Russian VTB United League Tsmoki Minsk vs Lokomotiv Kuban 10/2/2021

Russian VTB United League Tsmoki Minsk vs Lokomotiv Kuban 10/2/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

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Lokomotivo Kuban are hosting Tsmoki Minsk at the Basket-Hall Arena in Krasnodar on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 09:00 ET in this Russian VTB United League matchup. Both teams are coming off defeats in their opening games of the season and are looking to bounce back today.

Lokomotiv Kuban have a 0-1 record so far this season and are tied with Lokomotiv Kuban and two more teams in the last place of the league. They are coming off a road defeat against Unics Kazan with a 96-87 score, even though they shot better than their opponents from inside the arc (56.5% to 53.7%). Three of their players scored 16+ points, led by Stanton Kidd with 21. He made 4 triples and added 6 rebounds, while Jonathan Motley and Andrey Martyuk added 16 points apiece.

Kidd leads the team in scoring with 21 ppg, adding 6 boards per game. Martyuk and Motley follow with 16 ppg each.

Lokomotiv Kuban have the third-best offense in the league with 87 ppg but the second-worse defense, allowing 96 ppg. They have the third-best field goal percentage with 49.3% and a 34.8% 3-point percentage.

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Russian VTB United League Tsmoki Minsk vs Lokomotiv Kuban Predictions 10/2/2021

Tsmoki Minsk also have a 0-1 record so far this season and are tied with Lokomotiv Kuban and 2 more squads on the bottom the league. They are coming off a home defeat against CSKA Moscow with a 44-92 score. They shot with just 35.5% from the paint and with 19.1% from downtown. Only one of their players reached double digits in scoring, Vadzim Stubeda with 13 and 4 rebounds.

Stubeda leads the team in scoring with 13 ppg, adding 4 rebounds. Aliaksei Trastsinetski adds 8 ppg.

Tsmoki Minsk have by far the worse offense in the league with 44 ppg and the third-worse defense, allowing 92 ppg. They have the worse percentages both in field goals with 28.8% and in 3-pointers with 19%.

Lokomotiv Kuban won both meetings against Tsmoki Minsk last season. At home with a 77-76 score and on the road with 75-101. They have a 18-1 edge in their 19 total meetings in the league. Lokomotiv had a 10-1 home record last year, while Tsmoki Minsk were 1-9 on the road. Lokomotiv are the absolute favorite against an inferior Tsmoki Minsk squad and expect them to win by more than 20 points today and beat the odds.

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