Bochum vs Crailsheim Merlins Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 29 Mar 2025

Tip-off: 18:00

Final 67-101

14-31 22-21 13-24 18-25

Position#9

Record18-11

FormLWWLW

Points / game83.6

Allowed / game83.9

Bochum

Crailsheim Merlins 🏆

Position#3

Record19-10

FormWWWLL

Points / game88.7

Allowed / game79.6

Pro ARound 30· Rundsporthalle Bochum

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Meetings · Bochum v Crailsheim Merlins

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Bochum winLost

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

Crailsheim Merlins winWon

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Bochum

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Kirchheim

71-66

H25/01

Pro A

Giessen

81-96

-15

A01/02

Pro A

Dresden

#11

100-111 OT

100

111

-11

H07/02

Pro A

Bayreuth

#13

112-109 OT

112

109

H09/02

Pro A

Bremerhaven

64-84

-20

A15/02

Pro A

Trier

73-96

-23

H28/02

Pro A

Vechta 2

#18

98-83

+15

H07/03

Pro A

Munster

#10

98-89

A09/03

Pro A

Tubingen

92-103

103

-11

H15/03

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

#12

77-74

A22/03

Pro A

12-23

28-16

19-15

12-12

17-22

24-22

13-23

27-29

20-14

21-16

14-24

23-24

20-27

29-25

25-18

24-28

9-25

15-19

25-21

23-21

19-29

16-23

15-23

33-22

14-20

28-20

23-21

26-20

23-29

29-19

20-21

14-25

22-26

19-24

37-28

24-21

27-16

11-20

15-17

177.7Avg total

86.6Scored

91.1Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (29)	83.6	83.9	167.6	-0.3	62%
Season at home (14)	83.7	83.3	167.0	+0.4	57%
Season away (15)	83.5	84.5	168.1	-1.0	67%
Last 10 (10)	86.6	91.1	177.7	-4.5	50%
Last 5 (5)	87.6	89.0	176.6	-1.4	60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	76.1	85.6	161.8	-9.5	29%
vs Similar (13)	89.5	83.5	173.0	+5.9	85%
vs Weaker (3)	93.3	79.3	172.7	+14.0	100%

This opponent (Crailsheim Merlins) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Crailsheim Merlins Germany

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Trier

87-86

A25/01

Pro A

Tubingen

83-51

+32

H01/02

Pro A

Jena

84-94

-10

H07/02

Pro A

Bremerhaven

79-84

-5

H09/02

Pro A

Dresden

#11

96-87

A16/02

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

76-54

+22

H28/02

Pro A

Artland

#15

95-75

+20

A07/03

Pro A

Vechta 2

#18

84-71

+13

A09/03

Pro A

Giessen

88-90

-2

A15/03

Pro A

Dusseldorf

#16

75-85

-10

H22/03

Pro A

20-18

24-17

30-32

13-19

25-11

15-19

25-14

18-7

23-20

15-28

19-21

27-25

10-18

23-16

19-28

27-22

22-22

19-21

25-24

30-20

16-11

12-15

25-17

23-11

21-24

24-25

25-14

25-12

23-14

19-16

24-21

18-20

24-28

21-10

20-30

23-22

23-24

18-22

17-16

17-23

162.4Avg total

84.7Scored

77.7Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (29)	88.7	79.6	168.2	+9.1	66%
Season at home (15)	86.2	77.5	163.7	+8.7	60%
Season away (14)	91.3	81.8	173.1	+9.5	71%
Last 10 (10)	84.7	77.7	162.4	+7.0	60%
Last 5 (5)	83.6	75.0	158.6	+8.6	60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)	85.5	91.5	177.0	-6.0	0%
vs Similar (6)	88.0	89.8	177.8	-1.8	33%
vs Weaker ◀ (22)	88.5	75.5	164.0	+13.0	77%

This opponent (Bochum) is Weaker. 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

