HEIDELBERG, Germany (Interstat) — Heidelberg will host Giessen on Saturday at OSP Rhein-Neckar in Heidelberg, Germany. Heidelberg is 5-3 this season, while Giessen is 4-3.

Heidelberg returns home after a 72-64 loss at Kirchheim in its most recent game. Before that setback, Heidelberg won three of four, including an 80-76 home victory over Gottingen and a 74-51 road win at PS Karlsruhe. Heidelberg also has a 118-74 home win over Essen and an 84-68 road win at OrangeAcademy among its early results. The home team’s record also includes losses to Wolmirstedt and Oldenburg. Heidelberg’s other results include an 83-75 road win at Tubingen. Heidelberg’s loss to Wolmirstedt came at home by an 85-74 score, and its loss to Oldenburg was an 82-63 home decision.

Giessen arrives after a 93-82 home win over Tubingen in its most recent outing. Giessen has won two straight and three of its past five, a stretch that includes an 83-68 road win at Koblenz and a 94-78 home win over Bochum. The visiting side also has a 91-87 home win over Artland on its record, along with road losses at Crailsheim and Wolmirstedt and a home setback to Köln. Giessen’s most recent loss was a 76-78 home decision against Köln. Giessen’s road loss at Crailsheim was an 83-76 decision, and its road loss at Wolmirstedt was a 73-61 decision.

The game will be played at OSP Rhein-Neckar. Giessen is next scheduled to host Nurnberger BC and visit Essen. Heidelberg is set to visit Bayreuth and host Crailsheim. Giessen is also scheduled to host Paderborn, visit Bayreuth and Gottingen, host PS Karlsruhe, visit OrangeAcademy, host Bremerhaven, visit Kirchheim and host Essen in its following games. Heidelberg is also scheduled to visit Artland, host Bremerhaven and Bochum, visit Paderborn, host Köln, visit Nurnberger BC, host Koblenz and visit Köln in its following games. Heidelberg has reached 80 points in five of its eight games, while Giessen has scored 90 or more in three of its seven games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Giessen 62, Heidelberg 59. Interstat’s ELO system gives Heidelberg a 75.4 percent probability to win. Heidelberg is installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5, and the over/under is 156.5.