PERISTERI, Greece (Interstat) — Varese will visit Peristeri on Wednesday at Peristeri Indoor Hall in Peristeri, Greece. Varese enters with a 5-5 record, while Peristeri is 6-3. Peristeri will be the home team, and Varese will be the visitor.

Varese’s player to watch is D. Duke Jr. He has been among the team’s most productive players in recent games. Duke had 24 points, two rebounds and five assists in a loss to Udine, 18 points, five rebounds and five assists in a win at Verona, and 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a win at Bamberg. He also posted 11 points, one rebound and seven assists in an overtime win against BC Roma and 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in a loss at Trento. In Varese’s most recent game, an 84-81 loss to Udine, Duke scored 24 points. Ismael Kamagate added six points and eight rebounds, and Hunter Hale had 16 points. Varese beat Verona 99-88, Bamberg 95-61, BC Roma 110-103 in overtime, Trieste 2004 85-84 and Givova Scafati 85-77. It lost to Udine 84-81, Trento 87-85, Peristeri 85-82, Murcia 85-58 and Virtus Bologna 90-69. Duke has scored at least 11 points in each of his last five games. Varese had won three straight before the loss to Udine. Varese will aim to even its record at 6-5.

Peristeri’s player to watch is S. Payne. Payne had nine points and nine rebounds in a loss at Kolossos Rodou, four points and six rebounds at Olympiacos, and nine points, four rebounds and four blocks at Murcia. He also had 12 points and seven rebounds against Maroussi and eight points and 12 rebounds at Panathinaikos. In Peristeri’s most recent game, an 81-78 loss at Kolossos Rodou, Payne finished with nine points and nine rebounds. Will Carius scored 14 points, and Jalen Finch added 12 points and five assists. Peristeri beat Murcia 80-72, Maroussi 83-81, Varese 85-82, Iraklis 91-89 in overtime, Bamberg 93-87 and Promitheas Patras 94-88. It lost to Kolossos Rodou 81-78, Olympiacos 91-62 and Panathinaikos 95-75. Payne has grabbed at least six rebounds in four of his last five games. Peristeri will seek to improve to 7-3.

The teams have met once this season, with Peristeri earning an 85-82 win at Varese. The game is scheduled for Peristeri Indoor Hall in Peristeri, Greece.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Varese 91, Peristeri 90. Interstat’s ELO system gives Peristeri a 75.1 percent probability to win. Peristeri is installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5, and the over/under for the game is 165.5.