Korfez Basket at Turk Telekom
ANKARA (Interstat) — Korfez Basket will visit Turk Telekom on Saturday at Ankara Arena in Ankara, Türkiye, with both teams carrying similar records into the matchup.
Korfez Basket enters at 7-6. Its most recent result was a 72-62 home win over Bashkimi, powered by Alexander Perry Reese’s 18 points and nine rebounds in 29 minutes. Oscar Cluff added 11 points and seven rebounds, and Boo Buie had 12 points, six rebounds and five assists. Reese is the player to watch for Korfez Basket. In his recent stretch, he had 18 points and nine rebounds against Bashkimi, 11 points and seven rebounds at Anadolu Efes, 12 points and four rebounds against Manchester Basketball, and 14 points against Tofas. He also had four points, eight rebounds and two blocks at Valmiera Glass Via and five points and four rebounds against Chalon/Saone. Korfez Basket will look to build on the Bashkimi win after a stretch that included a loss to Trabzonspor and a road win at Valmiera Glass Via.
Turk Telekom is 7-5 and won its most recent game, 98-78 at home against Frankfurt. Dogus Ozdemiroglu led the way with 13 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists in 34 minutes. Kris Bankston had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Jerrick Harding scored 18 points. Ozdemiroglu is the player to watch for Turk Telekom. He has been productive across recent games, including 13 points and 12 assists against Frankfurt, 12 points and seven assists against Denizli Basket, 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists against Besiktas, and eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists at Venezia. He also had six points, seven rebounds and six assists at Esenler and nine points and four assists at London.
The matchup features two teams separated by one game in the standings. Korfez Basket has a 7-6 record, while Turk Telekom is 7-5. Korfez Basket’s recent results include a 112-71 win over Manchester and a 74-65 win over Chalon/Saone. Turk Telekom’s recent results include an 88-63 win over Besiktas and a 97-76 win over Denizli Basket. Turk Telekom will be at home at Ankara Arena, where it scored 98 points in the win over Frankfurt. Korfez Basket has played 13 games this season, and Turk Telekom has played 12. Both teams will continue their schedules after the matchup.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Turk Telekom 89, Korfez Basket 88. Interstat’s ELO system gives Turk Telekom a 95 percent probability to win. Turk Telekom is a pregame favorite with a spread of -11, and the over/under is 165.5.