Panathinaikos at Partizan

BELGRADE (Interstat) — Panathinaikos will put its unbeaten record on the line Tuesday when it visits Partizan in a basketball matchup at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.

Panathinaikos enters with a 6-0 record, while Partizan is 5-1. The home side will look to protect its floor against an unbeaten visitor. Panathinaikos has won each of its first six games, and Partizan has won five of its first six.

Konstantinos Mitoglou is the player to watch for Panathinaikos. The forward has been productive in recent games, including an 18-minute, 10-point, 10-rebound, one-assist effort at Promitheas Patras and a 19-minute, 14-point, four-rebound, one-block showing against Vikos. In Panathinaikos’ most recent game, an 84-59 win at Promitheas Patras, Mitoglou recorded a double-double. Sylvain Francisco added 12 points, one rebound, two assists and one block in 16 minutes, while Panagiotis Kalaitzakis contributed nine points, four rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes.

Panathinaikos has been rolling this season. Its other wins include a 92-74 home victory over Fenerbache Koleji, a 103-74 home win over Vikos Ioanninon, a 90-67 home victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv, a 102-79 home win over ASVEL and a 91-72 home victory over Paris. The team has scored at least 84 points in each of its six wins.

Partizan’s only loss came at Real Madrid, 86-76. Since then, Partizan has responded with a 99-78 home win over Vienna. Luca Vildoza is the player to watch for Partizan. He produced 15 points, five rebounds and six assists in 20 minutes in that victory. Bandja Sy also scored 15 points and grabbed two rebounds in 19 minutes, while Ethan Thompson added eight points, three rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 21 minutes.

Partizan’s other results this season include an 83-59 home win over Mega Basket, an 86-84 road win at Bayern, a 92-79 road victory at Paris and a 92-76 home win over Olimpia Milano.

After this game, Panathinaikos will host Hapoel Tel Aviv, Peristeri, Baskonia, Karditsas, Olimpia Milano and Barcelona, and will visit Anadolu Efes, Aris, Real Madrid and AEK. Partizan will visit Fenerbache Koleji, Bosna, Spartak Subotica, ASVEL, Zalgiris and Baskonia, and will host Crvena Zvezda, Cluj-Napoca, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Studentski Centar. Those matchups follow the Tuesday meeting at Stark Arena.

The matchup features two teams with winning records. Panathinaikos is 6-0, and Partizan is 5-1. Mitoglou and Vildoza are the players to watch. Panathinaikos will be the visiting team, and Partizan will be the home team.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Partizan to win 89-83. Interstat’s ELO system gives Panathinaikos a 56 percent probability to win.