Paris at Crvena Zvezda
BELGRADE (Interstat) — Paris will visit Crvena Zvezda on Friday at Pionir Hall in Belgrade, Serbia. Paris enters at 4-4, while Crvena Zvezda is 4-3 and will play at home. Paris is the visiting team, and Crvena Zvezda is the home team.
Paris’s player to watch is Tyson Etienne. Etienne scored 23 points with two rebounds and seven assists in 27 minutes in a loss to Virtus Bologna. He also had 17 points, two rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes against Strasbourg, and 23 points, two rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes at Le Mans. Etienne scored at least 17 points in each of those three games. In Paris’s most recent game, a 96-94 loss to Virtus Bologna, Etienne finished with 23 points, two rebounds and seven assists. Tj Warren added 19 points, four rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes, while Mouhamed Faye had 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 21 minutes.
Crvena Zvezda’s player to watch is Chima Moneke. Moneke posted 18 points, four rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes in a win at Lyon-Villeurbanne. In Crvena Zvezda’s most recent game, an 84-82 win at ASVEL, Moneke had 18 points, four rebounds and one assist. Semi Ojeleye added 15 points and six rebounds in 27 minutes, and Jordan Nwora scored 17 points with three rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes.
Paris opened with a 91-72 loss at Panathinaikos and a 78-73 win at Nancy before falling to Partizan 92-79 and beating Zalgiris 82-78. A 103-101 win at Le Mans followed, then a 98-96 loss to ASVEL, a 98-84 win over Strasbourg and the 96-94 loss to Virtus Bologna. Crvena Zvezda began with a 83-77 loss to Zalgiris and an 81-80 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv, then beat Anadolu Efes 77-72 before a 90-89 loss at FMP. It beat Dubai 77-58 and Buducnost 101-91, then won at ASVEL 84-82.
After this game, Paris is scheduled to host Boulazac and Valencia, then travel to Roanne, Dubai and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Later matchups include Chalon-Sur-Saone at home, trips to Cholet Basket and Anadolu Efes, and home games against Bourg-en-Bresse and Fenerbache Koleji. Crvena Zvezda is set to visit Krka, Partizan and Igokea before returning home for Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bayern. It will later visit Olympiacos and Real Madrid while hosting Siroki, Slovan and Cedevita Olimpija.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Crvena Zvezda to win 83-76. Crvena Zvezda has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -7.5. The over/under for the game is 170.5.