DEBRECEN, Hungary (Interstat) — Falco Szombathely will carry a 7-2 record into its Saturday game against DEAC at Olah Gabor utcai sportcsarnok in Debrecen. DEAC enters at 2-5. Falco is coming off a 72-66 home loss to AEK Athens, when Juwan Gray had 13 points and eight rebounds, Benedek Varadi added 11 points and eight rebounds with four assists, and Zoltan Perl scored 18 points with six rebounds and three assists. Falco had won four straight before that defeat, including a 105-79 victory at Egis Körmend and a 106-78 win at NKA Pecs. DEAC’s most recent result was an 81-78 loss at Egis Körmend. Robert Ford III led DEAC with 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Robert Meszlenyi added 12 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Daniel Kucsera finished with seven points, five rebounds and a block. DEAC has alternated wins and losses over its last four games, beating NKA Pecs 78-43 and Szolnoki Olaj 81-72 while falling to Oroszlanyi and Egis Körmend.

Gray is the player to watch for Falco. Over his last five appearances, he has averaged 10.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 22.0 minutes per game. He scored 13 points with eight rebounds and a block against AEK Athens, had 11 points and five rebounds at Egis Körmend, and posted 11 points and seven rebounds at NKA Pecs. Gray also had 10 points and three rebounds against Salon Vilpas and eight points and five rebounds against Kecskemeti TE. His recent production has helped Falco remain one of the stronger teams in the early portion of its schedule. His scoring and rebounding give Falco a reliable interior presence.

Ford is the player to watch for DEAC. Over his last four games, he has averaged 20.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 31.5 minutes per game. He had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists at Egis Körmend, 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists against NKA Pecs, 15 points, 13 rebounds and five assists at OSE Lions, and 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists against Szolnoki Olaj. Ford has been DEAC’s most consistent offensive option and will be central to the team’s effort against Falco’s defense. His all-around play makes him a difficult matchup.

The game is scheduled for Saturday at Olah Gabor utcai sportcsarnok in Debrecen. Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Falco Szombathely 98, DEAC 87. Interstat’s ELO system gives Falco Szombathely an 83 percent probability to win. Falco Szombathely is the pregame favorite with a spread of -14.5, and the over/under for the game is 168.5.