HOFFMAN ESTATES (Interstat) — The Windy City Bulls will host the Noblesville Boom on Saturday in a G League game at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Windy City enters with a 1-0 record, while Noblesville is 0-1 and seeking its first win of the season.

Houston Mallette is a player to watch for Windy City. In the teams’ most recent meeting, Mallette scored 26 points in 24 minutes and added three rebounds and two assists for the Bulls. Dailyn Swain contributed 16 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, and Drew Peterson had 11 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as Windy City won 127-102.

M.J. Iraldi is a player to watch for Noblesville. Iraldi had 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and one block in 21 minutes in that meeting. Cameron Hildreth and Wade Taylor IV each scored 17 points for the Boom. Hildreth added four rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes, while Taylor finished with four rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes.

Windy City’s 1-0 start includes a 127-102 home win over Noblesville. The Boom’s 0-1 start includes that road loss. Mallette led Windy City with 26 points in the win, while Iraldi had 16 points for Noblesville. Swain and Peterson also were productive for Windy City in that game. Hildreth and Taylor also scored in double figures for Noblesville.

Noblesville will look to build from that offensive effort while trying to slow Windy City’s production. The Boom’s next 10 games include two home games against Iowa, two road games at Motor City, a home game against Sioux Falls, a road game at Wisconsin, a road game at Grand Rapids, a home game against Grand Rapids and two home games against Cleveland.

Windy City’s next 10 games include two home games against Grand Rapids, a home game against Wisconsin, a road game at Wisconsin, two road games at Sioux Falls, two road games at Motor City and two home games against Iowa. The Bulls will try to maintain the form that produced a balanced scoring effort in the prior matchup.

Noblesville’s most recent result was a 127-102 loss at Windy City, and Windy City’s most recent result was the same 127-102 win over the Boom. That game was the most recent head-to-head result between the teams in the G League.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Windy City 125, Noblesville 121. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Windy City with a 60.8 percent probability to win.