VENICE, Italy (Interstat) — Reyer Venezia will host Derthona on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game between teams with strong early-season records. Derthona enters at 8-1, while Reyer Venezia is 8-2. Reyer Venezia will be the home team, and Derthona will be the visitor.

Derthona’s most recent result was an 82-61 home win over Fribourg. Elizabeth Dixon led Derthona with 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in 21 minutes. Anastasia Conte added nine points, five rebounds and four assists, and Veronika Pysmennyk had seven points, five rebounds, two assists and one block. Dixon is the player to watch for Derthona. In her recent appearances, she scored 16 points against Roseto, eight at Landerneau Bretagne, eight at Campobasso, 11 against AZS Poznan, eight against Broni, eight at Fribourg and eight at Brescia. She also had eight rebounds against Roseto, four at Landerneau Bretagne, eight at Campobasso, three against AZS Poznan, eight against Broni, 10 at Fribourg and five at Brescia. Her most recent line included two blocks against Fribourg.

Reyer Venezia’s most recent result was a 96-43 win at U-Cluj Napoca. Alyssa Ustby had 15 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and one block in 21 minutes. Andrijana Cvitkovic scored 19 points and grabbed four rebounds, and Marena Whittle added 16 points and six rebounds. Ustby is the player to watch for Reyer Venezia. Her recent performances include 20 points and seven rebounds at Libertas Livorno, 22 points and nine rebounds at TTT Riga, two points and four rebounds at Elitzur Ramla, 17 points and 14 rebounds at San Martino, and 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists at Broni. In the win at U-Cluj Napoca, Ustby recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and one block.

Derthona has recent wins over Roseto, Landerneau, Campobasso, Poznan and Fribourg, with its only loss coming against Broni. Derthona’s recent wins include a 79-59 result against Roseto, a 73-68 result at Landerneau Bretagne and a 73-64 result against AZS Poznan. Reyer Venezia has recent wins over Libertas Livorno, TTT Riga, San Martino and Broni, along with the U-Cluj Napoca victory. Reyer Venezia’s recent victories include a 90-82 result at Libertas Livorno and a 91-72 result at TTT Riga. Derthona is next scheduled to host San Martino, while Reyer Venezia is next scheduled to visit San Giovanni.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Reyer Venezia to win 72-69. Interstat’s ELO system gives Reyer Venezia an 81.7 percent probability to win. Reyer Venezia has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -11. The over/under for the game is 139.5.