MARIJAMPOLE, Lithuania (Interstat) — Vilkaviskis will visit Marijampole on Saturday in a basketball game between teams with contrasting records. Vilkaviskis enters at 5-6. Marijampole is 7-3.

Vilkaviskis will look to build on its most recent result, a 97-74 home win over Vilniaus Stekas. Jordan Stafford is the player to watch for Vilkaviskis. He had 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in that win. Stafford has scored in double figures in six of his past seven games, including a 27-point effort at BC Olimpas Palanga, a 22-point, three-rebound, three-assist performance against Rytas 2 and a 19-point, six-rebound, four-assist game against Omega-Tauras. He also scored 13 points with three rebounds at Plunges Olimpas, 12 points with two rebounds and four assists against Vytis Zanavykas and six points with three rebounds and two assists against Silute. In the win over Vilniaus Stekas, Julius Rollins added 20 points and five rebounds, and Titas Pazarauskas had eight points and five assists.

Marijampole enters after a 94-75 road win at Neptunas 2. Aurelijus Pukelis is the player to watch for Marijampole. He scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds in that win. Pukelis has reached 20 points in four of his past five games, including a 25-point, 11-rebound, six-assist effort at Silute, a 21-point, seven-rebound game at Mazeikiai and a 20-point, nine-rebound game against Kedainiu. He also had nine points and five rebounds against Kauno Atletas. Justinas Ramanauskas added 15 points and 10 assists in the most recent win, while Gabrielius Celka had seven points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Vilkaviskis lost to Vytis Zanavykas 107-81, Palangos Olimpas 91-73 and Silute 97-81. It beat Rytas 2 74-72, Kauno 82-73, Kauno Atletas 84-76 and Kretingos Kretinga 84-65. It also lost to Telsiai 94-70 and Zalgiris 107-104. Marijampole lost to Silute 92-83, Telsiai 71-69 and Kauno 87-82. It beat Kedainiu 98-64, Mazeikiai 109-85, Kauno Atletas 113-63, Kretingos Kretinga 88-83 and Zalgiris 106-94. It also beat Alytaus Patriotai 87-80 in overtime. Marijampole next hosts Naglis Palanga, while Vilkaviskis next visits Mazeikiai. The teams are scheduled to meet again at Vilkaviskis later in the season. Vilkaviskis’ upcoming schedule also includes Kedainiu, Neptunas 2, Jurbarko, Alytaus Patriotai and Vilniaus Stekas. Marijampole’s upcoming schedule also includes Rytas 2, Vytis Zanavykas, Palangos Olimpas, Vilniaus Stekas and Jurbarko.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Marijampole 93, Vilkaviskis 86. Interstat’s ELO system gives Marijampole a 95.3 percent probability to win. Marijampole has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -13.5, and the over/under for the game is 169.5.