BC Juventus Utena - BC Nevezis Kedainiai

Juventus did not perform poorly in the Champions League, although they did not make it to the finals, they did have to play against Murcia, a team with a stronger line-up, with whom they had a decent match and at times could have scored and competed for a spot in the round of 4. Nevezis seems to be the complete underdog in this league this year, with a newly assembled team that does not seem to have players who could match the level of Ebo or Girado after their departure, and they looked simply pitiful against Ryta. Of course, Juventus is not Ryta, but I have no doubt that Ryta is not at the top of the league. Juventus is also playing their first home game of the season, there is no need to search for additional motivation, and based on their line-up, I believe they are much stronger. I think they will easily cover the 6 point handicap.

It must be acknowledged that Nevėžis has gathered a rather weak team this season. However, Juventus will be just coming out of a break, but their lineup looks significantly stronger. Playing at home is always a crucial factor for Utenos club, who always play very well at home. Nevėžis has some interesting players who can shoot, but overall their team seems quite weak.

Two running teams that haven't changed much over the last seasons. The lineup of Juventus is not bad with suitable players for faster basketball. There may be a slight minus with Kemzura, whom I do not consider a great coach, but he chooses players with good pace, and with Murcia, they lacked quality. Nevezis, with their roster and constant development of young players, constantly plays fast basketball, so everything will revolve around accuracy and making the referees blow the whistles for fouls.

The broken finger total is tough for analysts: to create a total when not a single match has been played yet. They probably took 9 total points from the Peru games and added points for an easier opponent, but we don't really know what his role will be on the team. There seems to be quite a bit of competition among the high ranks, so I think his statistics should be understood in comparison to Peru, which is why it is only a 10.5 under.

In the first game, which was a tough one against Rytas, we scored 20 points, so we have a similar total right away, but it's not realistic to expect to hit 4 out of 7 3-pointers every day, and the game against Juventus on the road won't be any easier. Additionally, our reserves only scored a few points, for example, Zakas went 2 for 11 and Petersonas went 2 for 10 against Rytas. Of course, Peru will get minutes, but it's difficult to expect them to attack at a 60% rate again.

There wasn't a big points collector in the weaker team of Jonava, so I don't believe they will suddenly become the leader in a stronger team, especially when Juventus has enough players capable of collecting points. In the Champions League, they scored 7 and 10 points with high percentages.

After qualifiers and playoffs, Juventus should be a bit tired, the rotation is not very wide and equal. Nevėžis, in general, has a limited team of Girardo and Ebo caliber legionnaires, which they do not have this year. I do not think they will defend well, but they might lack quality for big totals.

Juventus after qualifiers and friendlies should be a bit tired, their rotation is not very wide and equal. Nevėžis in general has a limited team compared to the caliber of Girardo and Ebo, which is not the case this year. I don't think they will defend well as a team, but they may lack quality for high totals.