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Crailsheim Merlins vs Gottingen Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 05 Dec 2026
Tip-off: 19:00
Scheduled
Position#3
Record5-1
FormWWWLW
Points / game83.0
Allowed / game67.7
vs
Position#14
Record2-4
FormLLWWL
Points / game80.3
Allowed / game83.3
GermanyPro ARound 12· Arena Hohenlohe
Other2026-27
Meetings · Crailsheim Merlins v Gottingen
05 Dec 2026
CME v GOT
upcoming
02 May 2026
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07 Oct 2022
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26 Apr 2022
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GOT80
04 Dec 2020
CME89
GOT77
19 Oct 2019
CME83
GOT57
03 May 2019
CME63
GOT88
10 Feb 2016
CME63
GOT96
09 Oct 2014
CME80
GOT84
02 May 2014
CME93
GOT91
28 Mar 2014
CME92
GOT75
13 Oct 2012
CME76
GOT69
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Crailsheim Merlins win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Gottingen win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Crailsheim MerlinsGermanyLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Giessen
#7
L
77-89
77
89
-12
H07/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
79-89
79
89
-10
A10/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
W
88-86
88
86
+2
H13/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
70-87
70
87
-17
A15/05
Pro A
ETB Miners
#18
W
81-67
81
67
+14
A26/09
Pro A
Tubingen
#8
W
85-64
85
64
+21
H02/10
Pro A
PS Karlsruhe
#15
W
91-47
91
47
+44
A04/10
Pro A
Giessen
#7
W
83-76
83
76
+7
H09/10
Pro A
OrangeAcademy
#11
L
78-84
78
84
-6
A18/10
Pro A
Bremerhaven
#10
W
80-68
80
68
+12
H24/10
Pro A
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
17-15
16-20
19-27
25-27
22-25
16-23
17-19
24-22
17-19
26-22
24-17
21-28
15-13
20-22
20-31
15-21
14-20
21-24
22-10
24-13
22-17
26-16
16-15
21-16
14-12
26-10
20-13
31-12
16-19
23-23
26-16
18-18
18-18
30-21
15-28
15-17
16-18
17-18
27-16
20-16
156.9Avg total
81.2Scored
75.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)83.067.7150.7+15.383%
Season at home (3)82.769.3152.0+13.3100%
Season away (3)83.366.0149.3+17.367%
Last 10 (10)81.275.7156.9+5.560%
Last 5 (5)83.467.8151.2+15.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (2)94.588.5183.0+6.0100%
vs Weaker ◀ (28)86.776.5163.2+10.282%
This opponent (Gottingen) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
GottingenGermanyLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kirchheim
#5
W
99-87
99
87
+12
H06/05
Pro A
Kirchheim
#5
L
67-81
67
81
-14
A09/05
Pro A
Kirchheim
#5
L
82-89
82
89
-7
H12/05
Pro A
Kirchheim
#5
L
85-90
85
90
-5
A14/05
Pro A
Koln
#5
L
80-83
80
83
-3
H26/09
Pro A
Artland
#13
L
69-81
69
81
-12
A02/10
Pro A
Wolmirstedt
#2
L
62-89
62
89
-27
H04/10
Pro A
Bochum
#16
W
100-93
100
93
+7
A10/10
Pro A
Nurnberger
#6
W
95-74
95
74
+21
H17/10
Pro A
Heidelberg
#4
L
76-80
76
80
-4
A24/10
Pro A
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
24-22
28-23
29-20
18-22
14-21
17-14
20-28
16-18
24-29
25-14
22-26
11-20
21-22
20-23
20-15
24-30
16-29
21-16
30-20
13-18
20-23
14-22
23-18
12-18
13-25
14-23
21-21
14-20
25-20
18-24
30-27
27-22
15-21
28-14
23-21
29-18
14-19
26-23
14-21
22-17
166.2Avg total
81.5Scored
84.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)80.383.3163.7-3.033%
Season at home (3)79.082.0161.0-3.033%
Season away (3)81.784.7166.3-3.033%
Last 10 (10)81.584.7166.2-3.230%
Last 5 (5)80.483.4163.8-3.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)72.786.7159.3-14.00%
vs Similar (13)85.286.7171.8-1.531%
vs Weaker (14)86.676.4163.0+10.379%
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

