Besiktas at Botas
ADANA (Interstat) — Besiktas will carry a 4-0 record into Saturday’s women’s professional basketball game against Botas, which is 3-1 and will be the home team. Besiktas most recently won 83-48 at Brandys nad Labem. Jillian Alleyne had 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 28 minutes. Jennie Simms added 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, while Rennia Davis had 14 points and eight rebounds. Besiktas also has wins against Fenerbahce, Turgutlu and Kayseri this season. Besiktas beat Fenerbahce 81-69, won 83-49 at Turgutlu and defeated Kayseri 65-56. Alleyne had 13 points, eight rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes against Fenerbahce and three points, six rebounds and one assist in 10 minutes against Kayseri. She is the player to watch for Besiktas. Alleyne’s recent form includes a double-double in the most recent game and a near double-double against Fenerbahce.
Botas most recently won 70-61 at Kayseri. Nia Clouden scored 19 points with five rebounds and six assists in 28 minutes. Jaime Nared had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Evelyn Akhator had nine points and 11 rebounds. Clouden is the player to watch for Botas. She had 18 points, three rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes against Nesibe Aydin. She also had 26 points, three rebounds, seven assists and one block in 33 minutes at Emlak Konut and 24 points, two rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes against CBK Mersin. Botas lost 79-77 to Nesibe Aydin and beat Emlak Konut 75-61 and CBK Mersin 83-74. Botas opened with an 83-74 home win over CBK Mersin before beating Emlak Konut 75-61 and falling to Nesibe Aydin 79-77. Clouden has scored at least 18 points in each of her last four games.
Besiktas enters with a balanced offense and an unbeaten record. Botas will play at home and looks to protect its court. Besiktas is scheduled to host Villeneuve, Ormanspor, Maccabi Bnot, Istanbul GSK, Brandys nad Labem and Emlak and will visit Maccabi Bnot, Galatasaray, CBK Mersin and Villeneuve in its next 10 games. Botas is scheduled to visit Turgutlu, Ormanspor, Istanbul GSK, CBK Mersin, Nesibe and Besiktas and will host Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Emlak and Kayseri in its next 10 games. The game is set for Saturday.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Besiktas 79, Botas 70. Besiktas has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The over/under for the game is 145.5.