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KB vs BEL Dream11 Match Prediction

 

KB vs BEL Dream11: Saski Baskonia will play hosts to Crvena Zvezda in EuroLeague round-26 match at Fernando Buesa Arena on Thursday night (IST). This is a direct encounter between the two teams chasing the playoff spots, so the stakes are higher with neither team in a position to lose this game. Zvezda could be in the top-8 after this round if they win this game. They are 10-15 on the season.
That said, the hosts are hard-pressed more for a win here, for they are down at 15th on the table coming into this game, facing a two-game deficit in the playoff race. They know a defeat here will create a three-game gap which will be tough to bridge in the remaining eight regular-season games. Saski have 9-16 record this season and arrive in this game on the back of a 60-74 defeat against Zalgiris Kaunas in the last round.

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Match details:
Teams: Saski Baskonia and Crvena Zvezda
Venue: Fernando Buesa Arena
Match Timing: February 28, @ 01:30 AM

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Saski Baskonia vs Crvena Zvezda team news:

Saski Baskonia: Jayson Granger is recovering from an Achilles injury that will keep him out of the team until at least March. Patricio Garino is a long-term absentee due to an ACL injury, while Luca Vildoza is also out for a couple of months after undergoing surgery to fix a shoulder problem.
In addition, Pierriá Henry is back to 100% fitness and will be available for selection.

Crvena Zvezda: Filip Covic and Ognjen Kuzmic are no longer with the team as the duo has left challenge. Ongjen Dobric has been ruled out for a month due to a finger injury. Zvezda have signed Kalin Lucas for the rest of the season, but it’s not clear whether he will make his EuroLeague debut in this game or not.

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Saski Baskonia vs Crvena Zvezda starting five:

Saski Baskonia: Shavon Shields, Tornike Shengelia, Michael Eric, Matt Janning, Semaj Christon
Crvena Zvezda: Marko Jagodic-Kuridza, Branko Lazic, Vladimir Stimac, Billy Baron, Lorenzo Brown

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Grand League tips:

• Tornike Shengelia is averaging 15.6 points per game for Saski Baskonia this season. He is also in red-hot form, having scored in double figures in eight of his last nine games.
• Billy Baron is Zvezda‘s leading player this season. He leads them in points per game, and also with three-point accuracy.
• Kevin Punter and Vladimir Stimac are in good form as well and must be considered.
• Shavon Shields is shooting better from 3-point range and has made at least 1 successful shot from beyond the arc in five of his last six games. Zoran Dragic is doing the same as well.
• Youssoupha Fall is ranked fifth in offensive rebounds this season with 2.5 per game.
• Pierria Henry is averaging a league-high 1.7 steals per game.

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Likely squads:

Saski Baskonia: Zoran Dragic, Achille Polonara, Youssoupha Fall, Ilimane Diop, Pierriá Henry, Lautaro Lopez, Sergi Garcia, Shavon Shields, Tornike Shengelia, Michael Eric, Matt Janning, Semaj Christon
Crvena Zvezda: Marko Jagodic-Kuridza, Branko Lazic, Vladimir Stimac, Billy Baron, Lorenzo Brown, James Gist, Kevin Punter, Dejan Davidovac, Michael Ojo, Stratos Perperoglou

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KB vs BEL Dream11 teams:

Team 1:
PG: S Christon, L Brown
SG: M Janning, B Baron
SF: S Shields, D Davidovac
PF: T Shengelia (SP)
C: V Stimac

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Team 2:
PG: S Christon, L Brown
SG: B Baron
SF: S Shields
PF: T Shengelia (SP)
C: V Stimac, I Diop, Y Fall