Cividale at Basket Torino
TORINO (Interstat) — Cividale will visit Basket Torino on Sunday in a matchup of teams carrying identical 1-1 records. Basket Torino will have home advantage as it looks to build on a road victory, while Cividale aims to stay above .500 with a second consecutive win.
Cividale enters after an 86-83 road win at Ruvo Di Puglia in its most recent outing. Earlier this season, Cividale opened with a home loss to Forli, falling 85-68. The visiting side has shown it can score in key moments, but it will face a Basket Torino team that also has split its first two games.
Basket Torino most recently earned an 84-77 road win at Pistoia. In its other game this season, Basket Torino dropped a home decision to Gemini Mestre, 79-57. The home side will seek a more consistent performance on its own floor after that earlier setback.
The teams will meet with similar early-season form. Both are 1-1, and both have one road win and one home loss. Cividale’s win came at Ruvo Di Puglia, while Basket Torino’s came at Pistoia. Each team has also suffered a double-digit home defeat, with Cividale losing to Forli and Basket Torino falling to Gemini Mestre.
Both teams have split their first two games. Cividale’s victory came on the road, while Basket Torino’s also came away from home. Each side has lost at home. The teams will look to avoid falling below .500. The matchup is part of the early portion of the schedule for both clubs.
Cividale will continue its schedule after the visit to Basket Torino with a home game against Avellino Basket, followed by a road game at Victoria Libertas. It also has home dates against Urania Milano, Sassari, Reggia JuveCaserta and Rieti in the coming weeks, along with road games at Baltur Centu, Gemini Mestre, Rimini and Vigevano. The stretch will test Cividale’s depth as it moves through the early part of the season.
Basket Torino’s upcoming slate includes a road game at Brindisi before a home meeting with Reggia JuveCaserta. The team will then travel to Victoria Libertas and later host Montecatini, Bologna 103, Rimini and Libertas Livorno. Road games at Cremona, Ruvo Di Puglia and Urania Milano are also ahead. The game will be played in Torino, with Basket Torino serving as the home team and Cividale as the visitor.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Basket Torino 84, Cividale 79. Interstat’s ELO system gives Cividale a 60.6 percent probability to win.