KAUNAS, Lithuania (Interstat) — Kauno Atletas will seek its first victory of the season on Thursday when it visits Zalgiris at Zalgiris Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania. Zalgiris brings a 9-5 record into the matchup, while Kauno Atletas is 0-3. The game is a regular-season matchup between the Lithuanian clubs. Kauno Atletas is the visiting team. Zalgiris is the home team.

Kauno Atletas has opened the season with three losses. Its most recent result was an 86-75 setback at Alytaus Patriotai. Titas Didzgalvis paced Kauno Atletas with 18 points, four rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes. Aistis Lukosevicius added 10 points, nine rebounds and two assists, and Jokubas Stropus finished with nine points, four rebounds and two assists. Earlier this season, Kauno Atletas lost 84-76 to visiting Vilkaviskis and 102-78 to visiting Jurbarko. Didzgalvis had 12 points, two rebounds, three assists and one block in 29 minutes against Vilkaviskis. He remains the player to watch for Kauno Atletas. After facing Zalgiris, Kauno Atletas will host Kretingos Kretinga, play at Vytis Zanavykas, host Silute, visit Marijampole and Telsiai, host Mazeikiai, visit Kedainiu, host Neptunas 2, host Kauno and visit Naglis Palanga over its next 10 games.

Zalgiris has posted a 9-5 record and is coming off a 99-80 loss at Fenerbahce. Carsen Edwards scored 20 points and added one rebound and two assists in 21 minutes. Jonas Valanciunas had eight points, 10 rebounds and one assist, while Dustin Sleva contributed six points, seven rebounds and two assists. Zalgiris has also beaten Kedainiai Nevezis 80-76, defeated Barcelona 88-81, topped Panevezys 97-68 and beat Siauliai 101-82 this season. It lost to Marijampole 106-94, Vilniaus Stekas 108-87, Paris 82-78 and Olympiacos 93-91, and beat Vilkaviskis 107-104 and Alytaus Patriotai 108-83. Edwards, the player to watch for Zalgiris, had 11 points and six assists against Lietkabelis, 19 points with one rebound and two assists against Siauliai, and seven points with one rebound at Neptūnas. Zalgiris will host Anadolu Efes next, then play at Vytis Zanavykas, host Taurages, host Jurbarko, host ASVEL, play at Kretingos Kretinga, host Jonava Jonavos, play at Virtus Bologna, host Kauno and host Partizan over its next 10 games.

Both teams will continue their schedules after Thursday’s meeting at Zalgiris Arena. The matchup will be played at Zalgiris Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, where Zalgiris has been the home team.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Zalgiris to win 100-95. Interstat’s ELO system gives Zalgiris a 99 percent probability to win. Zalgiris is a pregame favorite with a spread of -12.5, and the over/under is 174.