PALANGA, Lithuania (Interstat) — Vilkaviskis will visit Naglis Palanga in a basketball game on Saturday at LCC International University’s Sports Hall in Palanga, Lithuania. Vilkaviskis is 3-3 this season, and Naglis Palanga is 5-2. Both teams have played seven games this season.

Vilkaviskis most recently won 82-73 against Kauno. Emilis Bartninkas had 23 points, 10 rebounds, one assist and one block in that game, Justinas Marcinkevicius added 21 points and seven rebounds, and Jordan Stafford had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists. Bartninkas is the player to watch for Vilkaviskis. In his other recent performances, he scored 27 points with nine rebounds at Zalgiris, 17 points with nine rebounds against Kretinga, 15 points with five rebounds at Kauno Atletas, 12 points with seven rebounds against Silute and 15 points with four rebounds at Telsiai. Earlier this season, Vilkaviskis beat Kretingos Kretinga 84-65, won 84-76 at Kauno Atletas and lost 94-70 at Telsiai. Vilkaviskis also dropped a 97-81 decision to Silute and fell 107-104 at Zalgiris.

Naglis Palanga most recently lost 78-77 at Neptunas 2. William Jenkins III had 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in that game, Antanas Udras added 15 points and eight rebounds, and Armin Cane had 10 points, six rebounds and three assists. Udras is the player to watch for Naglis Palanga. In his other recent performances, he scored 18 points with five rebounds at Ukmerges Stekas, 18 points with six rebounds and three blocks at Rytas 2, 16 points with eight rebounds at Kedainiai BC, nine points with six rebounds against Mazeikiai, and nine points with three rebounds and three assists against Palangos Olimpas. He also had three points with seven rebounds at Jurbarkas. Naglis Palanga beat Vilniaus Stekas 107-76, topped Palangos Olimpas 102-76, won 103-81 at Rytas 2, lost 88-78 at Jurbarko, beat Kedainiu 94-75 and defeated Mazeikiai 86-70.

Vilkaviskis is scheduled to play Rytas 2 at home next, followed by a road game at Palangos Olimpas. Vilkaviskis’s upcoming schedule also includes games against Vytis Zanavykas, Vilniaus Stekas, Marijampole, Mazeikiai, Kedainiu, Neptunas 2, Jurbarko and Alytaus Patriotai. Naglis Palanga is scheduled to play at Alytaus Patriotai next, followed by a home game against Zalgiris. Naglis Palanga’s upcoming schedule also includes games against Kretingos Kretinga, Kauno, Marijampole, Kauno Atletas, Vytis Zanavykas, Silute and Telsiai.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Naglis Palanga 96, Vilkaviskis 88. Naglis Palanga has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5. The over/under for this game is 166.5.