Vitoria at SC Portugal
LISBON (Interstat) — Vitoria (2-3) will visit SC Portugal (5-5) at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday in a basketball matchup. Vitoria enters as the visiting team after dropping its most recent result, a 75-68 home loss to CD Povoa. In that game, Michael Houge led Vitoria with 18 points and nine rebounds in 29 minutes. Malcolm Drumwright added 16 points and five assists, and Tedoyame Simao finished with 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and one block.
Houge is the player to watch for Vitoria. In his previous recent performances, he had 18 points and nine rebounds against CD Povoa, three points and five rebounds in 17 minutes against Portimonense, and 14 points, six rebounds and six assists in 21 minutes at Braga. Vitoria has also posted a 74-72 home win over Portimonense, a 91-72 loss at Braga, an 87-71 home loss to Ovarense Dolce Vita and an 83-78 win at CAB Madeira.
SC Portugal will be at home after a 106-70 loss at Esenler in its most recent result. Liam O Reilly paced SC Portugal with 15 points, four rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes. Diogo Ventura added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Gustavo Teixeira had four points, five rebounds and five assists.
O Reilly is the player to watch for SC Portugal. His recent performances include 15 points, four rebounds and two assists at Esenler; 22 points, three rebounds and four assists at Braga; 10 points, five rebounds and two assists at Gence; nine points, one rebound and three assists against Ovarense Dolce Vita; four points, seven rebounds and two assists against Kolossos Rodou; 13 points, two rebounds and three assists at CAB Madeira; and 20 points, one rebound and four assists at Craiova. SC Portugal has also recorded a 98-86 loss at Braga, a 69-67 loss at Gence, a 71-70 home win over Ovarense Dolce Vita, a 71-69 overtime home win over Kolossos Rodou, a 93-84 loss at CAB Madeira, a 97-77 win at Craiova, an 88-60 home win over Esgueira, a 79-75 overtime home win over Rilski Sportist and an 84-71 loss at Benfica.
Interstat’s game simulator projects SC Portugal 87, Vitoria 85. Interstat’s ELO system gives SC Portugal an 89 percent probability to win. SC Portugal is a pregame favorite with a spread of -9.5, and the over/under is 163.