San Giovanni at Campobasso
CAMPOBASSO, Italy (Interstat) — Campobasso will host San Giovanni on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game, pairing a home side seeking consistency against a visiting team with one of the stronger records in the early season.
San Giovanni enters at 9-4. Its most recent result was an 80-78 home win against Braine. Julianna Okosun led San Giovanni with 31 points and 11 rebounds in that game, while Madison Hayes added 14 points and eight rebounds and Martina Kacerik contributed seven points and eight assists. Okosun, the player to watch for San Giovanni, also had 21 points and 21 rebounds in an earlier game against Braine, 18 rebounds against Roseto and 21 points against Panathinaikos. Her recent run has included several high-minute, high-production efforts for San Giovanni.
Campobasso is 5-5. It most recently fell 63-59 at ZKK Cinkarna Celje. Maria Miccoli, Campobasso’s player to watch, had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists in that game. Emma Giacchetti scored 13 points, and Kate Vilka added nine points and five rebounds. Miccoli also had 13 points against KP Brno, nine points against San Martino and seven points at Nyon during her recent stretch. Campobasso has shown scoring balance at times, including a 100-point game against KP Brno, but it has alternated wins and losses across its recent schedule.
San Giovanni’s recent results include a 98-66 home win against Brescia, a split against Alba Berlin, a 58-38 win at Roseto, a 75-65 home loss to Panathinaikos, a 63-58 home win against Battipaglia and a 78-75 loss at Braine. The visiting side has scored efficiently in several games and has received consistent production from Okosun in the paint.
Campobasso’s recent results include a 63-56 loss at Broni, a 100-58 home win against KP Brno, a 68-62 overtime home loss to Derthona, a 77-59 win at Nyon, a 91-67 loss at Schio, a 75-53 home win against ZKK Cinkarna Celje and an 84-56 home win against San Martino. Campobasso will look to use its home court against a San Giovanni team that has been strong on the boards behind Okosun.
San Giovanni’s upcoming schedule includes games against Reyer Venezia, Panathinaikos, San Martino, Alba Berlin, Masnaga, Derthona, Libertas Livorno, Broni and Schio. Campobasso’s upcoming slate includes Battipaglia, Nyon, Roseto, KP Brno, Brescia, Masnaga, Reyer Venezia, Libertas Livorno and San Martino.
Interstat’s game simulator projects San Giovanni 66, Campobasso 65. Interstat’s ELO system projects Campobasso with a 72.3 percent probability to win. Campobasso has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -4.5. The over/under for this game is 131.