Cedevita Olimpija at Rigas Zelli
RIGA (Interstat) — Cedevita Olimpija will visit Rigas Zelli on Wednesday in a basketball matchup between teams with different early-season records.
Rigas Zelli enters at 5-1. Cedevita Olimpija is 1-3. Rigas Zelli has won five of six games, including a 94-74 victory at BC Tartu in its most recent game. Tony Perkins scored 22 points in 22 minutes, adding two rebounds and two assists. Martynas Varnas had 18 points, three rebounds and two assists. Rolands Sulcs added 12 points, three rebounds and two assists.
Perkins is the player to watch for Rigas Zelli. In his previous four games, he had 22 points, two rebounds and two assists at Tartu Ulikool; 11 points, one rebound, four assists and one block against Ogre; 28 points, five rebounds and three assists at Tal Tech; and 17 points, five rebounds and two assists at Keila Coolbet. Rigas Zelli won all four of those games.
Cedevita Olimpija is coming off a 70-69 loss at Siroki. Earlier this season, Cedevita Olimpija lost 75-64 to Hapoel Jerusalem, beat Cibona 89-76 and lost 85-81 at Miraflores. The visiting side has scored at least 81 points in two of its four games this season. Cedevita Olimpija will seek a road result.
Rigas Zelli’s other results this season include an 87-86 loss at Rostock, a 110-85 win over Ogre, an 86-84 win over Tortona, a 79-73 win at Tal Tech and a 94-71 win at Keila Basket. The home team has scored at least 79 points in every game this season. Its only defeat came by one point.
Cedevita Olimpija has scored 64 points against Hapoel Jerusalem, 89 against Cibona, 81 against Miraflores and 69 against Siroki. Rigas Zelli has scored 94 against Keila Basket, 79 against Tal Tech, 86 against Tortona, 110 against Ogre, 94 against BC Tartu and 86 against Rostock.
Cedevita Olimpija’s next 10 games include a road game at Igokea, a home game against Le Mans, a home game against Buducnost, a road game at Aris, a home game against FMP, a home game against Tortona, a road game at Borac Mozzart, a road game at Rostock, a road game at Crvena Zvezda and a home game against Miraflores. Rigas Zelli’s next 10 games include a home game against Liepāja Triobet, a road game at Hapoel Jerusalem, a home game against Keila, a road game at Miraflores, a road game at Kalev-Cramo, a home game against Le Mans, a home game against Tal Tech, a road game at Aris, a home game against Viimsi and a road game at Tortona.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Rigas Zelli 79, Cedevita Olimpija 71.