BochumCrailsheim Merlins

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

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	18.6	21.4	40.0	-2.8	33%	-
Last 30 at home (14)	18.1	21.1	39.1	-3.0	29%	-
Last 30 away (16)	19.1	21.7	40.8	-2.6	38%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.8	22.0	41.8	-2.2	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	24.0	21.8	45.8	+2.2	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	16.0	21.6	37.6	-5.6	21%	-
vs Similar (13)	20.5	21.0	41.5	-0.5	46%	-
vs Weaker (3)	23.0	22.0	45.0	+1.0	33%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	22.4	19.2	41.6	+3.2	57%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	22.0	19.3	41.3	+2.7	56%	-
Last 30 away (14)	22.8	19.1	41.9	+3.7	57%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.7	19.0	39.7	+1.7	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.4	20.2	41.6	+1.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)	19.0	18.5	37.5	+0.5	50%	-
vs Similar (6)	19.3	22.0	41.3	-2.7	33%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)	23.5	18.5	42.0	+5.0	64%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	21.9	21.0	42.9	+0.9	53%	-
Last 30 at home (14)	22.2	19.8	42.0	+2.4	57%	-
Last 30 away (16)	21.6	22.1	43.8	-0.5	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.2	21.8	44.0	+0.4	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.0	24.0	45.0	-3.0	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	19.8	22.4	42.2	-2.6	43%	-
vs Similar (13)	23.5	19.5	43.0	+4.1	62%	-
vs Weaker (3)	24.7	21.3	46.0	+3.3	67%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.9	19.7	40.6	+1.2	53%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	20.2	19.0	39.2	+1.2	50%	-
Last 30 away (14)	21.6	20.6	42.2	+1.1	57%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.0	18.9	37.9	+0.1	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.8	17.6	36.4	+1.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)	18.5	25.5	44.0	-7.0	0%	-
vs Similar (6)	22.5	19.3	41.8	+3.2	67%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)	20.7	19.3	40.0	+1.4	55%	-

BochumLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Kirchheim

40-39

H25/01

Pro A

Giessen

41-44

-3

A01/02

Pro A

Dresden

#11

41-30

+11

H07/02

Pro A

Bayreuth

#13

49-52

-3

H09/02

Pro A

Bremerhaven

24-44

-20

A15/02

Pro A

Trier

42-50

-8

H28/02

Pro A

Vechta 2

#18

47-42

H07/03

Pro A

Munster

#10

49-49

A09/03

Pro A

Tubingen

36-51

-15

H15/03

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

#12

51-37

+14

A22/03

Pro A

85.8Avg total

42.0Scored

43.8Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	40.5	42.4	83.0	-1.9	43%	-
Last 30 at home (14)	40.3	40.9	81.1	-0.6	50%	-
Last 30 away (16)	40.8	43.8	84.6	-3.1	38%	-
Last 10 (10)	42.0	43.8	85.8	-1.8	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	45.0	45.8	90.8	-0.8	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	35.8	44.1	79.9	-8.3	14%	-
vs Similar (13)	44.0	40.5	84.5	+3.5	62%	-
vs Weaker (3)	47.7	43.3	91.0	+4.3	100%	-

This opponent (Crailsheim Merlins) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Crailsheim MerlinsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Trier

44-35

A25/01

Pro A

Tubingen

40-30

+10

H01/02

Pro A

Jena

38-48

-10

H07/02

Pro A

Bremerhaven

33-34

-1

H09/02

Pro A

Dresden

#11

41-43

-2

A16/02

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

28-26

H28/02

Pro A

Artland

#15

45-49

-4

A07/03

Pro A

Vechta 2

#18

42-30

+12

A09/03

Pro A

Giessen

45-38

A15/03

Pro A

Dusseldorf

#16

41-46

-5

H22/03

Pro A

77.6Avg total

39.7Scored

37.9Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	43.3	38.9	82.2	+4.3	67%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	42.2	38.3	80.6	+3.9	75%	-
Last 30 away (14)	44.4	39.6	84.1	+4.8	57%	-
Last 10 (10)	39.7	37.9	77.6	+1.8	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	40.2	37.8	78.0	+2.4	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)	37.5	44.0	81.5	-6.5	0%	-
vs Similar (6)	41.8	41.3	83.2	+0.5	67%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)	44.2	37.8	82.0	+6.4	73%	-

