Helios VS at Alte Kanti Aarau
AARAU, Switzerland (Interstat) — Helios VS will visit Alte Kanti Aarau in a women’s professional basketball game on Saturday. Helios VS enters with a 2-5 record, while Alte Kanti Aarau is 1-6.
Helios VS has dropped two straight games, including a 93-66 loss at Baden in its most recent outing. Louise Forsyth led Helios VS with 21 points and 10 rebounds in that game, while Maeve St John added 16 points and six assists and Kylie Lavelle scored 12. St John is the player to watch for Helios VS. She has been a steady offensive force, scoring 16 points in three of her past four games and posting 24 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists in a loss to Zurich. Helios VS opened the season with a 93-50 home win over Pully but has won only once since, an 83-77 road victory at BBC Troistorrents. Zurich beat Helios VS 82-74, and Fribourg topped Helios VS 106-85. Geneve beat Helios VS 102-81, and Nyon won 99-79 at Helios VS.
Alte Kanti Aarau has lost three straight and is coming off a 95-72 loss at Fribourg. Ella Wiebe paced Alte Kanti Aarau with 25 points and five rebounds in that game, while Enisa Semanjaku scored 13 points and Emma Hoffmann added 10. Wiebe is the player to watch for Alte Kanti Aarau. She had 21 points and seven rebounds against Geneve and 15 points and nine rebounds in a win at Pully. That 80-52 victory at Pully is Alte Kanti Aarau’s only win this season. Geneve beat Alte Kanti Aarau 75-50, Zurich won 59-53, Nyon won 92-60, Baden won 75-56 and BBC Troistorrents won 70-63.
St John has scored at least 16 points in each of her past four games. Wiebe has scored at least 15 points in each of her past four games. Helios VS has scored 66 points or more in each of its past four games. Alte Kanti Aarau has scored 50 points or more in each of its past four games. After facing Alte Kanti Aarau, Helios VS will host Baden and then visit Pully. Alte Kanti Aarau will host Zurich and then visit Geneve. Helios VS and Alte Kanti Aarau are scheduled to meet again later in the season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Helios VS 76, Alte Kanti Aarau 66. Interstat’s ELO system gives Alte Kanti Aarau a 59.9 percent probability to win. Helios VS has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5, and the over/under for the game is 149.