gives Independiente a 75.2 percent probability to win. Nacional is a pregame favorite with a spread of -5, and the over/under for the game is 175.