MASALA, Finland (Interstat) — Karhu Basket will visit Kataja Basket on Saturday at LahiTapiola Sport Center, with Karhu Basket carrying a 3-4 record and Kataja Basket at 2-5. Kataja Basket will be the home team in the matchup.

Karhu Basket’s most recent result was a 73-68 home win over Lahti. Jerrell Bellamy had 22 points and 12 rebounds in that game, C. Cuthrell added 19 points and six rebounds, and Erik Sajantila scored six points with six rebounds and two assists. Bellamy is the player to watch for Karhu Basket. Over his previous five games, he also produced 21 points and 14 rebounds at Lahti Basketball, 15 points and 14 rebounds against Helsinki Seagulls, 13 points and 12 rebounds against Bisons Loimaa, and 13 points and 10 rebounds against KTP Kotka Basket.

Kataja Basket’s most recent result was an 84-79 home loss to Tampereen. Stevie Strong had 19 points, four rebounds and five assists in that game, Topias Palmi scored 26 points, and Richie Springs added 17 points and five rebounds. Strong is the player to watch for Kataja Basket. In his previous five games, he scored 19 points at Tampereen, 10 points at Kouvot, 19 points against Honka, 25 points at Lahti, and 20 points at Bisons Loimaa.

Karhu Basket has alternated wins and losses over its last four games, including the recent win over Lahti and a 102-108 overtime loss at Lahti Basketball. Karhu Basket also has wins over Helsinki Seagulls (91-76) and Kouvot (77-74), plus losses to Kipina (95-98 in overtime), Bisons Loimaa (72-73) and KTP Kotka Basket (78-84). Kataja Basket has dropped its last five games after an 86-71 win at Bisons Loimaa. Kataja Basket’s other results include losses to Tampereen (62-80), Kouvot (76-95), Tapiolan Honka (99-108) and Lahti (85-91), plus a home win over Helsinki (102-83). After this matchup, Karhu Basket is scheduled to visit Korihait and then host Tapiolan Honka and Tampereen. Kataja Basket is set to visit Korihait and then host KTP Kotka Basket. Karhu Basket’s upcoming slate also includes a road game at Salon Vilpas and a home game against Kipina. Kataja Basket’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Kipina and a home game against Lahti. The teams are also scheduled to meet again at Kataja Basket later this season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Karhu Basket 89, Kataja Basket 87. Kataja Basket is installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5, and the over/under is 166.