Kalev-Cramo at Ogre
OGRE, Latvia (Interstat) — Kalev-Cramo will visit Ogre on Saturday at Ogre 1. Secondary School Arena in Ogre, Latvia, in a matchup of teams looking to build momentum in their current schedules. Kalev-Cramo enters with a 7-5 record, while Ogre is 3-4.
Kalev-Cramo most recently earned a 74-68 road win at Chalon-Sur-Saone. Hugo Toom led the visitors with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes. Damian Forrest added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Jacob Falko scored 14 points. Toom has been a consistent offensive presence during Kalev-Cramo’s recent stretch, including a 22-point, seven-rebound, four-assist performance against Bashkimi and a 19-point, eight-rebound, four-assist effort in the win at Chalon-Sur-Saone. Over his last six games, Toom has averaged 16.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists while playing 28.5 minutes per contest.
Ogre most recently posted a 101-77 home win over Keila Basket. Drake Dobbs paced Ogre with 26 points, six rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes. Karlis Zunda added 16 points, two rebounds and five assists, and Bruno Jekabsons scored 17 points with two rebounds and three assists. Dobbs has averaged 12.0 points over Ogre’s last four games and remains a primary scoring option for the home side. He scored 10 points with four assists against Ventspils and had seven points, one rebound and two assists at Viimsi during that span.
Ogre will look to use its home court against a Kalev-Cramo team that has been the more productive side by record. Kalev-Cramo has scored several high-output wins this season, including a 100-79 victory over Rigas Juniori and a 98-77 home win over Keila Basket. Ogre has shown scoring potential of its own, with a 106-81 home win over Latvijas Univ and the 101-point output against Keila Basket. Kalev-Cramo’s recent results also include an 88-84 home victory over Bashkimi, while Ogre has had a 92-88 home loss to Ventspils and a 78-82 road loss at Tal Tech during its recent schedule. The game is expected to feature two of the more active backcourt and wing options in Toom and Dobbs, with Kalev-Cramo seeking to maintain its edge and Ogre aiming to use the home setting to close the gap.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Ogre 91, Kalev-Cramo 89. Interstat’s ELO system projects Kalev-Cramo with a 71.4 percent probability to win. Kalev-Cramo is the pregame favorite with a spread of -7, and the over/under is 170.