Tres Cantos at Melilla

MELILLA, Spain (Interstat) — Melilla will put its unbeaten season record on the line against Tres Cantos on Sunday at Pabellon Javier Imbroda Ortiz in Melilla, Spain. Melilla is 3-0 this season, while Tres Cantos is 2-1. The game will be played in Melilla, with Tres Cantos as the visiting team and Melilla as the home team. Melilla will seek a fourth straight win to begin the season, and Tres Cantos will aim to improve to 3-1.

Melilla enters the game after a 96-92 road win at Leonesa. The home team previously beat Ponferrada 82-69 and won at Valladolid 70-59. Melilla has opened the season with three wins and will look to continue its strong start in front of its home crowd at Pabellon Javier Imbroda Ortiz. The home side has scored 96, 82 and 70 points in its first three games. Melilla has played two of its first three games on the road.

Tres Cantos most recently beat Spanish Academy 75-70. Earlier this season, Tres Cantos lost at Morón 93-90 in overtime and beat Estudiantes B 77-71. Tres Cantos has won two of its first three games and will be seeking a second straight victory on Sunday. The visiting team has scored 75 points or more in each of its first three games, including a 90-point effort in the overtime loss at Morón. Tres Cantos opened the season with a win over Estudiantes B before the overtime loss at Morón and the home win over Spanish Academy.

The early-season matchup brings together a Melilla team that is 3-0 with a Tres Cantos team that is 2-1. Melilla will be the home side at Pabellon Javier Imbroda Ortiz. Tres Cantos will be the visitor. The game is set for Sunday in Melilla, Spain. The contest is part of the early schedule for both teams. Both teams have played three games this season. The game will be the fourth contest of the season for each team.

Tres Cantos will next host Getafe, then visit Badajoz, host Caceres, visit Algeciras, host Jaen Paraiso, visit Valladolid and host Ponferrada. Melilla will next visit Estudiantes B, host Morón, visit Spanish Academy, host Toledo Basket, host Getafe, visit Badajoz, host Caceres and visit Algeciras. Both teams will continue their early-season schedules after the game. Those games will follow the matchup on Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tres Cantos 71, Melilla 69. Interstat’s ELO system gives Melilla a 68.3 percent probability to win. Melilla has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -13, and the over/under for the game is 158.5.