Trier at Batumi-RSU

BATUMI, Georgia (Interstat) — Trier (11-1) will visit Batumi-RSU (5-6) on Wednesday at Batumi Sport School. Trier is the visiting team and Batumi-RSU is the home team. The visitors have won 11 straight games and enter with one of the stronger records in the competition. Trier’s recent results include a 92-79 win over Bamberg, a 96-59 win over Trepca Mitrovice, a 103-80 win at Opava, a 97-88 win at Vechta, a 100-80 win over Split, an 87-83 win at Promitheas Patras, a 95-75 win over Alba Berlin, a 92-59 win over Batumi-RSU, a 94-80 win at Ludwigsburg, a 98-85 win over Jena and a 106-80 win over Bonn. Batumi-RSU’s recent results include an 85-82 win over TSU, a 97-77 win at Split, a 75-70 win at Akhaltsikhe, an 80-77 win over Kutaisi and an 86-85 win at Fribourg Olympic, along with losses to Trier (92-59), Trepca Mitrovice (91-70), CIU (80-71), Promitheas Patras (91-76), Opava (102-62) and Oradea (93-77).

Jordan Roland Jamal is the player to watch for Trier. Jamal had 20 points, five rebounds and one assist against Bamberg; 13 points, two rebounds and two assists against Trepca; eight points, four rebounds and five assists at Opava; 13 points, five rebounds and two assists at Vechta; and 11 points, two rebounds and one assist against Split. In Trier’s most recent win over Bamberg, Austin Crowley added 13 points, five rebounds and one block, and Marten Linssen had 12 points, two rebounds and one assist.

Larry Howell is the player to watch for Batumi-RSU. Howell had 35 points, eight rebounds and one assist in the most recent win over TSU. He also had 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and three blocks against CIU; 13 points, seven rebounds and one assist at Promitheas; and eight points, five rebounds and one assist against Trepca. In the win over TSU, Valerian Tsuleiskiri added 13 points, 15 rebounds, two assists and two blocks, and Davit Lomidze had 18 points, three rebounds and three assists.

Trier beat Batumi-RSU 92-59 in the most recent head-to-head meeting earlier this season. After this game, Trier is scheduled to visit Frankfurt, while Batumi-RSU is set to visit VSA. Trier’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Promitheas Patras and a home matchup with Chemnitz, while Batumi-RSU is set to visit Opava before hosting Orbi. Trier also has games ahead against Oldenburg, Split, Opava, Rostock, Trepca Mitrovice, Ulm and Mitteldeutscher.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Trier 97, Batumi-RSU 86. Interstat’s ELO system projects Trier with a 70.6 percent probability to win.

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