Nanterre at Lietuvos rytas
VILNIUS (Interstat) — Nanterre visits Lietuvos Rytas Wednesday at Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a matchup of teams with similar early-season records.
Nanterre is 6-4 this season, while Lietuvos Rytas is 7-4. Lietuvos Rytas will be the home team. Nanterre will be the visiting team.
Nanterre enters after a 93-81 win against Chalon/Saone. Xavier Castaneda had 17 points, one rebound and eight assists in that game. Mitchell Saxen added 14 rebounds, and Benjamin Sene scored 14 points with five assists. Castaneda has been consistent across his recent appearances, scoring at least 17 points in each of his past four games. He posted 25 points, four rebounds and six assists against Cholet Basket, 23 points, three rebounds and eight assists at Sabah BC, and 21 points, two rebounds and nine assists at Bourg-en-Bresse. Nanterre also has recent wins at Bourg-en-Bresse (101-98) and against Gravelines (101-73), along with losses at Sabah (87-80) and at Nancy (80-65).
Lietuvos Rytas enters after an 85-81 loss at Panevezys. Michael Devoe finished with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists in that game. Arturas Gudaitis scored 14 points and added four rebounds, while Gytis Masiulis had 10 points, four rebounds and three blocks. Devoe scored 23 points with three rebounds and five assists at Jonava in the previous game and has reached double figures in four of his past seven appearances. He also had 18 points, five rebounds and three assists at Siauliai and 11 points with two rebounds and five assists at Juventus. Lietuvos Rytas has recent wins against Jonava Jonavos (91-87), Trabzonspor (97-81) and Juventus (94-76), plus a loss to Zalgiris (94-89).
Nanterre won the most recent meeting between the teams 93-65. Nanterre has scored at least 93 points in three of its past four victories. Lietuvos Rytas has scored 90 or more points in three of its past four games.
Nanterre’s next 10 games include a trip to Dijon, a home game against Strasbourg and a home contest against Sabah. Lietuvos Rytas’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Jonava Jonavos, a trip to Kedainiai Nevezis and a home matchup with Juventus. Nanterre will also host Limoges and Le Mans and visit Saint-Quentin and ASVEL. Lietuvos Rytas will also host Šiauliai and Panevezys and visit Zalgiris and Trabzonspor.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a 99-94 Lietuvos Rytas victory. Interstat’s ELO system gives Lietuvos Rytas a 68.4 percent probability to win. Lietuvos Rytas is a 5.5-point pregame favorite, and the over-under is 169.