MONTEVIDEO (Interstat)—Vilkaviskis will be the visiting team against Mazeikiai on Thursday at Land Rover Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay. Vilkaviskis enters with a 5-7 season record, while Mazeikiai is 2-10.

Vilkaviskis is coming off a 80-60 loss to Marijampole in its most recent game. Emilis Bartninkas had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Jordan Stafford scored 21 points, and Julius Rollins added seven points and two rebounds. Bartninkas, the player to watch for Vilkaviskis, had 23 points and 10 rebounds against Omega-Tauras, 17 points and 12 rebounds against Vytis Zanavykas, 18 points and two rebounds against Plunges Olimpas and 11 points and 13 rebounds against BC Olimpas Palanga. He also had eight points and three rebounds against Ukmerges Stekas, four points and four rebounds against Rytas 2 and 15 points and four rebounds at Telsiai. Vilkaviskis has wins this season against Vilniaus Stekas, Rytas 2, Kauno, Kauno Atletas and Kretingos Kretinga. Its other results include losses to Vytis Zanavykas, Palangos Olimpas, Naglis Palanga, Silute and Telsiai. Vilkaviskis scored 97 points in its win over Vilniaus Stekas.

Mazeikiai dropped its most recent game 98-79 to Silute. Royce Williams scored 22 points and grabbed five rebounds, Tautvydas Kupstas scored 19 points, and Laurynas Klimas added 10 points and four assists. Williams, the player to watch for Mazeikiai, had 10 points and five rebounds against Vytis VDU, six points, one rebound and seven assists against Suduva-Mantinga, and five points, three rebounds and seven assists against Neptunas 2. He also had 13 points and nine assists against Plunges Olimpas, 10 points and four rebounds at Ukmerges Stekas and four points, four rebounds and nine assists at Kauno Atletas. Mazeikiai has wins this season against Kauno Atletas and Rytas 2. Its other results include losses to Silute, Vytis Zanavykas, Marijampole, Vilniaus Stekas, Palangos Olimpas, Neptunas 2, Kedainiu, Jurbarko and Telsiai. Mazeikiai scored 97 points in its win at Kauno Atletas.

Vilkaviskis will be the visiting team, and Mazeikiai will be the home team. The game is scheduled for Thursday. Vilkaviskis is led in recent production by Bartninkas, while Mazeikiai will look to Williams for scoring and assists. Both teams are scheduled to continue their seasons after the game, with Vilkaviskis set to face Kedainiu next and Mazeikiai set to visit Alytaus Patriotai.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Mazeikiai 89, Vilkaviskis 88. Interstat’s ELO system projects Vilkaviskis with a 50.9 percent probability to win. Vilkaviskis has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -7, and the over/under for the game is 164.5.