ISTANBUL (Interstat) — Harem Spor will host Kahramanmaras on Saturday at Sehit Mustafa Ozel Spor Kompleksi in a matchup of teams with strong early-season records.

Harem Spor enters at 7-1 and has won its last two games. The team’s most recent outing was a 79-47 victory at Darussafaka. Abdoulaye Gueye led Harem Spor with 22 points, eight rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 23 minutes. Samuel Sessoms added 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes, while Cavit Ege Havsa finished with seven points, five rebounds and five assists in 26 minutes. Before that, Harem Spor beat Fenerbahce 2 at home, lost at Gaziantep, edged iLab Basketbol at home, and earned road wins over Konyaspor and Konya BBSK. Harem Spor also opened the season with a lopsided home win over Yeni Mamak and another against Baskent Ankara.

Kahramanmaras arrives at 5-1 and is coming off a 114-82 home win over CO Basket. Brandon Jefferson paced that effort with 27 points and five assists in 20 minutes. Batin Tuna contributed 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes, while Koray Cekici had eight points, nine rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes. Kahramanmaras has also beaten Final Spor Genclik, Kecioren Baglum, Balikesir and TED Kolejliler. Its lone loss came at Goztepe.

Brandon Jefferson is the player to watch for Kahramanmaras. He scored 14 points with six rebounds and three assists at Final Spor Genclik, posted 19 points and four assists against Kecioren Baglum, and added 16 points at Balikesir. He also had nine points, two rebounds and four assists against Ankara Kolejliler. Jefferson has scored in double figures in four of his last five games.

Samuel Sessoms is the player to watch for Harem Spor. He scored 21 points with seven rebounds and four assists at Darussafaka. He had 17 points, three rebounds and four assists against Fenerbahce 2, 25 points with three rebounds and three assists at Gaziantep, 18 points with five rebounds and seven assists against iLab Basketbol, and 35 points with four rebounds and four assists at Konyaspor. Sessoms has scored at least 17 points in each of his last five games.

Harem Spor will look to protect its home floor and improve to 8-1, while Kahramanmaras aims to hand the hosts their second loss and keep pace near the top of the standings. The matchup features two productive guards and teams that have combined for several high-scoring wins this season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Harem Spor to win 89-81. Harem Spor has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5. The over/under for this game is 158.5.