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Benfica vs Sporting CP Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 16 Apr 2022
Tip-off: 16:30
Final 79-78
18-17 16-27 18-17 27-17
Position#1
Record22-3
FormWWWWW
Points / game87.9
Allowed / game67.9
Benfica 🏆
Portugal
vs
Sporting CP
Portugal
Position#3
Record19-6
FormLWLLL
Points / game85.0
Allowed / game71.3
PortugalLPB
Other2021-22
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Benfica winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Sporting CP winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

BenficaPortugalLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sporting CP
#8
L
72-89
72
89
-17
A09/02
FIBA Europe Cup
Ovarense
#6
W
86-64
86
64
+22
H12/02
LPB
FC Porto
#2
L
63-68
63
68
-5
H05/03
LPB
Illiabum
#11
W
77-70
77
70
+7
A12/03
LPB
Imortal
#8
W
95-64
95
64
+31
H19/03
LPB
Sporting CP
#3
W
89-73
89
73
+16
A23/03
LPB
Lusitania
#9
W
131-72
131
72
+59
H26/03
LPB
Sporting CP
#3
W
90-76
90
76
+14
A03/04
LPB
FC Porto
#2
W
79-63
79
63
+16
H10/04
LPB
Oliveirense
#5
W
76-75
76
75
+1
H13/04
LPB
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
19-21
19-22
9-26
25-20
26-15
11-17
31-14
18-18
19-19
17-15
21-18
6-16
19-11
14-15
17-23
27-21
28-20
24-12
22-14
21-18
26-14
14-19
21-13
28-27
31-9
33-25
30-23
37-15
20-18
21-13
18-23
31-22
19-20
19-14
21-11
20-18
24-28
14-16
27-13
11-18
157.2Avg total
85.8Scored
71.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)87.967.9155.8+20.088%
Season at home (13)90.366.5156.8+23.885%
Season away (12)85.369.4154.8+15.992%
Last 10 (10)85.871.4157.2+14.480%
Last 5 (5)93.071.8164.8+21.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (8)73.173.4146.5-0.238%
vs Weaker ◀ (20)87.568.7156.1+18.890%
This opponent (Sporting CP) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Sporting CPPortugalLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
CAB Madeira
#9
W
86-83
86
83
+3
A05/03
Taca de Portugal
Bahcesehir Kol.
#1
L
70-73
70
73
-3
H10/03
FIBA Europe Cup
Oliveirense
#5
W
75-61
75
61
+14
H12/03
LPB
Bahcesehir Kol.
#1
L
54-66
54
66
-12
A16/03
FIBA Europe Cup
Lusitania
#9
W
91-64
91
64
+27
H19/03
LPB
Benfica
#1
L
73-89
73
89
-16
H23/03
LPB
CAB Madeira
#4
W
94-75
94
75
+19
H26/03
LPB
Benfica
#1
L
76-90
76
90
-14
H03/04
LPB
Oliveirense
#5
L
66-69
66
69
-3
A09/04
LPB
FC Porto
#2
L
66-76
66
76
-10
H13/04
LPB
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
13-19
27-17
23-23
23-24
12-17
22-22
15-18
21-16
17-18
14-9
18-17
26-17
19-15
20-13
7-13
8-25
20-11
27-11
22-23
22-19
14-26
19-14
13-21
27-28
31-19
21-18
17-15
25-23
18-20
13-21
23-18
22-31
10-19
23-18
19-19
14-13
18-20
18-15
14-22
16-19
149.7Avg total
75.1Scored
74.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)85.071.3156.3+13.776%
Season at home (13)87.871.8159.6+16.169%
Season away (12)81.970.8152.7+11.283%
Last 10 (10)75.174.6149.7+0.540%
Last 5 (5)75.079.8154.8-4.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)69.476.2145.6-6.820%
vs Similar (7)69.171.0140.1-1.943%
vs Weaker (16)87.870.8158.6+16.988%
This opponent (Benfica) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-7-4+0+4+7Q1Q1: +5.6+5.6Q1: -1.2-1.2Q2Q2: +1.8+1.8Q2: +4.6+4.6Q3Q3: +3.9+3.9Q3: -1.8-1.8Q4Q4: +3.1+3.1Q4: -1.1-1.1
-7-4+0+4+7Q1Q1: +5.6+5.6Q1: -1.2-1.2Q2Q2: +1.8+1.8Q2: +4.6+4.6Q3Q3: +3.9+3.9Q3: -1.8-1.8Q4Q4: +3.1+3.1Q4: -1.1-1.1
BenficaSporting CP
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
BenficaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sporting CP
#8
L
38-43
38
43
-5
A09/02
FIBA Europe Cup
Ovarense
#6
W
37-32
37
32
+5
H12/02
LPB
FC Porto
#2
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H05/03
LPB
Illiabum
#11
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A12/03
LPB
Imortal
#8
W
52-32
52
32
+20
H19/03
LPB
Sporting CP
#3
W
40-33
40
33
+7
A23/03
LPB
Lusitania
#9
W
64-34
64
34
+30
H26/03
LPB
Sporting CP
#3
W
41-31
41
31
+10
A03/04
LPB
FC Porto
#2
W
38-34
38
34
+4
H10/04
LPB
Oliveirense
#5
L
38-44
38
44
-6
H13/04
LPB
76.0Avg total
41.7Scored
34.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.534.375.7+7.263%-
Last 30 at home (15)41.134.375.3+6.860%-
Last 30 away (15)41.934.376.1+7.667%-
Last 10 (10)41.734.376.0+7.480%-
Last 5 (5)44.235.279.4+9.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (8)37.136.573.6+0.638%-
vs Weaker ◀ (20)42.833.175.9+9.675%-
This opponent (Sporting CP) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Sporting CPLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
CAB Madeira
#9
W
40-36
40
36
+4
A05/03
Taca de Portugal
Bahcesehir Kol.