This opponent (Bochum) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge

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3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	19.8	18.6	38.4	+1.2	53%	-
Last 30 at home (14)	20.5	19.2	39.7	+1.3	57%	-
Last 30 away (16)	19.2	18.1	37.2	+1.1	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	18.9	20.5	39.4	-1.6	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.6	21.2	41.8	-0.6	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	20.6	19.4	39.9	+1.2	64%	-
vs Similar (13)	18.6	18.5	37.2	+0.1	38%	-
vs Weaker (3)	21.3	15.3	36.7	+6.0	67%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	22.7	21.0	43.7	+1.7	67%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	20.8	21.1	41.9	-0.2	50%	-
Last 30 away (14)	24.9	20.9	45.7	+4.0	86%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.9	21.7	44.6	+1.2	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.2	19.6	41.8	+2.6	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)	22.5	21.5	44.0	+1.0	50%	-
vs Similar (6)	23.5	25.8	49.3	-2.3	33%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)	22.5	19.6	42.1	+2.9	77%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	21.1	20.8	41.9	+0.3	43%	-
Last 30 at home (14)	20.4	20.1	40.4	+0.3	43%	-
Last 30 away (16)	21.8	21.4	43.2	+0.4	44%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.1	22.4	44.5	-0.3	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.0	22.0	44.0	+0.0	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	19.8	22.2	42.0	-2.4	29%	-
vs Similar (13)	21.8	19.3	41.2	+2.5	54%	-
vs Weaker (3)	24.3	20.7	45.0	+3.7	67%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	22.2	19.5	41.7	+2.7	57%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	22.4	18.0	40.4	+4.4	75%	-
Last 30 away (14)	22.0	21.3	43.3	+0.7	36%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.1	18.1	40.2	+4.0	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.2	17.6	38.8	+3.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)	25.5	26.0	51.5	-0.5	50%	-
vs Similar (6)	22.7	22.7	45.3	+0.0	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)	21.8	18.1	39.9	+3.7	59%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	40.9	39.4	80.3	+1.5	60%	-
Last 30 at home (14)	40.9	39.3	80.1	+1.6	64%	-
Last 30 away (16)	41.0	39.5	80.5	+1.5	56%	-
Last 10 (10)	41.0	42.9	83.9	-1.9	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	42.6	43.2	85.8	-0.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	40.4	41.6	81.9	-1.2	43%	-
vs Similar (13)	40.5	37.8	78.3	+2.6	69%	-
vs Weaker (3)	45.7	36.0	81.7	+9.7	100%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	44.9	40.5	85.4	+4.4	63%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	43.2	39.1	82.2	+4.1	56%	-
Last 30 away (14)	46.9	42.1	89.0	+4.7	71%	-
Last 10 (10)	45.0	39.8	84.8	+5.2	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	43.4	37.2	80.6	+6.2	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)	48.0	47.5	95.5	+0.5	50%	-
vs Similar (6)	46.2	48.5	94.7	-2.3	33%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)	44.3	37.7	82.0	+6.6	73%	-

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Bochumtheir own shots, last 10 games

No box scores for this team yet.

Crailsheim Merlinstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Crailsheim Merlins: 83.9 points a game scored

🏀🏀49%

🏀🏀🏀34%

🏀17%

🏀🏀 2-pointers40.8 pts a game · 49% of the points

🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers28.8 pts a game · 34% of the points

🏀 Free throws14.3 pts a game · 17% of the points

Shooting by shot type

Shot type	Attempts per game	Made per game	Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	35.0	20.4	58.3%	-	40.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	29.6	9.6	32.4%	-	28.8
🏀 Free throws	18.4	14.3	77.7%	-	14.3

They take 64.6 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 29.6 of them are 3-pointers, so 46% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

Shot type	Opponents' Attempts per game	Opponents' Made per game	Opponents' Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	39.5	20.7	52.4%	-	41.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	29.3	10.7	36.5%	-	32.1
🏀 Free throws	20.1	14.7	73.1%	-	14.7

Shot type	Attempts per game	Made per game	Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	35.6	19.3	54.1%	-	38.5
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	28.3	9.1	32.2%	-	27.4
🏀 Free throws	19.4	15.3	79.2%	-	15.3

