The last time the sides met at the Birmingham venue, Spinks became the first Lions captain in the club's 21 year history in the BBL to lift a trophy as they won the BBL Cup with a 69-66 victory against the Eagles.

"I'm sure they feel they match up very well against us, but at the same time we think we can do a job against them," said the 28-year-old who has spent all of his career with the Lions.

"We have a lot of fire power, and it's a case of making sure we play to our strengths, and don't get drawn into their game play. We need to dictate how the game is played, not let them dominate and exploit the mismatches we have. The formbook goes out of the window when you meet in the final four.

"On the day it's a matter of knuckling down and playing like it's the last game on the planet. The chips are down, and we have to make sure we come out winners."

While Lions were successful when the sides met in the BBL Cup final, Eagles have taken the spoils in all three league meetings. The game at the MetroRadio Arena in late February saw Eagles win 87-78, and they repeated that victory a month later with an 82-68 success. The only clash between the sides at the Bletchley LC proved to be a thriller as Eagles triumphed 93-86 in double overtime.

The winner of Saturday's game will meet either Guildford Heat or Kularoos Plymouth Raiders in Sunday's final, which is being shown live on Setanta Sports. However Spinks isn't thinking that far ahead,

"It wouldn't matter who we played in the final if we got there, our destiny is down to us. It doesn't matter who you play in a title game, if you do what you're supposed to do, you'll win the game."