MIES (Switzerland) - The third Basketball Champions League season is on! Let's have a look at some key facts before Wednesday's games.

Anwil (POL) v Ventspils (LAT)

• Anwil have only won three of their first seven BCL games but one of these wins came against Ventspils, during Gameday 1 (99-78).
• Ventspils have won three of their last five games in BCL. They have won their last game in the competition but have not won two in a row since January 2017 (4 in a row).
• Anwil have scored 50% of their FGs attempted in BCL this season, only team to have scored half or more or their attempts.
• Anwil's Kamil Laczynski (9.3) and Ventspils' Aaron Johnson (7.3) have made more assists per game than any other player this season. They both reached double-digit in assists in their first encounter on Gameday 1 this season.
• Anwil's Chase Simon (54.2%) and Ventspils' Rihards Lomazs (54.1%) are two of the three guards to have scored more than 54% of their FGs attempted this season.
  
  
  
  

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (GER) v Banvit (TUR)

• MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg have won their last two games after having lost nine of their previous 10. All their last three games have seen a margin of two points or less.
• Banvit have alternated between defeat and victory in their last six BCL games, losing the last one. They have lost only one of their nine BCL games against a German side (W7 D1) but it was against MHP in March 2017 (87-92).
• Banvit have attempted (364) and made (183) more 2-pointers than any other team in BCL this season.
• Only two players have made more assists than MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg's Jordon Crawford this season (48). He made nine assists against Banvit on Gameday 1.
• Banvit's Alex Perez has made 16 steals this season in BCL, more than any other player.
  
  
  
  

Le Mans (FRA) v UCAM Murcia (ESP)

• Le Mans have won only two of their last 11 games in BCL. They have only won two of their seven games this season, lowest tally for a French team after as many games played in a BCL season.
• UCAM Murcia have only lost two of their last 12 BCL games. Their last two games, both away from home, have seen a margin of only one point.
• Le Mans have scored less points than any other team this season in BCL (493) while only Iberostar Tenerife (447) have conceded fewer points than UCAM Murcia (478).
• UCAM Murcia have allowed their opponents to make only 93 assists this season, less than any other team.
• UCAM Murcia's Emanuel Cate (44) and Le Mans' Wilfried Yeguete (40) have grabbed more rebounds coming from the bench than any other player this season.
  
  
  
  

Sidigas Avellino (ITA) v Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)

• Sidigas Avellino have won five of their last seven games in the BCL after having lost six of their previous nine.
• Nizhny Novgorod have only won three of their first seven games in the BCL, but two of these three wins came away from home.
• Sidigas Avellino have scored 620 points in this BCL season, more than any other team but are also one of the five teams to have conceded more than 600 points so far (601).
• Sidigas Avellino's Norris Cole is the only player to average more than 4 turnovers per game this season (4.1). He scored 34 points in the first game against Nizhny Novgorod, his best tally in a game.
• Nizhny Novgorod's Evgenii Baburin has made 30 fouls this season, more than any other player.
  
  
  
  

PAOK (GRE) v Umana Reyer Venezia (ITA)

• PAOK have won their last four games in BCL, their best run in the competition. They have lost only one of their five games against an Italian team in BCL, but it was the one against Umana Reyer Venezia this season (59-69).
• Umana Reyer Venezia have won six of their last eight BCL games. They have also won their last three games away from home, their best run in the competition, scoring 90+ points in each of these three games.
• PAOK have scored 45.7% of their 3-pointers attempted this season, best % in BCL.
• PAOK's Yanick Moreira has grabbed more rebounds per game than any other PAOK players this season (5.6). He made his only double-double this season on gameday 1 against Umana Reyer Venezia (14 points, 11 rebounds).
• Umana Reyer Venezia's Austin Daye has made 92.3% of his free-throws attempted (24/26), best % amongst the forwards.
  
  
  
  

Fribourg Olympic (SUI) v UNET Holon (ISR)

• Fribourg Olympic have only won one of their seven first games in BCL and have lost their last five.
• UNET Holon have won five of their seven games this season, after having only won three of their 17 games last season in BCL.
• Fribourg Olympic are the only team this season in BCL to have made less than 30 3-pointers (27) while only three teams have successfully made more shots from behind the arc than UNET Holon (77).
• No player has made more double-doubles (3) than Fribourg Olympic's Babacar Toure this season. He registered his first one on Gameday 1 against UNET Holon (12 points & 12 rebounds).
• UNET Holon's Khalif Wyatt has scored 22.8 points per game this season, best average among the players. He registered his only double-double this season against Fribourg on Gameday 1 (21 points, 11 assists).
  
  
  
  

Nanterre 92 (FRA) v Opava (CZE)

• Nanterre have lost three of their last four home games in BCL, after having lost only one of their first seven.
• Opava have lost their last six games in BCL. They have only won their first one, but it was against Nanterre 92 (74-67).
• Opava have attempted (88) and made (64) fewer free-throws than any other team in the competition this season.
• Nanterre's Haukur Palsson has the best 3P% this season among the players with 20+ attempts (64.5% - 20/31).
• Only one player has made more assists in his games starting on the bench than Opava's Radovan Kouril (33) this season in the BCL.
  
  
  
  

Montakit Fuenlabrada (ESP) v Brose Bamberg (GER)

• Montakit Fuenlabrada have won the previous encounter between both teams in BCL, it was in Gameday 1 of the current season and the Spanish side won by a single point (89-88).
• Montakit Fuenlabrada have lost their last four consecutive games in BCL but have won their previous three games in the competition. Montakit have never won a BCL game in which they have scored fewer than 80 points.
• Brose Bamberg have made 86.1% of their free-throws, the best scoring ratio from the line among all teams in BCL this season.
• Montakit Fuenlabrada's Francisco Cruz has scored an average of 18.3 points per game as a starter but only scored 9.7 points per game while starting the games on the bench.
• Brose Bamberg's Augustin Rubit has scored an average of 24.0 points in his last two BCL appearances, while also grabbing an average of 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game in that span.
  
  
  
  

Neptunas Klaipeda (LTU) v Segrafredo Virtus Bologna (ITA)

• Neptunas Klaipeda have won four of the five games they have played against Italian teams in BCL history, with their only defeat happening against Segafredo Virtus Bologna in Gameday 1 of the 2018/19 season.
• Neptunas Klaipeda have forced their opponents to make 25.6 fouls per game and have attempted an average of 28.4 free throws per game, the most among all teams in BCL this season.
• Segafredo Virtus Bologna have allowed their opponents to attempt only 15.7 shots from 3PT per game, the fewest among all teams in BCL this season.
• Neptunas Klaipeda's Jerai Grant has an Efficiency Rating of 22.1 per game, the most among all players in BCL this season; Grant has also made three double-doubles a joint-high in the BCL in 2018/19 alongside Babacar Toure (Fribourg Olympic).
• Segafredo Virtus Bologna's Kevin Punter has scored 25+ points in six different BCL games since the start of 2017/18, the most among all players in the league in that span.