Le Portel vs Bourg Analysis and Prediction – Le Portel and Bourg will play against each other in the first round of French LNB Pro A league.
Le Portel vs Bourg Odds
Le Portel vs Bourg (1/2): 2.04 / 1.78
Asian Handicap (+1.5 /-1.5 ): 1.8 9/ 1.89
Total Over/Under (163.5): 1.88 / 1.88
*Odds are active at the time the article is published
Le Portel Team News
Le Portel played four preparation games before the new season, with a record 1-3. They beat Lille and lost to Saint Quentin, Paris and Le Mans. In simpler terms, the only win came against a lower-ranked team. All first-division teams defeated La Portel.
Le Portel finished the previous season in 12th place in the French championship, with 15 wins and 19 losses. In the French Cup, they were eliminated in the round of 16. There were significant changes in the composition in the summer period, so Emmanuel Nzekwesi, Nadir Hifi, Ronald Curry, Yoan Granvorka, Yvann Mbaya, Rudy Demahis-Ballou, Ryan Mikesell, Terry Allen and Zoran Nikolic left the team. The team was strengthened by Ivan Fevrier, Anthony Roberts, Phlandrous Fleming Jr, David Dileo, Diawara Dike, Bastien Vautier and Brison Gresham, and the only names from last season will be coach Eric Girard, Benoit Mangin, a player who is in his 13th season with the club and Charles-Noé Abouo.
The biggest blow to Le Portel was the departure of top player Nadir Heaphy to Paris, a 20-year-old who was the league’s sixth-leading scorer last season with an average of 16.8 points. The management will try to replace him with Robertson, the best scorer in the Portuguese League last season, with 22.8 points per game. Dileo joined the team from the second division of France. In the first three preparation games, he scored an average of 22 points, which indicated that he could quickly adapt to the higher level of the competition.
Bourg Team News
Bourg played six warm-up games, with maximum performance. They beat St. Chamond, Boulazac, Limoges, Roanne, Dijon, and Nanterre.
Last season, the team led by Frederic Fauthoux lost in the semi-finals of the playoff against Monaco by 3-0, after finishing the league part of the season in fifth place, with a 19-15 record. In the French Cup, Bourg lost to Strasbourg in the quarter-finals, while in the Eurocup they had a record 9-9. And this team has undergone great changes. Alexandre Chassang, Pierre Pelos, Jordan Floyd, James Palmer, Bryson Williams, Frantz Massenat and Amida Brimah left the club. JeQuan Lewis, Bryce Brown, Jeremy Morgan, Zaccharie Risacher, Maksim Salash, Bodian Massa and Godwin Omenaka arrived.
The philosophy of this club is clear. Every year, young players are brought in, who are given a chance to shine. This season, all eyes will be on 18-year-old Risacher, one of the most talented Frenchmen and NBA prospects. He came to Bourg on loan from ASVEL and will have a similar journey to Victor Wembanyama, who bypassed the NBA and fought his way to a high spot in the NBA draft.
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Le Portel vs Bourg H2H
So far, these two teams have played a total of ten matches. Bourg won eight times.
Absences and Injuries
Neither team has any problems with injuries.
Le Portel vs Bourg Prediction
Le Portel was the team with the lowest budget in the league last season. The situation will not be different this time either. Due to the quality of the players, Bourg is the favorite in this game. Also, it should be taken into account that it is an inexperienced team and that the last two meetings between these teams ended with victories for Bourg with a low margin (76:71 and 73:71).
Because of all the above, we expect that Le Portel will not lose by a higher margin than the handicap offered.
Tip-off Time: Saturday 16.09.2023, 18:30 CET
Prediction: Le Portel +2.5
Odds: 1.75
Sportsbook: 22Bet