Sioux Falls Skyforce vs. Grand Rapids Gold

GRAND RAPIDS (Interstat) — The Sioux Falls Skyforce will visit the Grand Rapids Gold on Sunday in a G League game at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. Sioux Falls enters with a 1-0 record, while Grand Rapids is 0-1. The matchup is scheduled as the second game of the season for both teams.

Sioux Falls will look to Vladislav Goldin as a player to watch. In the Skyforce’s most recent meeting with Grand Rapids, Goldin had 26 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 30 minutes during a 130-116 win. Bez Mbeng added 14 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists in 30 minutes, and Tre Donaldson scored 24 points with four rebounds and eight assists in 37 minutes. The Skyforce’s most recent result was that 130-116 victory at Grand Rapids. Goldin’s 26 points and 11 rebounds were part of the Skyforce’s 130-point effort.

Grand Rapids will counter with Emanuel Miller as a player to watch. Miller finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes against Sioux Falls in the teams’ most recent meeting. Pedro Bradshaw had 18 points, eight rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes for the Gold, while Dane Goodwin scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists in 34 minutes. Grand Rapids’ most recent result was the 130-116 loss to Sioux Falls. Miller’s 15 points and 10 rebounds were part of Grand Rapids’ 116-point effort.

The teams’ most recent head-to-head game ended with Sioux Falls winning 130-116 at Grand Rapids. After Sunday, Sioux Falls is scheduled to play at Cleveland and at Noblesville before home games against Windy City, Cleveland, Wisconsin and Motor City. The Skyforce also are scheduled to visit Iowa. The Sioux Falls schedule includes two home games against Windy City, two against Wisconsin and two against Motor City. Grand Rapids is scheduled to play at Windy City and at Motor City before home games against Cleveland, Noblesville and Wisconsin, along with a trip to Noblesville. The Grand Rapids schedule includes two road games at Windy City, two at Motor City, two home games against Cleveland and two home games against Wisconsin. Both teams will continue their G League schedules after the Sunday matchup at Van Andel Arena.

The Interstat game simulator projects a final score of Grand Rapids 119, Sioux Falls 117. Interstat’s ELO system projects Sioux Falls with a 67.8 percent probability to win.