TIMISOARA (Interstat) — Pitesti will visit SCM Timisoara on Monday in a matchup of teams looking to build early-season momentum. Pitesti enters with a 2-1 record, while SCM Timisoara is 1-2. The visiting side has won two of its first three games and will face a Timisoara team seeking a second straight victory after an overtime result in its most recent outing.

Pitesti’s most recent result was a 95-84 home win against SCM Craiova. Josh Price led the way with 27 points, five rebounds, five assists and three blocks in 31 minutes. Joshua Thompson added 16 points and five assists, while Akia Puitt finished with eight points and eight rebounds. Pitesti also has a 90-86 home win against Atlassib Sibiu and a 98-92 road loss at Oradea this season. Price, a player to watch for Pitesti, had 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists and three blocks in the win against Atlassib Sibiu. His production inside and on the boards will be a focus for the visiting offense.

SCM Timisoara’s most recent result was a 105-102 overtime win at Municipal Galati. Njegos Sikiras scored 17 points and added nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 21 minutes. Strahinja Jovanovic contributed 15 points, four rebounds and seven assists, and Walter Cabral had 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one block. Sikiras, a player to watch for SCM Timisoara, also had six points and seven rebounds in a home loss to CSM Targu Mures earlier this season. Timisoara has dropped home games to Corona Brasov and CSM Targu Mures, both by single-digit margins, and will look to carry its road overtime success into this home contest.

The matchup features two teams separated by one game in the early standings. Pitesti’s two wins have come at home, while its lone loss came on the road. SCM Timisoara’s win came on the road, and its two losses came at home. The home side will aim to protect its floor against a Pitesti team that has already posted a pair of victories. Pitesti will be the visiting team in a building where SCM Timisoara is still seeking its first home win of the season. Both teams have played three games this season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of SCM Timisoara 94, Pitesti 91. Interstat’s ELO system gives SCM Timisoara a 51.6 percent probability to win. Pitesti has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5, and the over/under for the game is 171.5.