Suntory Sunbirds Osaka are the clear favorites against Nagano Tridents in the meetings between the first and the last in the standings. The table leaders will entertain the table trailers at the Asue Arena Osaka on Saturday and Sunday at 13:05 (04:05). Riding the wave of a 25-game winning streak in the league, Suntory Sunbirds top the standings on 25-1 and 72, while Nagano have been sliding down a negative streak of 19 losses in a row and are stuck in 10th place on 3-23 and 14. The last time Tridents managed to beat Suntory in the league was back in October 2022. Since then, Sunbirds have been on a run of 15 consecutive three-point victories in the head-to-head series, including the two home shutouts this season, in November.
Fourth-placed Wolfdogs Nagoya will play on the road this weekend. They will visit Toray Arrows Shizuoka at the Konohana Arena at 14:05 (05:05) on both match days. Nagoya stand on 15-11 and 45, while their hosts are on 9-15 and 27 in seventh place. This is the second time Toray Arrows host Wolfdogs this season. The first double header in November went 3-1 and 3-0 the way of the visitors from Nagoya.
Table neighbors Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers and Voreas Hokkaido will meet at the Ohama Daishin Arena in Osaka at 15:05 (06:05) on Saturday and at 14:05 (05:05) on Sunday. Hosts Sakai are in eighth place on 8-18 and 24, while Voreas are just below them, in ninth place on 6-18 and 19, with two games in hand. When Voreas hosted Sakai in November, the two teams traded three-point victories.