#1
L
34-39
34
39
-5
H10/03
FIBA Europe Cup
Oliveirense
#5
W
31-27
31
27
+4
H12/03
LPB
Bahcesehir Kol.
#1
W
39-28
39
28
+11
A16/03
FIBA Europe Cup
Lusitania
#9
W
47-22
47
22
+25
H19/03
LPB
Benfica
#1
L
33-40
33
40
-7
H23/03
LPB
CAB Madeira
#4
W
52-37
52
37
+15
H26/03
LPB
Benfica
#1
L
31-41
31
41
-10
H03/04
LPB
Oliveirense
#5
L
33-37
33
37
-4
A09/04
LPB
FC Porto
#2
W
36-35
36
35
+1
H13/04
LPB
71.8Avg total
37.6Scored
34.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.936.676.5+3.360%-
Last 30 at home (16)39.536.876.3+2.756%-
Last 30 away (14)40.436.376.6+4.164%-
Last 10 (10)37.634.271.8+3.460%-
Last 5 (5)37.038.075.0-1.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)34.437.471.8-3.020%-
vs Similar (7)34.936.371.1-1.443%-
vs Weaker (16)44.036.280.2+7.881%-
This opponent (Benfica) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Benficatheir own shots, last 10 games
No box scores for this team yet.
Sporting CPtheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Sporting CP: 71.0 points a game scored
🏀🏀41%
🏀🏀🏀42%
🏀16%
🏀🏀 2-pointers29.3 pts a game · 41% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers30.0 pts a game · 42% of the points
🏀 Free throws11.7 pts a game · 16% of the points
League average for comparison: 83.2 points a game
49%
32%
19%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)		League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers40.014.7
36.7%
52.4%29.3
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers26.310.0
38.0%
32.3%30.0
🏀 Free throws19.011.7
61.4%
70.4%11.7
They take 66.3 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 26.3 of them are 3-pointers, so 40% of their shots are threes (league average: 41%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Benfica wins
8
Sporting CP wins
DateGameScore
03/04/22Sporting CP v Benfica76-90
23/03/22Sporting CP v Benfica73-89
09/02/22Sporting CP v Benfica89-72
23/01/22Sporting CP v Benfica66-64
19/01/22Benfica v Sporting CP64-72
05/01/22Benfica v Sporting CP63-74
13/05/21Benfica v Sporting CP82-95
08/05/21Sporting CP v Benfica83-75
06/05/21Sporting CP v Benfica92-86
19/03/21Benfica v Sporting CP75-87
Benficalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/04/22HOliveirense76-75
10/04/22HFC Porto79-63
03/04/22ASporting CP90-76
26/03/22HLusitania131-72
23/03/22ASporting CP89-73
19/03/22HImortal95-64
12/03/22AIlliabum77-70
05/03/22HFC Porto63-68
12/02/22HOvarense86-64
09/02/22ASporting CP72-89
Sporting CPlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/04/22HFC Porto66-76
09/04/22AOliveirense66-69
03/04/22HBenfica76-90
26/03/22HCAB Madeira94-75
23/03/22HBenfica73-89
19/03/22HLusitania91-64
16/03/22ABahcesehir Kol.54-66
12/03/22HOliveirense75-61
10/03/22HBahcesehir Kol.70-73
05/03/22ACAB Madeira86-83

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Benfica
LPB 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW88%
HomeLWWWW85%
AwayWWWWW92%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251312
Win %88%85%92%
Points / game87.990.385.3
Allowed / game67.966.569.4
Point differential+20.0+23.8+15.9
Avg total155.8156.8154.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+72%77%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)50% (2)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Sporting CP
LPB 2021-22
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL76%
HomeWLWLL69%
AwayLWWWL83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251312
Win %76%69%83%
Points / game85.087.881.9
Allowed / game71.371.870.8
Point differential+13.7+16.1+11.2
Avg total156.3159.6152.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+68%69%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Benfica2522388%87.967.9+20.0
2 FC Porto2521484%73.463.0+10.4
3 Sporting CP2519676%85.071.3+13.7
4 Oliveirense25141156%76.474.1+2.2
5 CAB Madeira25141156%79.679.6+0.0
6 Imortal25121348%78.079.3-1.3
7 Lusitania25111444%77.382.2-4.9
8 Ovarense26111542%77.480.0-2.5
9 CD Povoa25101540%70.677.5-6.9
10 Vitoria2691735%78.186.1-8.0
11 Illiabum2561924%76.482.1-5.7
12 Academica252238%73.490.1-16.6
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Benfica1816182779
Sporting CP1727171778
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