KOUVOLA, Finland (Interstat) — Korihait will visit Kouvot on Friday at Mansikka-Ahon Urheiluhalli in Kouvola, Finland, with both teams looking for traction in the early season. Korihait enters with a 2-5 record, while Kouvot is 1-6. The matchup offers each side a chance to improve its position. The game is part of the regular-season schedule for both clubs.

Korihait’s most recent game was a 90-78 home win over Bisons Loimaa. Devin Tillis had 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Jalen Jackson added 17 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four blocks, and Thomas Murr scored 22 points with six rebounds and three assists. Tillis played 33 minutes in the win, Jackson played 33 minutes, and Murr played 26 minutes. Tillis also scored 21 points with three rebounds and five assists in a road loss to Bisons Loimaa, 25 points with 10 rebounds against KTP Kotka Basket, 13 points with eight rebounds at Salon Vilpas, and eight points with five rebounds and three assists at Kipina.

Kouvot’s most recent game was a 99-75 loss at KTP Kotka Basket. Sheldon Williams had 26 points and nine rebounds, Aaron Johnson Cash scored 16 points, and Chris Terrell added 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Williams played 32 minutes, Cash played 27 minutes, and Terrell played 35 minutes in the loss. Williams scored 21 points with seven rebounds in a win over Kataja Basket, 22 points with eight rebounds against Kipina, and 27 points with eight rebounds at Tapiolan Honka. Williams also had 16 points with four rebounds against KTP Kotka Basket and nine points with five rebounds and two assists at Lahti.

Korihait’s other results include an 88-100 loss at Bisons Loimaa, an 89-100 home loss to KTP Kotka Basket, a 73-95 loss at Salon Vilpas, an 88-67 home win over Helsinki, an 85-109 loss at Kipina and an 89-95 home loss to Tampereen. Kouvot’s other results include an 89-95 home loss to KTP Kotka Basket, a 95-76 home win over Kataja Basket, an 83-91 loss at Lahti, an 80-89 home loss to Kipina, a 91-99 loss at Tapiolan Honka and a 74-77 home loss to Karhu Basket. Korihait’s upcoming schedule includes Karhu Basket, Kataja Basket, Lahti, Tapiolan Honka, Tampereen and Salon Vilpas. Kouvot’s upcoming schedule includes Tampereen, Helsinki, Salon Vilpas, Bisons Loimaa, Tapiolan Honka, Karhu Basket and Lahti.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kouvot 93, Korihait 91. Interstat’s ELO system gives Korihait a 66.2 percent probability to win. Kouvot is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2, and the over/under is 177.5.