Horsholm at Herlev
HERLEV, Denmark (Interstat) — Horsholm will be the visiting team against Herlev in a women’s professional basketball game on Saturday. Herlev enters at 5-2, while Horsholm is 1-7. Herlev won the teams’ earlier meeting 73-40 at Horsholm.
Horsholm has dropped seven of eight games, including a 65-49 home loss to Amager in its most recent outing. Ida Westphall paced Horsholm with 19 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block in 31 minutes. She also had eight points, two rebounds, one assist and two blocks in a 78-65 loss to Skovbakken and four points, two rebounds and one block in a 78-45 loss at Amager. Maya Madsen added 11 points and six rebounds against Amager, while Nicoline Elena Carlsen had five points, five rebounds and two assists.
Herlev has won two straight, including a 79-74 victory at Aabyhoj in its most recent game. Victoria Lundin finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes. Caroline Glud Rasmussen added 15 points and seven rebounds, and Karoline Lundin scored 21 points with three rebounds and one assist. Victoria Lundin also had 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and one block in a 75-49 home win over Sisu and two points, four rebounds and two assists in an 85-63 loss at Skovbakken.
Horsholm will look to close the gap behind Westphall, who has scored in double figures in two of her past three games. Herlev will counter with Victoria Lundin, who has reached double figures in two of her past three outings. The teams will meet again later in the season at Herlev.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Herlev 69, Horsholm 59. Interstat’s ELO system gives Herlev a 95 percent probability to win. Herlev is a pregame favorite with a spread of -21.5, and the over/under is 134.5.