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Can Aomiri take home advantage to counter struggling Nara in cross-conference battle?
Tournament: Japan B2 League | Venue: Maeda Arena | Tip Off: 10:35:00
Live Streaming: AI Score App
Nara to win and cover the spread (-4.5).
| Bookmaker | Team A | Team B |
|---|---|---|
| 1xBet | 2.34 | 1.47 |
Aomiri head into the contest with a 54-88 loss against Yokohama Excellence. Their poor run continues in the league as they dropped nine straight games in the regular season. During this losing streak, they also suffered a couple of blowout defeats. It’s been a month since their last regular season win. The Watts are sitting at the bottom spot of the Eastern Conference with a 10-42 record. Aomiri will be taking on Nara in the first of a two-game set.
Aomiri are 6-20 at home arena this season. They were shooting 34% from the floor and 20% from the three-point line. The hosts are scoring 70.2 points and allowing 84.0 points per game. They are 3-7 against Nara in the last ten regular season games. In their previous meeting, Aomiri had a heartbreaking 78-79 loss. The hosts are ranked third in steals per game (8.2) and ninth in offensive rebounds per game (9.3).
Only two players reached double figures for Aomiri in the last game. Masahiro Okabe led the scoring with 14 points, while Rashard Kelly added nine points, and ten rebounds. Tim Dalger contributed eight points and eight rebounds. If we pick out an offensive threat against Nara, Max Hisatake could be the first name. The 27-year-old averaged 14.6 points. We back him to score 15 points in the home game.
Bambitious Nara enter the contest with a 62-98 loss to Kobe Storks. The visitors allowed more than 96 points in the last three defeats. Nara also have a season to forget. They have been eliminated from the playoffs. With the previous loss, they dropped their sixth straight game in the regular season. Nara now fell to 14-36 in the Western Conference. Nara dropped 16 out of 18 games following a season-best four-game winning streak. The hosts didn’t cross 15 points in each of the first three quarters.
Nara will be on the road for a crucial encounter against Aomiri. They have a strong record against them so they would fancy their chances. Meanwhile, Nara now went 5-19 on the road this season. They have allowed 82.4 points per game in the regular season and averaged 72.6 points. Nara are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game on average. They rank sixth in field goals (44.1%) and fourth in three-point shooting (33.3%). Nara would focus on avoiding the bottom spot in the conference.
Only three players reached double figures for Nara in the last game. Jaemyn Brakefield was top scorer with 14 points and seven rebounds. Takuya Soma added 12 points, while Sakaguchi contributed ten points. If we look for an offensive threat, we would pick Brakefield. He averaged 23.6 points in the ongoing season. We back him to score 15 or more points in the upcoming fixture.
| Position | Player Name |
|---|---|
| PG | Kenshin Nabeta |
| SG | Tetta Yamada |
| SF | Tim Dalger |
| PF | Angelo Chol |
| C | Max Hisatake |
| Position | Player Name |
|---|---|
| PG | Ryota Kobayashi |
| SG | Masaya Komaki |
| SF | Jumpei Honda |
| PF | Viacheslav Petrov |
| C | Nigel Spikes |
Aomiri head into this contest on the back of a nine-game losing streak, while Nara, currently on a six-game losing streak, look to get a breakthrough victory.
Current Standings: Nara currently stand in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 15-37 record, while Aomiri are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference with a 10-42 record.
Head-to-Head Record (Last 5 Matches): Nara won three of the last five head-to-head matches played against Aomiri, scoring 85 points per game and allowing 80 points per game. The average total match points in the last five matches between Nara and Aomiri is 165.
| Player Name | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals/Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dalger | 12.5 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.1/0.1 |
| Jaemyn Brakefield | 23.6 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 1.6/0.4 |
Nara enters this contest as the favourites to win this match due to slightly better shooting and previous advantage over Aomiri. We are backing Nara to take the early advantage and win the contest. We also back both teams to score a total of 165 points on average with Nara scoring more than 85 points.
Nara to win and cover the spread (-4.5).
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