Fenerbache Koleji at Paris
PARIS (Interstat)—Fenerbache Koleji will visit Paris on Wednesday in a matchup that pits a visitor with a 14-5 record against a home team at 11-7.
Fenerbache Koleji enters after a 78-59 win at Bursaspor. Onuralp Bitim is the player to watch for Fenerbache Koleji. He scored 19 points and added two rebounds and two assists in that victory. Bitim also had eight points and two rebounds at Pinar and five rebounds against Tofas. Dwight Powell and Shavon Shields contributed in the most recent result, giving Fenerbache Koleji additional balance around Bitim. Fenerbache Koleji has posted several high-scoring wins this season, including an 88-77 home victory over Tofas, a 97-72 road win at Pinar, a 100-85 road win at Cayirova and a 99-80 home win over Zalgiris.
Paris returns home after a 107-77 win over JL Bourg. Allan Dokossi is the player to watch for Paris. He had 18 points and 11 rebounds in that victory, continuing a productive run. Dokossi also had nine rebounds at Anadolu Efes, 12 points and seven rebounds against Chalon-Sur-Saone, and 12 points and seven rebounds against Valencia. Jared Rhoden and Joao Maozinha provided support in the latest win, helping Paris produce a high-scoring performance. Paris has been especially productive at home, with recent victories over JL Bourg and Chalon-Sur-Saone and a road win at Anadolu Efes. Paris also beat Chalon-Sur-Saone 116-112 in overtime and fell 94-90 in overtime at Cholet.
The teams arrive with different records but meaningful momentum. Fenerbache Koleji has won three of its last four games, including the recent road victory, and has several double-digit wins this season. Paris has won six of its last eight and has scored at least 90 points in several recent games. The matchup will feature Bitim and Dokossi as the primary players to watch, with Powell and Shields supporting Fenerbache Koleji and Rhoden and Maozinha supporting Paris. Fenerbache Koleji will look to carry its recent road form into the game, while Paris will rely on its home scoring and rebounding.
Fenerbache Koleji’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Anadolu Efes, followed by ASVEL at home and a road game at Olimpia Milano. Paris is scheduled to visit Limoges, travel to Barcelona and host Hapoel Tel Aviv. Those games follow the Wednesday matchup.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Paris to win 96-91. Interstat’s ELO system gives Paris a 57 percent probability to win. Fenerbache Koleji has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5, and the over/under is 173.5.
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