Peja at Dinamo Tbilisi
TBILISI (Interstat) — Peja will visit Dinamo Tbilisi on Wednesday in a FIBA Europe Cup game at Sports Palace. Dinamo Tbilisi is the home team for the matchup, which pits a Peja side with a 2-1 record against a Dinamo Tbilisi squad that is 1-0. It is the second meeting between the teams this season.
Peja enters after a win at Trepca Mitrovice and a loss to Dinamo Bucharest. Peja beat Trepca Mitrovice 87-81. Dinamo Bucharest beat Peja 96-58. Trevor Moore is a player to watch for Peja. In the win at Trepca Mitrovice, Moore had 21 points, five rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes. In the loss to Dinamo Bucharest, he had four points, one rebound and two assists in 15 minutes. Xavier Johnson added 12 points and 13 rebounds in 29 minutes against Trepca Mitrovice, while R. Smith scored 24 points and handed out five assists in 33 minutes. Smith also had four rebounds. Smith led Peja in scoring in that win.
Dinamo Tbilisi enters after a victory at Peja. Rostyslav Novitskyi is a player to watch for Dinamo Tbilisi. He had 15 points, three rebounds and three blocks in 21 minutes in that win. Ousmane Drame added 10 points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes, and Derrick Marks had 16 points, four rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes. Drame also blocked one shot. Marks led Dinamo Tbilisi in scoring in that win.
The most recent head-to-head meeting saw Dinamo Tbilisi beat Peja 96-58 at Peja. Peja also has a win at AEL Limassol this season. Peja beat AEL Limassol 20-0. Dinamo Tbilisi’s only result this season is the win at Peja. Dinamo Tbilisi’s win at Peja was 96-58. The teams will meet again Wednesday with Peja looking to reverse the earlier result and Dinamo Tbilisi seeking to stay unbeaten.
Peja’s next 10 games include Vellaznimi at Peja, Peja at Ylli, Rahoveci at Peja, Peja at Bashkimi, Bora at Peja, AEL Limassol at Peja, Trepca Mitrovice at Peja, Peja at Vellaznimi, Ylli at Peja and Peja at Rahoveci. Dinamo Tbilisi’s next 10 games include Dinamo Tbilisi at Rapid Bucuresti, Dinamo Tbilisi at Atlassib Sibiu, Oradea at Dinamo Tbilisi, Dinamo Tbilisi at Craiova, SCM Timisoara at Dinamo Tbilisi, Dinamo Tbilisi at CSO Voluntari, Valcea at Dinamo Tbilisi, Steaua Bucuresti at Dinamo Tbilisi, Dinamo Tbilisi at Petrolul Ploiesti and CSM Targu Mures at Dinamo Tbilisi.
A projection model favors Dinamo Tbilisi after its earlier 96-58 win and 1-0 start, with a total score in the low 160s.