ISTANBUL (Interstat) — Bayern Munich will visit Besiktas on Friday at Besiktas Milangaz Arena in Istanbul, Türkiye, in a matchup of teams looking to build momentum. Bayern enters with a 6-3 record, while Besiktas is 3-5. The game will be played in Istanbul, with Bayern as the visiting team and Besiktas as the home team.

Bayern enters off a 101-93 win at Anadolu Efes. Andreas Obst played 28 minutes and produced 20 points and six assists in that game. Duane Washington scored 21 points and had two assists in 20 minutes, while Miles Norris added nine points, six rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes. Obst also played 17 minutes and had five points, one rebound and three assists against Oldenburg. Obst is a player to watch for Bayern. Bayern has recorded additional wins over Chemnitz 87-83, Oldenburg 113-60, Alba Berlin 95-61, Hapoel Tel Aviv 86-84 and Bamberg 108-72. Its losses came against Virtus Bologna 94-87, Partizan 86-84 and Fenerbache Koleji 100-76.

Besiktas comes in off an 82-100 loss at Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ante Zizic played 20 minutes and led Besiktas with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Wenyen Gabriel added 10 points and five rebounds in 19 minutes, and Anthony Brown scored nine points and had one rebound and two assists in 19 minutes. Zizic played 22 minutes and had nine points, five rebounds, one assist and two blocks at Turk Telekom. He played 13 minutes and had 12 points and five rebounds at Anadolu Efes. Zizic is a player to watch for Besiktas. Besiktas has beaten Baskonia 92-84, Trabzonspor 90-81 and Maccabi Tel Aviv 109-93. It has fallen to Turk Telekom 88-63, Barcelona 95-82, Anadolu Efes 95-81 and Valencia 96-94. Zizic remains the primary inside option for Besiktas, while Obst’s shooting and playmaking make him a central figure for Bayern. Washington and Norris also provide scoring support for Bayern, while Gabriel and Brown contribute for Besiktas.

After Friday, Bayern’s schedule includes home games against Dubai, Hamburg, Barcelona and Löwen Braunschweig, plus road games at Crvena Zvezda, Rostock, ASVEL, Würzburg, Valencia and Mitteldeutscher. Besiktas will host Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Cayirova, Zalgiris and Bursaspor, and travel to Anadolu Efes, Bahcesehir Kol., Virtus Bologna, Pinar and ASVEL. Bayern’s next game after Friday is against Dubai at home, while Besiktas’s next game after Friday is against Galatasaray at home.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Besiktas 83, Bayern 76. Besiktas has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -4. The over/under for the game is 175.5.