KOTKA, Finland (Interstat) — KTP Kotka Basket will put its unbeaten record on the line when it hosts Tapiolan Honka on Friday. KTP Kotka Basket is 7-0 this season, while Tapiolan Honka enters at 5-2. Both teams have played seven games this season. KTP Kotka Basket remains unbeaten.

Mason Gillis is the player to watch for KTP Kotka Basket. In his recent stretch, Gillis scored 27 points with 10 rebounds and four assists in a 99-75 win over Kouvot, had 23 points and 13 rebounds in a 95-89 win at Kouvot, scored 33 points with six rebounds at UU-Korihait Uusikaupunki, had 21 points and five rebounds at Salon Vilpas, and posted 29 points and 10 rebounds at Karhu Basket. In the most recent result for KTP Kotka Basket, a 99-75 home win over Kouvot, Gillis had 27 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Joel Mantynen added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Daniel Dolenc had 17 points and four rebounds.

Aj Ferguson is the player to watch for Tapiolan Honka. His recent performances include 12 points, six rebounds and four assists against Kipina, 27 points, six rebounds and five assists at Kipina, 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists against Lahti, 11 points and four rebounds at Kataja, 17 points and eight rebounds against Pyrinto Tampere, and 20 points and five rebounds against Kouvot. In Tapiolan Honka’s most recent result, a 96-94 home loss to Kipina, Alvar Peltoniemi had 13 points and eight rebounds, Ferguson had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Lucas Tazlor had 17 points and five rebounds.

Tapiolan Honka’s other results this season include a 109-100 loss at Kipina, a 100-86 home win over Lahti, a 108-99 win at Kataja Basket, a 97-96 overtime home win over Tampereen, a 99-91 home win over Kouvot and a 107-104 win at Salon Vilpas. KTP Kotka Basket’s other results include a 95-89 win at Kouvot, a 100-89 win at Korihait, a 102-81 win at Salon Vilpas, an 88-72 home win over Tampereen, an 84-78 win at Karhu Basket and an 87-64 home win over Bisons Loimaa. Tapiolan Honka is next scheduled to face Helsinki, Karhu Basket, Bisons Loimaa and Korihait, while KTP Kotka Basket is set to face Kipina, Lahti, Kataja Basket and Helsinki. The game is scheduled for Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of KTP Kotka Basket 101, Tapiolan Honka 96. Interstat’s ELO system gives KTP Kotka Basket a 77.1 percent probability to win. KTP Kotka Basket is the pregame favorite with a spread of -7.5, and the over/under is 185.5.