-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: -0.5-0.5Q1: -4.5-4.5Q2Q2: +2.2+2.2Q2: +1.5+1.5Q3Q3: +1.4+1.4Q3: +1.5+1.5Q4Q4: +2.4+2.4Q4: -1.7-1.7
Crailsheim MerlinsGottingen
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
Crailsheim MerlinsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Giessen
#7
L
33-35
33
35
-2
H07/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
38-48
38
48
-10
A10/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
W
43-41
43
41
+2
H13/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
D
35-35
35
35
+0
A15/05
Pro A
ETB Miners
#18
L
35-44
35
44
-9
A26/09
Pro A
Tubingen
#8
W
48-33
48
33
+15
H02/10
Pro A
PS Karlsruhe
#15
W
40-22
40
22
+18
A04/10
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
39-42
39
42
-3
H09/10
Pro A
OrangeAcademy
#11
W
48-39
48
39
+9
A18/10
Pro A
Bremerhaven
#10
L
33-36
33
36
-3
H24/10
Pro A
76.7Avg total
39.2Scored
37.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)44.638.082.6+6.567%-
Last 30 at home (14)44.637.281.8+7.471%-
Last 30 away (16)44.638.883.3+5.862%-
Last 10 (10)39.237.576.7+1.740%-
Last 5 (5)41.634.476.0+7.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (2)47.045.592.5+1.550%-
vs Weaker ◀ (28)44.437.581.9+6.968%-
This opponent (Gottingen) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
GottingenLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kirchheim
#5
W
52-45
52
45
+7
H06/05
Pro A
Kirchheim
#5
L
31-35
31
35
-4
A09/05
Pro A
Kirchheim
#5
W
49-43
49
43
+6
H12/05
Pro A
Kirchheim
#5
L
41-45
41
45
-4
A14/05
Pro A
Koln
#5
L
37-45
37
45
-8
H26/09
Pro A
Artland
#13
L
34-45
34
45
-11
A02/10
Pro A
Wolmirstedt
#2
L
27-48
27
48
-21
H04/10
Pro A
Bochum
#16
L
43-44
43
44
-1
A10/10
Pro A
Nurnberger
#6
W
43-35
43
35
+8
H17/10
Pro A
Heidelberg
#4
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A24/10
Pro A
82.4Avg total
39.7Scored
42.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.840.281.0+0.643%-
Last 30 at home (15)41.639.380.9+2.367%-
Last 30 away (15)40.141.181.1-1.020%-
Last 10 (10)39.742.782.4-3.030%-
Last 5 (5)37.442.880.2-5.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)33.041.774.7-8.70%-
vs Similar (13)42.242.784.9-0.546%-
vs Weaker (14)41.237.678.8+3.650%-
This opponent (Crailsheim Merlins) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
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 typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers37.220.1
54.0%
-40.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers29.99.2
30.8%
-27.6
🏀 Free throws18.113.8
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.
Gottingentheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Gottingen: 82.1 points a game scored
🏀🏀42%
🏀🏀🏀35%
🏀23%
🏀🏀 2-pointers34.6 pts a game · 42% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers28.5 pts a game · 35% of the points
🏀 Free throws19.0 pts a game · 23% of the points

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers35.817.3
48.3%
-34.6
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers27.99.5
34.1%
-28.5
🏀 Free throws25.319.0
75.1%
-19.0
They take 63.7 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 27.9 of them are 3-pointers, so 44% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 05 Dec 2026 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Crailsheim Merlins
WLWWWWLWLL
Gottingen
LWWLLLLLLW
#3
League position
#14
-6.4
Net rating
-12.5
102.3
Offensive rating
101.5
108.7
Defensive rating
114.0
50.5%
Effective FG%
49.5%
51.8%
Opp. effective FG%
51.8%
17.9%
Turnover %
19.5%
26.3%
Off. rebound %
24.9%
0.27
Free-throw rate
0.40
30.8%
3-point %
34.1%
57.3%
Assist %
57.1%
60%
Form (last 10/10)
30%

Profile

Form (last 10/10)60% · 30%
■ Crailsheim Merlins   ■ Gottingen
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Crailsheim Merlins wins
5
Gottingen wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/10/26HBremerhaven80-68
18/10/26AOrangeAcademy78-84
09/10/26HGiessen83-76
04/10/26APS Karlsruhe91-47
02/10/26HTubingen85-64
26/09/26AETB Miners81-67
15/05/26AGiessen70-87
13/05/26HGiessen88-86
10/05/26AGiessen79-89
07/05/26HGiessen77-89
Gottingenlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/10/26AHeidelberg76-80
17/10/26HNurnberger95-74
10/10/26ABochum100-93
04/10/26HWolmirstedt62-89
02/10/26AArtland69-81
26/09/26HKoln80-83
14/05/26AKirchheim85-90
12/05/26HKirchheim82-89
09/05/26AKirchheim67-81
06/05/26HKirchheim99-87

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Crailsheim Merlins
Pro A 2026-27
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW83%
HomeWWW100%
AwayWWL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %83%100%67%
Points / game83.082.783.3
Allowed / game67.769.366.0
Point differential+15.3+13.3+17.3
Avg total150.7152.0149.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%67%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Gottingen
Pro A 2026-27
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWL33%
HomeLLW33%
AwayLWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %33%33%33%
Points / game80.379.081.7
Allowed / game83.382.084.7
Point differential-3.0-3.0-3.0
Avg total163.7161.0166.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (1)0% (1)
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 Kirchheim660100%96.777.3+19.3
2 Wolmirstedt76186%79.073.4+5.6
3 Crailsheim Merlins65183%83.067.7+15.3
4 Heidelberg65183%85.571.5+14.0
5 Koln74357%85.789.4-3.7
6 Nurnberger74357%80.684.4-3.9
7 Giessen63350%80.277.8+2.3
8 Tubingen63350%80.879.5+1.3
9 Koblenz63350%83.082.2+0.8
10 Bremerhaven63350%82.784.0-1.3
11 OrangeAcademy63350%83.586.7-3.2
12 Paderborn62433%83.282.8+0.3
13 Artland62433%84.785.7-1.0
14 Gottingen62433%80.383.3-3.0
15 PS Karlsruhe62433%73.284.2-11.0
16 Bochum72529%79.485.7-6.3
17 Bayreuth71614%87.998.1-10.3
18 ETB Miners71614%86.497.0-10.6
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 -).
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