FORLI, Italy (Interstat) — Rimini will visit Forli on Wednesday in a matchup of teams at different points through the early season. Rimini enters at 6-2, while Forli is 4-4. The visitors have won five of their past six games and will try to keep that run going against a Forli side looking for a response after a road loss.

Rimini’s most recent result was a 76-68 home win against Vigevano. Davide Denegri led the way with 23 points in 28 minutes to go with three rebounds and two assists. Cody Demps added 12 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Deshawn Stephens finished with eight points and 11 rebounds. Denegri has been the team’s player to watch and has produced consistently in recent games. He scored 23 points against Vigevano, 14 at Urania Milano, 17 against Rieti and 11 at Sassari. He also had eight rebounds against Gemini Mestre, 17 points and eight assists against Rieti and 11 points with five rebounds and four assists at Sassari.

Forli will look to Toni Perkovic to help set the tone. Perkovic scored 17 points in 26 minutes at Brindisi in Forli’s most recent game, an 80-74 loss. Raphael Gaspardo added 12 points and three rebounds, and Nicola Berdini had seven points, five rebounds and five assists. Perkovic also scored 17 points against Ruvo Di Puglia and 11 against Rieti. He had nine points against Libertas Livorno and three points at Vigevano. Forli is 4-4. The home side opened with an 85-68 win at Cividale and an 80-73 home win against Baltur Centu before falling at Avellino Basket. Forli then beat Rieti 93-71 at home, lost at Vigevano, fell to Libertas Livorno and rebounded with a home win against Ruvo Di Puglia before the loss at Brindisi.

Rimini’s season has included an 85-71 win at Urania Milano, a 96-73 home win against Rieti, an 84-67 win at Sassari, a 91-76 home win against Gemini Mestre, a 103-78 loss at Bologna 103, a 73-72 home loss to Avellino Basket and an 84-59 win at Montecatini. The visitors will try to use their record and recent form to secure another road result. Forli will counter with a home setting and a need to stabilize its season after splitting its first eight games.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Forli 90, Rimini 89. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Rimini with a 68.5 percent probability to win. Rimini has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 2.5, and the over/under for the game is 158.5.