PÄRNU, Estonia (Interstat) — Keravnos Strovolou will visit Parnu on Thursday at Parnu Spordihall in Pärnu, Estonia, in a matchup between a team with one of the stronger records in the competition and a home side looking to build on a recent victory.

Keravnos Strovolou is 8-2 this season and enters after an 80-73 win at AEL. Jaye Crockett is the player to watch for Keravnos Strovolou. Crockett scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds in that win and has been productive throughout the recent stretch, including 24 points and eight rebounds against Anorthosis and 20 points and nine rebounds at Apollon. Crockett also had 20 points and eight rebounds against Szczecin. Tyrn Flowers added 17 points and nine rebounds in the AEL win, while Shamar Givance had 12 points and nine assists. Keravnos Strovolou has won six of its last seven games, with the lone loss in that stretch coming at Nancy.

Parnu is 6-8 this season and won its most recent game, 89-80 against Ventspils. Klavs Dubults is the player to watch for Parnu. Dubults had 19 points and four rebounds in that win. Hendrik Eelmae added 10 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Mihkel Kirves scored 14 points. Dubults also had 15 points and six rebounds against Szczecin and 21 points and six rebounds against Vienna Basket during a productive recent run. Parnu has shown the ability to score at home, with recent victories over Valmiera Glass Via, Latvijas Univ and Ventspils, but the home side has also dropped games to Szczecin, Nitra Blue Wings and VEF Riga.

The teams met earlier this season, with Keravnos Strovolou winning 88-70 against Parnu. Keravnos Strovolou will try to use its scoring depth and recent form to offset Parnu’s home-court advantage. Parnu will look to Dubults for production in the paint and on the glass while trying to slow Crockett and the Keravnos Strovolou attack. The matchup features two productive frontcourt players in Crockett and Dubults, with Crockett’s scoring and rebounding giving Keravnos Strovolou an inside-outside option and Dubults providing Parnu with a steady interior presence.

Keravnos Strovolou’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Sigal Prishtina and Nitra Blue Wings before a road game at Paralimni. Parnu is scheduled to host BC Tartu before road games at Nancy and Keila Basket.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Keravnos Strovolou 87, Parnu 82. Interstat’s ELO system gives Keravnos Strovolou a 79.6 percent probability to win. Keravnos Strovolou is the pregame favorite with a spread of -3, and the over-under is 157.