OSTEND, Belgium (Interstat) — Oostende will host Leuven in a basketball game on Saturday at Sleuyter Arena in Ostend, Belgium. The home side enters with a 4-4 record, while the visiting Leuven Bears are 3-1.

Leuven most recently earned a 67-64 win against ZZ Leiden on Saturday. Sebastian Thomas led the Bears with 26 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes. Bine Prepelic added six points, eight rebounds and one assist, and Vasillis Kazamias had seven points, four rebounds and two assists. Thomas, Leuven’s player to watch, has been productive throughout the early season. He scored 27 points with eight rebounds and two assists in a loss at Donar, posted 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists and one block against Spirou Charleroi, and had 14 points, six rebounds and eight assists against Kortrijk. His recent minutes include 37 against Kortrijk, 35 at Donar and 34 against Spirou Charleroi. Leuven’s earlier results include a 72-69 home win against Kortrijk, an 81-78 loss at Donar and a 69-65 home win against Charleroi.

Oostende most recently dropped an 80-77 decision at Stelmet Zielona Gora. Kostas Kostadinov finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes. Adam Miller scored 14 points with six rebounds and three assists, and Simon Buysse added 15 points, two rebounds and one assist. Kostadinov, Oostende’s player to watch, had 16 points and five rebounds against Dinamo Bucharest, eight points and nine rebounds against Spirou Charleroi and 15 points, eight rebounds, two assists and three blocks against Levicki Patrioti. Kostadinov played 20 minutes against Spirou Charleroi and 18 minutes against Dinamo Bucharest. Oostende’s earlier results include a 70-65 win at Charleroi, an 84-80 home win against Dinamo Tbilisi, an 81-64 loss at Brussels, a 91-76 home loss to Basquet Girona, a 98-70 home win against Landstede, a 76-69 win at Levicki Patrioti and a 95-87 loss at Okapi.

The game will be played at Sleuyter Arena in Ostend, Belgium. Leuven is the visiting team, and Oostende is the home team. Leuven enters at 3-1, while Oostende enters at 4-4. Leuven’s most recent win included 26 points from Thomas and additional production from Prepelic and Kazamias. Oostende’s most recent game included double-digit scoring from Kostadinov, Miller and Buysse.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Oostende 87, Leuven 80. Oostende has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -13, and the over/under for the game is 153.