Ulm at Rostock
ROSTOCK, Germany (Interstat) — Rostock will host Ulm on Saturday at OSPA Arena in Rostock, Germany. Rostock is 6-8. Ulm is 6-7. Ulm’s player to watch is Jaylen Sims. In his most recent game against Bahcesehir, Sims had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in 29 minutes. He had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 21 minutes at Panevezys. He posted 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 27 minutes at Alba Berlin. He scored 17 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 29 minutes at PAOK. He added 20 points and 4 rebounds in 29 minutes against KK Bosna. In Ulm’s most recent game, Bahcesehir won 96-82. Michael Rataj had 18 points and 6 rebounds, and Armel Traore had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks. Ulm’s other recent results include an 81-65 home win over Oldenburg, an 86-68 road win at Panevezys and a 102-93 home win over Bosna. Ulm also lost 98-82 at Alba Berlin, 87-78 at PAOK, 97-92 in overtime at Vechta, 101-89 at Manresa, 89-72 at Mitteldeutscher and 90-67 at home to Würzburg. Ulm beat Balkan 98-84 at home. Rostock’s player to watch is Zach Copeland. He had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in 26 minutes in the most recent win at Miraflores. He posted 14 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in 22 minutes against Bayern. He scored 22 points with 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 31 minutes at Tortona. He had 16 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists in 25 minutes at Syntainics MBC. He scored 15 points with 1 rebound in 19 minutes against Aris. He added 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in 27 minutes at Le Mans. In Rostock’s most recent game, it won 86-59 at Miraflores. Taronte Crockett had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Bent Leuchten had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Rostock’s other recent results include a 69-67 home win over Bayern, a 101-62 home win over Würzburg, an 87-86 home win over Rigas Zelli and a 91-84 road win at Hamburg. Rostock lost 86-83 at Tortona, 103-98 in overtime at Mitteldeutscher, 110-79 at home to Aris, 82-70 at Le Mans, 94-73 at Hapoel Jerusalem and 83-82 at Löwen Braunschweig. Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Rostock 97, Ulm 92. Interstat’s ELO system projects Rostock with a 70.8 percent probability to win. Rostock is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5. The over/under is 167.