BC Jonava - BC Wolves Vilnius

The Neptune team is already playing their second season in the European Cup and is considered to be a serious opponent for the Zalgiris team. Last season, the Klaipeda team had a fairly strong lineup, but this season their strength seems to have decreased. The Zalgiris team's lineup seems to be better than it was during the time of Sabonis, so it is highly likely that they will win with a significant margin. The second LKL match against the Kaunas team should be even better, as the chemistry between the players is improving and I believe they will take their opponents seriously. The Neptune team's results look very poor compared to Zalgiris - they lost to Taurage club and barely won by 1 point against Sabah, who were defeated by 34 points by Zalgiris. We can also mention the loss of Uostamiescio to Zellis team by 13 points, a team that Zalgiris easily beat. Therefore, I think Zalgiris will confidently win against Neptunas.

Zalgiris is preparing for Euroleague games and has already faced Gargzdai with their main lineup and starting five, which includes JV, Edwards, Tubelis, and Goss with Butkevicius. Therefore, the start in Klaipeda must also be dominated by Zalgiris, as it was against Gargzdai. During a friendly match, Neptunas did not look good and Zalgiris seems to be a clear favourite and stronger team even in Klaipeda. Zalgiris is improving with every game, but with this starting five, they must score the first 10 points, as JV wins the jump ball.

It seems somewhat illogical for Zalgiris to give fewer points against Gargzdai than against Neptunas, when Neptunas should be a constantly running and open defense with Petruskas. This season, Zalgiris' composition is very balanced, so there should be consistency in their offense. Against Gargzdai, they certainly did not play their best basketball, but as soon as they got the ball, easy points poured in. With Neptunas, the tempo will be fast again, and this season, Zalgiris clearly runs into fast attacks very often.