KAUNAS, Lithuania (Interstat) — Zalgiris will host Anadolu Efes on Friday at Zalgiris Arena in a matchup featuring two teams with winning records and standout individual performers.

Zalgiris enters at 10-5 and most recently defeated Kauno Atletas 107-83. Dominykas Grunkis is the player to watch for the home team. In the win over Kauno Atletas, Grunkis recorded 12 points, four rebounds and 11 assists in 23 minutes. He also had 21 points, four rebounds and five assists in a loss to Ukmerges Stekas and 18 points, one rebound and 14 assists in a win over Vilkaviskis. Sten Adamson added 15 points, nine rebounds and two assists in the most recent Zalgiris victory, while Kristupas Sabeckas contributed 13 points, three rebounds, one assist and two blocks.

Anadolu Efes enters at 7-3 and most recently lost 101-93 to Bayern. Dario Saric is the player to watch for the visitors. Saric scored 21 points with six rebounds and one assist in 32 minutes in that game. His recent performances include 18 points, five rebounds and four assists against Denizli Basket, 10 points, six rebounds and two assists at Bordo Bandirma, 16 points and four rebounds against Besiktas, 15 points and six rebounds at Lokomotiv Kuban, and 12 points, six rebounds and four assists at Zenit St. Petersburg. Bruno Fernando had 10 points and 12 rebounds in the most recent Efes game, while Cameron Payne scored 18 points with one rebound and four assists.

Anadolu Efes’s 7-3 record includes victories over Denizli Basket, Olympiacos, Bordo, Real Madrid, Besiktas, Lokomotiv Kuban and Zenit St. Petersburg. Its losses have come against Bayern, Crvena Zvezda and Barcelona. Zalgiris’s 10-5 mark includes recent wins over Kauno Atletas, Kedainiai Nevezis, Barcelona and Panevezys. The Lithuanian club has also faced Fenerbache Koleji, Marijampole, Vilniaus Stekas, Paris, Olympiacos and Alytaus Patriotai during its recent schedule.

The game at Zalgiris Arena will be played in Kaunas, Lithuania. Both teams will continue their schedules after Friday. Anadolu Efes is set to play at Esenler and then host Besiktas, Korfez Basket, Panathinaikos, Paris, Tofas and Virtus Bologna, with road dates at Hapoel Tel Aviv, Aliağa Petkim and Fenerbache Koleji ahead. Zalgiris will travel to Vytis Zanavykas before hosting Taurages, Jurbarko, ASVEL, Jonava Jonavos, Kauno and Partizan, with road games at Kretingos Kretinga, Virtus Bologna and Naglis Palanga to follow.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Zalgiris 83, Anadolu Efes 76. Zalgiris has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5. The over/under for this game is 168.