Municipal at U-Cluj Napoca

CLUJ-NAPOCA (Interstat) — Municipal will visit U-Cluj Napoca on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Municipal enters with a 3-1 season record. U-Cluj Napoca is 2-4. Municipal’s Lindsey Pulliam and U-Cluj Napoca’s Beata Nemeth are players to watch.

Pulliam had 27 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes in Municipal’s most recent game, an 85-75 home win against Oxigen Bucuresti. She had 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes at CSBT Alexandria. Pulliam also finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks in 35 minutes against Arad. In the win over Oxigen Bucuresti, Gabriela Munteanu added 15 points and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes, and Ellen Jarvinen had 16 points and six rebounds in 23 minutes.

Nemeth had 11 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in 18 minutes in U-Cluj Napoca’s most recent game, a 92-39 win at Agronomia. She had three points and four rebounds in 23 minutes against TTT Riga. Nemeth also had 10 points, six rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 22 minutes against Rapid Bucuresti, six points and two rebounds in 19 minutes at Sepsi SIC, and nine points, 11 rebounds and one assist in 20 minutes against Sportul Bucuresti. In the most recent win, Maci Jackson Kennedi added eight points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 18 minutes, and Kriszta Kozman had 15 points, three rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes.

Municipal’s other results this season include a 73-52 win at CSBT Alexandria, a 127-13 home win against CSUP Timisoara and an 84-75 home loss to Arad. U-Cluj Napoca has lost to TTT Riga 84-62, Rapid Bucuresti 79-55, Reyer Venezia 111-47 and Sepsi SIC 74-45 and beat Sportul Bucuresti 112-69. Municipal will next host Sportul Bucuresti before games against Sepsi SIC, Rapid, Agronomia, CSUP Timisoara, Arad and CSBT Alexandria. U-Cluj Napoca will next host Reyer Venezia before games against Arad, CSBT Alexandria, TTT Riga, Oxigen Bucuresti, Holon, CSUP Timisoara, Sportul Bucuresti and Sepsi SIC. The teams are also scheduled to meet again later in the schedule, with U-Cluj Napoca set to visit Municipal. Municipal’s upcoming schedule also includes a home game against CSBT Alexandria and a road game at Oxigen Bucuresti. U-Cluj Napoca’s upcoming schedule also includes a home game against Holon and a road game at Holon.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Municipal 76, U-Cluj Napoca 72. Municipal has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -14.5. The over/under for the game is 143.5.