Crailsheim Merlins vs Bochum Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 18 Apr 2026

Tip-off: 13:30

Final 90-77

23-14 20-18 28-22 19-23

Position#2

Record25-6

FormWWWWW

Points / game88.9

Allowed / game78.4

Crailsheim Merlins 🏆

Bochum

Position#11

Record14-17

FormWLLLL

Points / game83.4

Allowed / game86.1

Pro ARound 32· Arena Hohenlohe

Other2025-26

Meetings · Crailsheim Merlins v Bochum

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Crailsheim Merlins winWon

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

Bochum winLost

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Crailsheim Merlins Germany

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Bayreuth

#10

89-58

+31

H08/02

Pro A

Nurnberger

90-65

+25

A14/02

Pro A

Artland

92-90

H21/02

Pro A

Tubingen

#13

98-77

+21

A06/03

Pro A

Koblenz

#14

76-78

-2

H11/03

Pro A

Wolmirstedt

#15

81-78

A13/03

Pro A

Bremerhaven

93-89

A22/03

Pro A

Leverkusen

#17

105-84

105

+21

H28/03

Pro A

Giessen

97-96

A04/04

Pro A

Paderborn

#16

87-75

+12

A11/04

Pro A

11-16

26-9

28-19

24-14

21-9

28-16

26-20

15-20

28-24

21-28

23-22

20-16

26-16

26-15

22-19

24-27

23-21

20-15

17-19

16-23

29-19

19-18

16-23

17-18

26-23

19-27

20-20

28-19

28-18

29-17

18-20

30-29

24-24

27-34

19-20

27-18

18-18

23-15

25-24

21-18

169.8Avg total

90.8Scored

79.0Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (31)	88.9	78.4	167.3	+10.5	81%
Season at home (15)	88.9	76.1	165.1	+12.8	80%
Season away (16)	88.9	80.4	169.3	+8.4	81%
Last 10 (10)	90.8	79.0	169.8	+11.8	90%
Last 5 (5)	92.6	84.4	177.0	+8.2	100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	80.5	91.0	171.5	-10.5	0%
vs Weaker ◀ (28)	88.8	77.2	166.0	+11.5	86%

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

Bochum

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Koblenz

#14

89-88 OT

A11/02

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

92-102

102

-10

H14/02

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

83-87

-4

A22/02

Pro A

Leverkusen

#17

70-72

-2

H06/03

Pro A

Koln

#12

93-89

A08/03

Pro A

Bremerhaven

82-75

H14/03

Pro A

Kirchheim

72-93

-21

A21/03

Pro A

Wolmirstedt

#15

74-92

-18

H27/03

Pro A

Nurnberger

58-99

-41

A04/04

Pro A

Giessen

67-95

-28

H11/04

Pro A

22-16

17-19

26-25

19-24

20-27

17-26

23-24

32-25

15-20

24-19

23-23

21-25

14-20

21-17

16-17

19-18

18-22

24-25

21-20

30-22

18-22

21-13

21-23

22-17

19-25

9-23

23-29

21-16

20-20

9-26

24-22

21-24

16-26

16-29

18-23

8-21

11-16

17-25

20-24

19-30

167.2Avg total

78.0Scored

89.2Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (31)	83.4	86.1	169.5	-2.7	45%
Season at home (16)	84.4	84.4	168.8	+0.1	56%
Season away (15)	82.3	87.9	170.3	-5.6	33%
Last 10 (10)	78.0	89.2	167.2	-11.2	30%
Last 5 (5)	70.6	90.8	161.4	-20.2	20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	79.9	88.9	168.7	-9.0	29%
vs Similar (13)	86.2	81.2	167.5	+5.0	62%
vs Weaker (3)	87.7	86.3	174.0	+1.3	67%