Shot type	Opponents' Attempts per game	Opponents' Made per game	Opponents' Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	36.8	20.5	55.7%	-	41.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	28.8	10.0	34.6%	-	29.9
🏀 Free throws	24.4	18.5	75.9%	-	18.5

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record

Bochum wins

Crailsheim Merlins wins

Date	Game	Score
16/11/24	Crailsheim Merlins v Bochum	87-94

Bochumlast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
22/03/25	A	PS Karlsruhe	77-74
15/03/25	H	Tubingen	92-103
09/03/25	A	Munster	98-89
07/03/25	H	Vechta 2	98-83
28/02/25	H	Trier	73-96
15/02/25	A	Bremerhaven	64-84
09/02/25	H	Bayreuth	112-109 OT
07/02/25	H	Dresden	100-111 OT
01/02/25	A	Giessen	81-96
25/01/25	H	Kirchheim	71-66

Crailsheim Merlinslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
22/03/25	H	Dusseldorf	75-85
15/03/25	A	Giessen	88-90
09/03/25	A	Vechta 2	84-71
07/03/25	A	Artland	95-75
28/02/25	H	Phoenix Hagen	76-54
16/02/25	A	Dresden	96-87
09/02/25	H	Bremerhaven	79-84
07/02/25	H	Jena	84-94
01/02/25	H	Tubingen	83-51
25/01/25	A	Trier	87-86

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Bochum

Pro A 2024-25

Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LWWLW	62%
Home	LWLWL	57%
Away	WLLWW	67%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	29	14	15
Win %	62%	57%	67%
Points / game	83.6	83.7	83.5
Allowed / game	83.9	83.3	84.5
Point differential	-0.3	+0.4	-1.0
Avg total	167.6	167.0	168.1
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	24%	29%	20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	83% (6)	67% (3)	100% (3)
Overtime %	10%	14%	7%

Crailsheim Merlins

Pro A 2024-25

Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WWWLL	66%
Home	WLLWL	60%
Away	WWWWL	71%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	29	15	14
Win %	66%	60%	71%
Points / game	88.7	86.2	91.3
Allowed / game	79.6	77.5	81.8
Point differential	+9.1	+8.7	+9.5
Avg total	168.2	163.7	173.1
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	45%	47%	43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	43% (7)	33% (3)	50% (4)
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

#	Team	GP	W	L	Win %	PF/g	PA/g	Diff
1	Jena	30	28	2	93%	92.0	74.2	+17.7
2	Trier	29	23	6	79%	92.4	80.5	+11.9
3	Crailsheim Merlins	29	19	10	66%	88.7	79.6	+9.1
4	Giessen	29	19	10	66%	85.7	77.5	+8.2
5	Bremerhaven	30	19	11	63%	81.9	76.2	+5.8
6	Phoenix Hagen	30	19	11	63%	84.6	79.7	+4.9
7	Bochum	29	18	11	62%	83.6	83.9	-0.3
8	Tubingen	30	17	13	57%	79.0	79.8	-0.8
9	Munster	29	16	13	55%	84.5	83.0	+1.5
10	Kirchheim	29	16	13	55%	81.7	81.8	-0.2
11	Dresden	30	15	15	50%	85.8	86.6	-0.7
12	PS Karlsruhe	29	11	18	38%	78.3	83.2	-4.9
13	Bayreuth	30	11	19	37%	83.4	88.6	-5.2
14	Nurnberger	30	10	20	33%	75.6	81.4	-5.8
15	Dusseldorf	30	8	22	27%	78.2	85.9	-7.7
16	Koblenz	30	7	23	23%	75.6	86.4	-10.8
17	Artland	29	6	23	21%	79.1	87.0	-7.9
18	Vechta 2	30	4	26	13%	77.7	92.0	-14.3

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

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Bochum	14	22	13	18	67
Crailsheim Merlins	31	21	24	25	101

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Bochum vs Crailsheim Merlins Result & Analysis

🎯 1. Model Analysis

🏀 2. Points Analysis

📊 3. Team Totals

⚖️ 4. Spread

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Where their opponents' points come from

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

📊 11. Overall Statistics

🏆 12. League Table

📋 13. Box Score

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