Dubai at Olimpia Milano
MILAN (Interstat) — Dubai will visit Olimpia Milano on Thursday at Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy. Dubai is the visiting team, and Olimpia Milano is the home team.
Dubai enters with a 5-3 record. Olimpia Milano is 3-5. Mfiondu Kabengele is a player to watch for Dubai. In Dubai’s most recent game, a 93-79 win at Baskonia, Kabengele finished with 20 minutes, 16 points, 10 rebounds and one assist. He had 16 minutes, 12 points, three rebounds and one assist at Cluj-Napoca. He also had 23 minutes, 10 points, three rebounds and one block against Real Madrid. Dwayne Bacon added 26 minutes, 15 points, two rebounds and five assists in the Baskonia win. Filip Petrusev contributed 23 minutes, 17 points, one rebound and two assists. Kabengele had 16 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Bacon and Petrusev also scored in double figures.
Dubai’s other results this season include a 92-85 win at Cluj-Napoca, a 77-58 home loss to Crvena Zvezda, an 85-70 win at Ilirija, a 76-66 loss at Fenerbache Koleji, a 94-87 home win over Barcelona, a 78-77 home win over Real Madrid and a 98-95 overtime home loss to Real Madrid.
Olimpia Milano is coming off a 98-89 home loss to Real Madrid. Leandro Bolmaro is a player to watch for the home side. He had 26 minutes, 21 points, three rebounds and five assists in that game. Devon Hall added 26 minutes, 17 points, one rebound and one assist. Moses Wright scored 11 points with three rebounds in 17 minutes. Bolmaro’s 21 points led Olimpia Milano. Hall and Wright also scored in double figures. Olimpia Milano’s other results this season include a 106-77 home win over Treviso, a 97-79 loss at Maccabi Tel Aviv, a 75-72 loss at Verona, an 86-76 loss at Baskonia, an 87-85 home win over Virtus Bologna, an 83-79 home win over Trieste 2004 and a 92-76 loss at Partizan.
After Thursday, Dubai is scheduled to host Studentski Centar, Paris, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Zadar and Spartak Subotica. Dubai also will visit Bayern, Bosna, Virtus Bologna, Mega Basket and Olympiacos. Olimpia Milano will visit Azzurro Napoli, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Cantu and Udine. Olimpia Milano also will host Barcelona, Virtus Bologna, Valencia, Trento and Zalgiris. Dubai’s next 10 games include five home games and five away games. Olimpia Milano’s next 10 also include five home games and five away games.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Olimpia Milano 81, Dubai 73. Interstat’s ELO system projects Dubai with a 55.3 percent probability to win. Dubai has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The over/under for the game is 168.5.