Match Details:

Nizhny Novgorod vs CSKA Moscow
Date: 13th May 2021
Time: 10:00 pm IST

Preview:

This is the 2nd match of a three-game quarterfinal series between these two teams. The team winning this series will proceed to the semifinals of VTB United League.

CSKA Moscow won 17 games and lost 7 games in the regular season. They won their last match against Nizhny Novgorod 84-59 and are placed at 4th place on the points table.

Nizhny Novgorod won 14 games and lost 10 games in the regular season. They lost their last match against CSKA Moscow 59-84 and are standing at 5th place on the points table.

CSKA Moscow scores 84.4 points a game on an average while they allow 79.0 points a game to their opponents.

Nizhny Novgorod scores 79.8 points a game on an average while they allow 80.0 points a game to their opponents.

Johannes Voigtmann is coming off the bench and averaging 9.8 points and 6.1 rebounds a game. In the last match, he scored 13 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.

Anton Astapkovich is averaging 13.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists a game. In the last match, he scored 5 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

I am backing CSKA Moscow to win this match. Watch out for Tornike Shengelia to produce a match-winning performance.

Nizhny Novgorod:

Probable starting lineups:

PG Evgeni Baburin
SG Kasey Shepherd
SF Artem Komolov
PF Anton Astapkovich
C Andrey Vorontsevich

Best bench players:

PG Ivan Strebkov
PF Sergey Toropov

Injuries:

N/A

Top picks (Average fantasy points per game):

PG Evgeni Baburin - 24.1 points
SG Kasey Shepherd - 29.2 points

CSKA Moscow:

Probable starting lineups:

PG Daniel Hackett
SG Iffe Lundberg
SF Nikita Kurbanov
PF Tornike Shengelia
C Michael Eric

Best bench players:

SF Willy Clyburn
PG Ivan Ukhov
C Johannes Voigtmann

Injuries:

C Nikola Milutinov - Out
SG Darrun Hilliard - Questionable

Top picks (Average fantasy points per game):

PF Tornike Shengelia - 24.3 points
C Johannes Voigtmann - 23.6 points

Punt picks:

C Alexandre Gavrilovic (8.0 credit)
PF Semen Antonov (4.5 credit)

Captain and vice-captain choices:

1.Iffe Lundberg
2.Evgeni Baburin
3.Johannes Voigtmann
4.Anton Astapkovich

Expert Advice:

Try 10 member 5 winner leagues
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Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn