Liège at Rotterdam
DELFT, Netherlands (Interstat) — Liège will be the visiting team and Rotterdam will be the home team for a basketball game on Friday at Topsportcentrum Rotterdam in Delft, Netherlands. Liège enters with a 0-4 record, while Rotterdam is 1-3. Both teams have played four games this season. Liège will be seeking its first win of the season, while Rotterdam will be seeking its second.
Liège’s most recent result was an 80-71 home loss to Shoeters Den Bosch. Romain Bruwier had 12 points and four rebounds in 22 minutes in that game. Mathis Bizimana added 11 points and eight rebounds in 30 minutes, and Maxime Bilolo Katuala had four points, nine rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes. Bruwier, the player to watch for Liège, also had three points and eight rebounds in 19 minutes at Mechelen, 15 points and five rebounds in 35 minutes against Limburg, and six points and two rebounds in 25 minutes at Brussels. Liège’s other results this season were a 78-96 loss at Mechelen, a 73-101 home loss to Limburg and a 70-94 loss at Brussels.
Rotterdam’s most recent result was an 89-77 home win over Mons-Hainaut. Kenyuoe Ondaan led Rotterdam with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists in 29 minutes. Thomas Tumba had 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 32 minutes, and Isaiah Gaines added 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes. Ondaan, the player to watch for Rotterdam, also had four points and two rebounds in 16 minutes at Limburg and four rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes at Den Bosch. Rotterdam’s other results this season were an 80-87 loss at Limburg, a 50-79 loss at Shoeters Den Bosch and a 71-76 home loss to ZZ Leiden.
After Friday, Liège’s next 10 games include home games against Landstede, Kortrijk, ZZ Leiden, Oostende, Mons-Hainaut, Port of Antwerp and Donar and road games at Charleroi, Leuven and Okapi. Rotterdam’s next 10 games include home games against Donar, Oostende, Mechelen and Landstede and road games at Charleroi, Okapi, Brussels, Leuven, Kortrijk and Port of Antwerp.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Liège 84, Rotterdam 80. Interstat’s ELO system projects Liège with an 85.8 percent probability to win. Rotterdam has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The over/under for the game is 162. The simulator and ELO projections are for the game at Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, and the spread and over/under are for the same matchup.