LLEIDA, Spain (Interstat) — Baskonia will visit Força Lleida on Saturday at Pavello Barris Nord in Lleida, Spain, in a matchup between teams looking to improve their season records. Força Lleida enters with a 1-5 record as the home team, while Baskonia is 5-11 as the visiting team. The game gives Força Lleida another opportunity to compete at home and Baskonia a chance to build momentum after a challenging recent stretch.

Baskonia most recently lost at Fenerbahce Koleji 84-65. Kenneth Faried was among Baskonia’s most productive players in that game, finishing with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Clement Frisch added 10 points and four rebounds, and D.J. Stewart scored 12 points. Faried, the player to watch for Baskonia, has remained active on the glass and in the paint during the recent schedule. He had 17 points and eight rebounds in a recent loss at ASVEL and also contributed nine points and seven rebounds in a win against Manresa. Faried had nine points and eight rebounds at Valencia and seven points and nine rebounds against Real Madrid. Baskonia has shown the ability to score at a high level at times, including a 106-83 home victory against Manresa.

Força Lleida most recently lost at Murcia 125-98. Jame Batemon led Força Lleida with 20 points and five assists in that game, while Zacharie Perrin added 13 points and six rebounds and Melvin Ejim scored 18 points. Batemon, the player to watch for Força Lleida, has been a productive offensive option. He had 16 points and five assists at Basket Zaragoza and 20 points and five assists in the loss at Murcia. Batemon had nine points, two rebounds and four assists against Real Madrid. Força Lleida will need Batemon to remain involved as a scorer and playmaker while getting support from the frontcourt.

The game is scheduled for Saturday at Pavello Barris Nord. Baskonia will be the visiting team, and Força Lleida will have the home advantage. Both teams have played recent schedules that include domestic and continental competition. Baskonia’s upcoming schedule includes games against Partizan, Real Madrid, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Bayern, Bilbao, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Murcia, Obradoiro and Zalgiris. Força Lleida’s upcoming schedule includes games against Manresa, Leyma Coruna, Tenerife, Barcelona, Unicaja, Breogán, Andorra, Bilbao, Basquet Girona and Badalona.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Força Lleida 104, Baskonia 99. Interstat’s ELO system projects Baskonia with a 64 percent probability to win. Baskonia has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 187.5.