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

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

Crailsheim MerlinsBochum

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)	23.1	19.0	42.0	+4.1	77%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	22.9	18.7	41.5	+4.2	80%	-
Last 30 away (15)	23.3	19.3	42.5	+4.0	73%	-
Last 10 (10)	23.4	18.8	42.2	+4.6	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	25.0	20.4	45.4	+4.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	24.0	28.5	52.5	-4.5	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (28)	23.0	18.3	41.3	+4.7	79%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.0	20.4	40.5	-0.4	40%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	20.6	20.1	40.7	+0.5	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	19.5	20.8	40.3	-1.3	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	17.3	21.4	38.7	-4.1	10%	-
Last 5 (5)	16.8	21.8	38.6	-5.0	0%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	18.1	22.8	40.9	-4.7	14%	-
vs Similar (13)	21.0	18.2	39.2	+2.8	62%	-
vs Weaker (3)	25.0	19.3	44.3	+5.7	67%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	23.7	20.4	44.1	+3.3	67%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	24.7	18.9	43.5	+5.8	73%	-
Last 30 away (15)	22.7	21.9	44.6	+0.9	60%	-
Last 10 (10)	23.8	19.4	43.2	+4.4	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	23.4	22.2	45.6	+1.2	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	18.5	25.5	44.0	-7.0	0%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (28)	24.1	20.0	44.1	+4.1	71%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	19.6	22.0	41.6	-2.3	37%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	19.3	21.3	40.7	-2.0	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	19.9	22.6	42.5	-2.7	27%	-
Last 10 (10)	17.5	22.2	39.7	-4.7	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	14.4	23.2	37.6	-8.8	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	20.0	22.0	42.0	-2.0	36%	-
vs Similar (13)	19.2	21.7	40.9	-2.5	38%	-
vs Weaker (3)	19.7	23.0	42.7	-3.3	33%	-

Crailsheim MerlinsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Bayreuth

#10

37-25

+12

H08/02

Pro A

Nurnberger

49-25

+24

A14/02

Pro A

Artland

49-52

-3

H21/02

Pro A

Tubingen

#13

52-31

+21

A06/03

Pro A

Koblenz

#14

43-36

H11/03

Pro A

Wolmirstedt

#15

48-37

+11

A13/03

Pro A

Bremerhaven

45-50

-5

A22/03

Pro A

Leverkusen

#17

57-35

+22

H28/03

Pro A

Giessen

51-58

-7

A04/04

Pro A

Paderborn

#16

41-33

A11/04

Pro A

85.4Avg total

47.2Scored

38.2Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	46.8	39.3	86.1	+7.4	80%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	47.5	37.5	85.1	+10.0	87%	-
Last 30 away (15)	46.0	41.1	87.1	+4.9	73%	-
Last 10 (10)	47.2	38.2	85.4	+9.0	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	48.4	42.6	91.0	+5.8	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	42.5	54.0	96.5	-11.5	0%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (28)	47.1	38.3	85.4	+8.8	86%	-

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

BochumLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Koblenz

#14

39-35

A11/02

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

37-53

-16

H14/02

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

39-39

A22/02

Pro A

Leverkusen

#17

35-37

-2

H06/03

Pro A

Koln

#12

42-47

-5

A08/03

Pro A

Bremerhaven

39-35

H14/03

Pro A

Kirchheim

28-48

-20

A21/03

Pro A

Wolmirstedt

#15

29-46

-17

H27/03

Pro A

Nurnberger

32-55

-23

A04/04

Pro A

Giessen

28-41

-13

H11/04

Pro A

78.4Avg total

34.8Scored

43.6Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	39.7	42.4	82.1	-2.7	37%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	39.9	41.4	81.3	-1.5	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	39.4	43.4	82.8	-4.0	27%	-
Last 10 (10)	34.8	43.6	78.4	-8.8	20%	-
Last 5 (5)	31.2	45.0	76.2	-13.8	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	38.1	44.8	82.9	-6.7	29%	-
vs Similar (13)	40.2	39.8	80.1	+0.4	46%	-
vs Weaker (3)	44.7	42.3	87.0	+2.3	33%	-

This opponent (Crailsheim Merlins) is Stronger. 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)	20.5	19.6	40.1	+0.9	43%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	20.7	19.3	39.9	+1.4	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	20.3	19.9	40.2	+0.5	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	21.4	20.6	42.0	+0.8	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	19.6	21.4	41.0	-1.8	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	15.0	18.0	33.0	-3.0	0%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (28)	20.9	19.7	40.6	+1.2	46%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	21.6	21.1	42.7	+0.5	47%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	21.8	20.5	42.3	+1.3	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	21.3	21.7	43.1	-0.4	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	21.5	23.0	44.5	-1.5	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.2	24.2	45.4	-3.0	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	21.1	21.6	42.7	-0.4	43%	-
vs Similar (13)	22.5	20.2	42.7	+2.2	54%	-
vs Weaker (3)	19.7	22.7	42.3	-3.0	33%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.9	19.3	40.2	+1.7	60%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	20.7	19.3	40.1	+1.4	60%	-
Last 30 away (15)	21.1	19.2	40.3	+1.9	60%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.2	20.2	42.4	+2.0	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	24.6	20.4	45.0	+4.2	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	23.0	19.0	42.0	+4.0	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (28)	20.8	19.3	40.1	+1.5	61%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	21.7	21.5	43.2	+0.3	50%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	22.2	20.4	42.6	+1.8	67%	-
Last 30 away (15)	21.3	22.5	43.8	-1.3	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	21.2	22.2	43.4	-1.0	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.2	21.6	39.8	-3.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	20.6	22.5	43.1	-1.9	43%	-
vs Similar (13)	23.2	20.8	44.0	+2.3	62%	-
vs Weaker (3)	20.7	19.3	40.0	+1.3	33%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	41.4	38.8	80.3	+2.6	67%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	41.4	38.6	80.0	+2.8	60%	-
Last 30 away (15)	41.5	39.1	80.5	+2.4	73%	-
Last 10 (10)	43.6	40.8	84.4	+2.8	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	44.2	41.8	86.0	+2.4	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	38.0	37.0	75.0	+1.0	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (28)	41.7	39.0	80.6	+2.7	68%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	43.3	42.6	85.9	+0.7	47%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	44.0	40.9	84.9	+3.1	60%	-
Last 30 away (15)	42.6	44.3	86.9	-1.7	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	42.7	45.2	87.9	-2.5	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	39.4	45.8	85.2	-6.4	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)	41.8	44.1	85.9	-2.3	36%	-
vs Similar (13)	45.6	41.1	86.7	+4.5	54%	-
vs Weaker (3)	40.3	42.0	82.3	-1.7	67%	-

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Crailsheim Merlinstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Crailsheim Merlins: 81.6 points a game scored

🏀🏀49%

🏀🏀🏀34%

🏀17%

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

🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers27.6 pts a game · 34% of the points

🏀 Free throws13.8 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	37.2	20.1	54.0%	-	40.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	29.9	9.2	30.8%	-	27.6
🏀 Free throws	18.1	13.8	76.2%	-	13.8

They take 67.1 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 29.9 of them are 3-pointers, so 45% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

Bochumtheir own shots, last 10 games

No box scores for this team yet.

Shot type	Opponents' Attempts per game	Opponents' Made per game	Opponents' Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	41.0	20.7	50.5%	-	41.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	28.2	10.1	35.8%	-	30.3
🏀 Free throws	20.5	15.0	73.2%	-	15.0

Shot type	Attempts per game	Made per game	Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	36.4	19.4	53.3%	-	38.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	28.7	9.3	32.4%	-	27.9
🏀 Free throws	19.3	15.3	79.4%	-	15.3

Shot type	Opponents' Attempts per game	Opponents' Made per game	Opponents' Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	37.4	20.4	54.5%	-	40.7
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	28.7	9.9	34.4%	-	29.6
🏀 Free throws	24.2	18.4	76.0%	-	18.4

