Published on: Oct 3, 2022 12:55 am IST|Updated on: Oct 3, 2022 9:11 pm IST
FSL vs BAY Dream11: German land has produced a variety of basketball superstars that live deep in our memory, first, the name of Dirk Nowitzki jumps straightaway. Detlef Schrempf was the superb player for the SuperSonics and other teams back in the 90s. In the modern era, the land has produced stalwarts like Dennis Schroeder and an intriguing young prospect Franz Wagner. Although it doesn’t; have the same star power of the NBA, the German Basketball League is still fascinating, and in this game, Fraport Skyliners play against Bayern Munich.
The Skyliners come into this game after a heartbreaking 82:83 loss against Bayreuth despite three players scoring in 14-17 points range. On the other hand, Bayern turned up the heat against Ulm, winning 87:80 as Cassius Winston launched a 25 points night.
Host: Fraport Skyliners Visitors: Bayern Munich Match Timing: 3 October, @ 09:00 PM (+05:30 UTC) Venue: Fraport Arena
In their last game, Munich did a great job of keeping the turnovers down and had a 18:7 assists: turnovers ratio. They also had 13 offensive rebounds meaning they had a great number of attempts at the basket throughout the game. They were aggressive and earned 22 free-throw trips, making 18 of them but did concede 26 free-throws. They made five more threes which played a decisive role in the end.
Meanwhile, Fraport lost a close one and turnovers were surely to blame for them as they committed 18 of them. The heartbreaking part of the game was that the team led for better than 35 minutes and despite that, a late flurry from the opposition buried them. A huge takeaway was the scoring balance as the team found multiple scoring options throughout the game. Despite turnovers, the risks paved way for 25 assists.
Fraport Skyliners Roster:
Expected Skyliners Starters C: Mertinas Geben PF: Einaras Tubutis SF: Lukas Wank SG: Laurynas Beliaskunas PG: JJ Frazier
BENCH: Lorenz Brenekke, Jordan Samare, Joshua Obiesie.
Bayern Munich Roster:
Bayern Expected Starters C: Freddie Gillespie PF: Augustine Rubit SF: Nick Weiler-Babb SG: Ongjen Jaramaz PG: Cassius Winston
BENCH: Andreas Obst, Othello Hunter, Paul Zipser, Corey Walden, Jason George, Jan Niklas Wimberg.
Nick Weiler-Babb(BAY) Points: 18 Rebounds: 07 Assists: 04 Nick made most of his threes and resumed from where he left last season. I expect a 15-22 points, 6-9 rebounds, and 4-6 assists range.. He can be chosen as a Star/Pro Player in Dream11 Prediction scene.
Martinas Geben(FSL) Points: 17 Rebounds: 04 Assists: 05 Blocks: 01 Martinas was an all-around factor in the last game. I believe he will be in 11-16 points, 5-8 rebounds, and 3-5 assists range.
Cassius Winston(BAY) Points: 25 Rebounds: 06 Assists: 05 Cassius was phenomenal on the scoring end in the last game and will be huge again. I expect a 19-25 points, 3-5 rebounds, and 3-5 assists range.
Laurynas Beliauskas(FSL) Points: 16 Rebounds: 03 Assists: 03 Laurynas turned on the scoring knob in the last game. I expect a 14-19 points range here.
Freddie Gillespie(BAY) Points: 10 Rebounds: 08 Assists: 01 Blocks: 04 Steals: 02 Freddie was on fire on defense in the last game. I expect a 8-12 points, 6-9 rebounds, and 1-3 steals/blocks range.
Lorenz Brenneke(FSL) Points: 14 Rebounds: 05 Assists: 01 Brenneke was a huge factor in limited minutes. I expect a 8-13 points range here.
Ongjen Jaramaz(BAY) Points: 09 Rebounds: 01 Assists: 03 Steals: 01 Ongjen was off from the three-point line. I expect a 7-11 points and 3-5 assists range.
Lukas Wank(FSL) Points: 12 Rebounds: 04 Assists: 02 Steals: 02 Lukas gave solid minutes in the last game. I expect a 10-14 points range here.
Othello Hunter(BAY) Points: 05 Rebounds: 07 Assists: 02 Blocks: 01 Othello brings great physical chops off the bench. I expect a 4-8 points, 5-8 rebounds, and 1-2 blocks range.
JJ Frazier(FSL) Points: 09 Rebounds: 08 Assists: 06 Frazier was a solid all-around option in the last game. I expect a 11-15 points, 5-8 rebounds, and 4-7 assists range.
Andreas Obst(BAY) Points: 05 Rebounds: 02 Assists: 01 Obst plays a key role off the bench. I expect a 6-11 points and 3-4 rebounds range.
Einaras Tubutis(FSL) Points: 07 Rebounds: 03 Assists: 03 Steals: 02 Tubutis can give solid minutes and played 30 of them in the last contest for the Skyliners. I expect a 9-13 points range here.
Paul Zipser(BAY) Points: 08 Rebounds: 01 Assists: 00 Zipser can be in a 10-15 minutes role.
Joshua Obiesie(FSL) Points: 03 Rebounds: 04 Assists: 05 Steals: 01 Blocks: 01 Joshua gave solid minutes in the last game.
PG: L Beliauskas, C Winston(PP), J Frazier SG: N Weiler-Babb(SP) SF: A Obst PF: A Rubit C: M Geben, F Gillespie