Orange Vikings Ehime vs Bambitious Nara, Japan B2 League, Today Match Prediction

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Orange Vikings Ehime

Ehime Orange Vikings head into the contest with a clinical loss to Shinshu. It was a blowout defeat so the pressure has mounted on them. They would look for a comeback victory on Sunday. They failed to cover chances in all four quarters. Ehime recently snapped their eight-game winning streak. The Vikings now snapped a four-game losing skid. Their consistency has been hurt in the month of April. 

They went 10-10 through the last 20 games since the last international break. They fell to 36-22 in the Western Conference and moved to second in the conference table. Recently, the Vikings also ended their five-game home winning streak. The Vikings will now play against Nara in the final series of the regular season. Ehime defeated Nara four out of four times. The Vikings shot 47% from the floor and 33% from the three-point line. 

Ehime averaged 83.3 points in the regular season, while they allowed 79.4 points against the opposition. The Vikings are ranked second in the field goals (46%) and first in the assists per game (22.9). Ehime are leading in the blocks per game (3.7). If we figure out an offensive threat, Hines is always the right pick. The American forward has scored in double-digit in each of the last 20 games, including five consecutive 20-point performances. We back him to score 18 or more points in this fixture. 

Bambitious Nara

Bambitious Nara should look for the consolation wins when they take on Ehime Orange Vikings in the first of a two-game set. They head into the contest with a clinical victory against Kagoshima. They snapped their two–game losing streak. Nara allowed 82.2 points per game this season. They are already out from the playoffs. With the victory in the second of a two-game set, Nara improved to 18-40 in the Western Conference. 

They have dropped 17 out of 22 games following a season-best four-game winning streak. They will meet Kagoshima in the regular season on Saturday. Nara had a slight surge in the fourth quarter. They are 11-18 at home arena this season. The hosts have allowed 82.2 points per game in the regular season and averaged 72.5 points. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game on average. 

Nara are ranked sixth in field goals (44%) and fourth in three-point shooting (33.2%). Nara at least avoided taking a bottom spot in the conference. If we pick out an offensive threat, we would pick Brakefield. He averaged 23.2 points in the ongoing season. We back him to score 15 or more points in the upcoming fixture.

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Orange Vikings Ehime vs Bambitious Nara Match Prediction & Analysis

Ehime will play hosts against Nara in the first of a two-game set in the Japanese B League Two. Ehime head into this contest on the back of a two-game losing skid, while Nara, currently on an inconsistent run in the league, look to get a breakthrough victory. 

Current Standings: Nara currently stands in first place in the Western Conference with a 18-40 record, while Kagoshima currently stand in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 36-22 record.

Head-to-Head Record (Last 5 Matches): Ehime won four of the last five head-to-head matches played against Nara, scoring 77 points per game and allowing 75 points per game. The average total match points in the last five matches between Ehime and Nara is 152.

Orange Vikings Ehime vs Bambitious Nara Player Stats

ORANGE VIKINGS EHIME vs BAMBITIOUS NARA
Winning Prediction

Ehime enters this contest as the favourites to win this match considering a season-leading combination of offense and defense. We are backing the Vikings to extend the run and win the contest. We also back both teams to score a total of 170 points on average with Ehime scoring more than 85 points. 

Ehime Orange Vikings to win and cover the spread (-8.5).

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