VENICE, Italy (Interstat) — Šiauliai will visit Venezia on Wednesday at Palasport Taliercio in Venice, Italy. Šiauliai enters with a 6-7 record, while Venezia is 5-6.

Šiauliai most recently lost 91-81 to Taurages. Selim Fofana led Šiauliai with 17 points, three rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes. Dayvion Mcknight added nine points, seven rebounds and four assists, and Efton Reid had 10 points and three rebounds in 10 minutes. Fofana is a player to watch for Šiauliai. In his previous five games, he scored 15 points with five assists against Maxima Roma, 11 points at Neptūnas, nine points with four rebounds and five assists at Turk Telekom, 17 points with four rebounds and seven assists against Rytas, and 10 points against Cluj-Napoca. He also had 17 points in the loss to Taurages.

Venezia most recently lost 99-81 at Azzurro Napoli. Amedeo Tessitori had 14 points and five rebounds in 19 minutes, Louis Olinde scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Glynn Watson added 15 points. Tessitori is a player to watch for Venezia. He had 12 points and three rebounds at Tenerife, nine points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks against Treviso, seven points, seven rebounds and three assists at Maxima Roma, 11 points and six rebounds at BC Roma, and eight points with 12 rebounds against Turk Telekom. He also had 14 points against Azzurro Napoli.

Venezia will try to use its home floor to halt a four-game slide. The team has lost four straight, including an overtime decision against Treviso and a two-point setback at Tenerife. Šiauliai has alternated wins and losses over its past four games, beating Maxima Roma 98-93 before the loss to Taurages. Šiauliai’s recent wins include a 94-84 victory at Turk Telekom, an 83-71 home win against Juventus and a 74-71 home win against London. Venezia’s recent wins include a 104-98 victory at BC Roma, a 75-65 home win against Turk Telekom, an 87-82 win at Trieste 2004, a 104-72 home win against Frankfurt and an 85-73 home win against Cantu.

After facing Venezia, Šiauliai is scheduled to play Kedainiai Nevezis, Tenerife, Gargzdu Gargzdai, London, Kedainiai Nevezis, Neptūnas, Frankfurt, Lietuvos rytas, Cluj-Napoca and Juventus. Venezia’s upcoming opponents include Reggiana, London, Maxima Roma, Frankfurt, Varese, Tortona, Cluj-Napoca, Givova Scafati, Turk Telekom and Olimpia Milano. The game will be played at Palasport Taliercio in Venice, Italy.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Venezia 98, Šiauliai 89. Venezia has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -12.5. The over/under for the game is 165.5.