GIRONA, Spain (Interstat) — Bilbao will visit Basquet Girona on Saturday in a matchup of two teams with winning records. Bilbao enters at 6-3, while Basquet Girona is 7-4. Basquet Girona will have home advantage as it looks to build on its recent form, and Bilbao will try to carry momentum from its latest win into the road game.

Tryggvi Hlinason is a player to watch for Bilbao. In his most recent appearance, Hlinason had 13 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes during a win at Joventut Badalona. He also contributed two assists. Hlinason has been active on the glass and efficient around the basket in recent games, including a 17-point, six-rebound, three-assist effort earlier in the season. Bilbao’s most recent result was an 81-78 road win at Joventut Badalona. Darrun Hilliard scored 17 points in that victory, while Luke Petrasek added 12 points.

David N Guessan is a player to watch for Basquet Girona. He recorded 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 20 minutes in Basquet Girona’s most recent win, a 90-66 home result against Levicki Patrioti. N Guessan has scored in double figures in several recent games and has also been productive on the boards. Martinas Geben had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the same game, and Stanley Whittaker added 11 points and nine assists. Basquet Girona has been strong at home and will look to use its balanced scoring and rebounding to counter Bilbao.

Bilbao has also played a demanding schedule and has mixed home and road games in recent weeks. Its recent results include home wins against MoraBanc Andorra and Slavia Prague ERA NBK and a road win at Igokea. Bilbao’s most recent loss came at Alba Berlin. Basquet Girona has several home wins, including against Joventut Badalona and Leyma Coruna, and a road win at Oostende. After this game, Bilbao is scheduled to host Alba Berlin, and Basquet Girona is scheduled to visit Dinamo Tbilisi. Bilbao has several players capable of contributing on offense, while Basquet Girona has relied on a deep rotation in recent games. The home team will aim to protect the ball and use its rebounding, and the visitors will seek to match that effort in the paint. The matchup features two teams comfortable playing at a fast pace, with both sides looking to establish control early.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Basquet Girona 99, Bilbao 95. Interstat’s ELO system projects Bilbao with an 87.6 percent probability to win. Basquet Girona has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under for the game is 181.5.