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record

Crailsheim Merlins wins

Bochum wins

Date	Game	Score
28/09/25	Bochum v Crailsheim Merlins	84-110
29/03/25	Bochum v Crailsheim Merlins	67-101
16/11/24	Crailsheim Merlins v Bochum	87-94

Crailsheim Merlinslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
11/04/26	A	Paderborn	87-75
04/04/26	A	Giessen	97-96
28/03/26	H	Leverkusen	105-84
22/03/26	A	Bremerhaven	93-89
13/03/26	A	Wolmirstedt	81-78
11/03/26	H	Koblenz	76-78
06/03/26	A	Tubingen	98-77
21/02/26	H	Artland	92-90
14/02/26	A	Nurnberger	90-65
08/02/26	H	Bayreuth	89-58

Bochumlast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
11/04/26	H	Giessen	67-95
04/04/26	A	Nurnberger	58-99
27/03/26	H	Wolmirstedt	74-92
21/03/26	A	Kirchheim	72-93
14/03/26	H	Bremerhaven	82-75
08/03/26	A	Koln	93-89
06/03/26	H	Leverkusen	70-72
22/02/26	A	PS Karlsruhe	83-87
14/02/26	H	Phoenix Hagen	92-102
11/02/26	A	Koblenz	89-88 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Crailsheim Merlins

Pro A 2025-26

Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WWWWW	81%
Home	WWWLW	80%
Away	WWWWW	81%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	31	15	16
Win %	81%	80%	81%
Points / game	88.9	88.9	88.9
Allowed / game	78.4	76.1	80.4
Point differential	+10.5	+12.8	+8.4
Avg total	167.3	165.1	169.3
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	52%	60%	44%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	62% (8)	50% (4)	75% (4)
Overtime %	0%	0%	0%

Bochum

Pro A 2025-26

Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WLLLL	45%
Home	LLWLL	56%
Away	WLWLL	33%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	31	16	15
Win %	45%	56%	33%
Points / game	83.4	84.4	82.3
Allowed / game	86.1	84.4	87.9
Point differential	-2.7	+0.1	-5.6
Avg total	169.5	168.8	170.3
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	19%	25%	13%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	50% (10)	60% (5)	40% (5)
Overtime %	6%	6%	7%

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	Phoenix Hagen	31	26	5	84%	95.6	82.2	+13.5
2	Crailsheim Merlins	31	25	6	81%	88.9	78.4	+10.5
3	Gottingen	31	22	9	71%	88.3	79.8	+8.5
4	Bremerhaven	31	21	10	68%	85.5	80.4	+5.1
5	Artland	31	20	11	65%	91.9	87.7	+4.3
6	Kirchheim	31	18	13	58%	84.5	81.4	+3.1
7	Giessen	31	17	14	55%	85.3	80.2	+5.0
8	PS Karlsruhe	31	15	16	48%	81.2	84.5	-3.3
9	Bochum	31	14	17	45%	83.4	86.1	-2.7
10	Nurnberger	31	13	18	42%	83.2	82.7	+0.5
11	Bayreuth	31	13	18	42%	83.1	85.9	-2.8
12	Koln	31	13	18	42%	82.2	85.7	-3.5
13	Koblenz	31	13	18	42%	86.5	91.1	-4.6
14	Tubingen	31	11	20	35%	80.6	85.6	-5.0
15	Paderborn	31	11	20	35%	80.3	87.5	-7.2
16	Wolmirstedt	31	10	21	32%	81.4	85.8	-4.4
17	Leverkusen	31	9	22	29%	79.7	86.4	-6.7
18	Munster	31	8	23	26%	74.5	84.9	-10.3

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
Crailsheim Merlins	23	20	28	19	90
Bochum	14	18	22	23	77

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Crailsheim Merlins vs Bochum Result & Analysis

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🏀 2. Points Analysis

📊 3. Team Totals

⚖️ 4. Spread

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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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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