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Aomori Wat's vs Yokohama Excellence, Japan B2 League, Today Match Prediction

White Ring Nara

Can Aomiri counter Yokohama in home game to take a breakthrough victory? 

  • Yokohama are averaging 86.7 points, 39.9 rebounds and 20.8 assists per game.
  • Aomiri are shooting 40.1% from the floor and 29.1% from the three-point line.
  • Yokohama won six out of the last ten matches against Aomiri in B2 League.

Tournament: Japan B2 League | Venue: White Ring Nara | Tip Off: 15:35:00

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Yokohama Excellence to win and cover the spread (-9.5).


Aomori Wat's vs Yokohama Excellence Basteball Odds

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Aomori Wat's

Aomiri head into the contest with a 70-90 loss to Shinshu on Sunday and also dropped the two-game set. They dropped their third straight game in the league. The visitors didn’t cross 20 points in any quarter and conceded a game-high 23-point lead. The Watts lost ten of the last 13 games in the B2 League. With a one-sided defeat to the conference leaders, they are sitting at the sixth spot of the Eastern Conference with a 10-36 record. They are out for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. 

Aomiri would face Yokohama for only one game set on Tuesday. They have a 4-6 record against them in the last ten. They secured just four wins out of 23 in road games. Aomiri were shooting 44% from the floor and 35% from the three-point line. The visitors are scoring 70.7 points and allowing 82.1 points per game. They are ninth in offensive rebounds per game (9.3) and third in steals per game (8.2). They were out-rebounded 42.27. Shinshu won the regular-season series 4-2. 

Only two players reached double figures for Aomiri. Max Hisatake was the top scorer with 28 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. He scored back-to-back 20-point double-doubles against the conference leaders. Tim Dalger went for 15 points and he could be an offensive threat against Yokohama. The 25-year-old averaged 12.2 points in the regular season. We back him to score 15 points in the road game

Yokohama Excellence

Yokohama head into the contest with a 86-95 loss to Fukuoka in the second of a two-game set. They had a 78-71 in the opening game. With this loss, they tied the regular-season series with the Excellence and also snapped a three-game winning streak. They have just four  wins out of the last ten games in the regular season. Yokohama now fell to 29-17. They are still sitting at number three of the Eastern Conference and are the main contenders to crack the playoffs this season. 

The Excellence were trailing by 38-46 at halftime and tried to reduce the margin in the second half. Meanwhile, Yokohama would be confident as they went 6-4 against Aomiri in the last ten games. Yokohama have gone 13-10 on the road this season. They were shooting 41% from the floor and 37% from the three-point line in the last game. They are currently the second-best defensive side in the league, scoring 86.7 points. They rank fourth in the offensive rebounds (11.3) and first in the steals per game (9.3). 

Tray Boyd notched up a team-high 30 points five rebounds and seven assists. Elyjah Williams went for 14 points and 6 rebounds. Boyd could be an offensive threat in this fixture. He averaged 28.3 points in the B2 League. We are backing Boyd to score 20 or more points in the upcoming fixture and lead the victory. Yokohama beat Aomiri four out of four times in the B2 League. 

Aomori Wat's vs Yokohama Excellence Starting Lineups

Position Player Name
PG Kenshin Nabeta PG
SG Tetta Yamada SG
SF Tim Dalger SF
PF Angelo Chol PF
C Max Hisatake C
Position Player Name
PG Zack Moore
SG Io Nagano
SF Stephen Hurt
PF Tray Boyd
C Hirotaka Ohashi

Aomiri will play host to Yokohama in the Eastern Conference clash in the Japanese B League Two. Aomiri head into this contest on the back of a three-game winning streak, while Yokohama, currently on a four-game losing streak on the road, look to get a breakthrough victory. 

Current Standings: Yokohama currently stands in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 29-17 record, while Aomiri are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a 10-36 record. 

Head-to-Head Record (Last 5 Matches): Yokohama won five of the last five head-to-head matches played against Aomiri, scoring 86 points per game and allowing 71 points per game. The average total match points in the last five matches between Aomiri and Yokohama is 157.

Aomori Wat's vs Yokohama Excellence Player Stats

Player Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals/Blocks
Rashard Kelly 14.2 7.8 4.8 1.6/0.8
Tray Boyd 28.3 4.8 4.3 1.7/0.1

Yokohama enters this contest as the favourites to win this match due to impressive shooting and previous advantage over Aomiri. We are backing Yokohama to extend the run and win the contest. We also back both teams to score a total of 165 points on average with Yokohama scoring more than 85 points.

Yokohama Excellence to win and cover the spread (-9.5).

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