Skovbakken Bears at Horsholm
HORSHOLM, Denmark (Interstat) — Horsholm will host Skovbakken Bears on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game. Skovbakken Bears enter with a 4-2 record, while Horsholm is 1-5. The visiting team has won four of its first six games and will look to maintain its strong start against a Horsholm side still seeking consistency.
Skovbakken Bears are coming off a 95-75 road win at Amager. Caroline Tindal Wich led the way with 29 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one block in 30 minutes. Chloe Welch added 25 points, three rebounds and eight assists, and Emilie Hesseldal finished with nine points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Tindal Wich is the player to watch for Skovbakken Bears. She has scored in double figures in each of her past three games, including a 29-point effort in the most recent outing. She also had 12 points and six rebounds against BMS Herlev and 13 points and six rebounds at SISU. Tindal Wich’s recent run has given Skovbakken a reliable scoring option on the wing. Skovbakken Bears have scored 95, 85 and 89 points in their past three wins, with the 95-point effort marking their highest total this season.
Horsholm is coming off a 78-45 loss at Amager. Maya Madsen produced eight points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks in that game. She is the player to watch for Horsholm. Madsen had eight points and six rebounds at Falcon and posted five points and 11 rebounds against SISU. She has grabbed at least six rebounds in each of her past three games. Caroline Reumert added 11 points and five rebounds in the most recent game, while Smilla Roepstorff scored seven points. Horsholm’s lone win this season was a 71-67 home victory against SISU. The team has also dropped road games at Amager and Falcon and home games against Herlev and Aabyhoj.
Skovbakken Bears earned a 77-58 win in the teams’ most recent meeting. Horsholm will need a stronger defensive effort at home against a Skovbakken offense that has scored 85 or more points in three of its four wins. Skovbakken’s losses came against Aabyhoj and Falcon, while Horsholm’s lone win came against SISU. Horsholm has dropped its past two games and will try to use home court to slow Skovbakken’s backcourt. Skovbakken will return home for its next game against Amager, while Horsholm will next play at home against Amager.
The game simulator projects a final score of Skovbakken Bears 72, Horsholm 62. Skovbakken Bears is a -20.5 favorite, and the over/under is 134.5.