USK Prague at Lublin

LUBLIN (Interstat) — USK Prague will put its unbeaten record on the line Wednesday when it visits Lublin in a women’s professional basketball game. USK Prague is 6-0 this season, while Lublin is 3-3. The matchup pits one of the early season’s hottest teams against a Lublin side looking to build on its most recent victory.

USK Prague has won every game on its schedule, including a 109-58 victory at KP Brno in its most recent outing. Cassandre Prosper led that effort with 22 points and 10 rebounds, Pauline Astier added 20 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Petra Malikova contributed 11 points and nine rebounds. USK Prague’s perfect start also includes wins over Bourges, Sokol HK, Lokomotiva, Basket Ostrava and Brandys nad Labem.

Astier is a player to watch for USK Prague. In the win at KP Brno, she scored 20 points with five rebounds and five assists in 19 minutes. Her production has helped USK Prague maintain a deep and efficient attack as it prepares for a Lublin team that has shown scoring punch of its own.

Lublin enters at 3-3 after an 80-71 home win over Poznan in its most recent game. Matea Tadic led the way with 18 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Catherine Reese added 21 points and eight rebounds, and Kourtney Treffers finished with 19 points, six rebounds and three assists. Lublin’s season has included wins over Torun and Jelenia Gora and losses to Emlak, 1KS Sleza and MOSiR.

Tadic is the player to watch for Lublin. Her recent form includes 18 points, nine rebounds and nine assists against AZS Poznan, 18 points and eight assists at Bochnia, and 11 assists against Torun. She has been a central playmaking and scoring option for Lublin, and her ability to fill the stat sheet will be important against USK Prague’s undefeated squad.

The game is expected to feature contrasting records but plenty of individual talent. USK Prague has been the more dominant team by results, while Lublin has shown it can score efficiently and has several players capable of carrying the offense. Lublin will need to slow Astier and USK Prague’s balanced attack while continuing to get production from Tadic, Reese and Treffers.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of USK Prague 87, Lublin 78, while Interstat’s ELO system projects Lublin with an 84.5 percent probability to win. USK Prague has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -13, and the over/under for the game is 149.