Crailsheim Merlins vs Leverkusen Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 28 Mar 2026

Tip-off: 19:00

Final 105-84

28-18 29-17 18-20 30-29

Position#2

Record22-6

FormWWLWW

Points / game88.1

Allowed / game77.6

Crailsheim Merlins 🏆

Leverkusen

Position#17

Record9-19

FormWWLWL

Points / game79.2

Allowed / game85.2

Pro ARound 29· Arena Hohenlohe

Other2025-26

Meetings · Crailsheim Merlins v Leverkusen

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Crailsheim Merlins winWon

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

Leverkusen 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

Munster

#18

90-72

+18

A25/01

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

87-77

+10

H31/01

Pro A

Kirchheim

87-81

A06/02

Pro A

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

20-18

28-18

21-14

21-22

26-18

21-18

24-20

16-21

23-25

22-19

23-18

19-19

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

164.8Avg total

88.3Scored

76.5Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (28)	88.1	77.6	165.8	+10.5	79%
Season at home (14)	87.8	75.6	163.4	+12.2	79%
Season away (14)	88.4	79.7	168.1	+8.7	79%
Last 10 (10)	88.3	76.5	164.8	+11.8	90%
Last 5 (5)	88.0	82.4	170.4	+5.6	80%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	80.5	91.0	171.5	-10.5	0%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)	88.1	76.6	164.7	+11.5	81%

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

Leverkusen Germany

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Bayreuth

#10

99-65

+34

H25/01

Pro A

Bremerhaven

65-81

-16

A01/02

Pro A

Giessen

83-72

+11

H06/02

Pro A

Gottingen

63-65

-2

A08/02

Pro A

Munster

#18

80-84

-4

A14/02

Pro A

Tubingen

#13

94-81

+13

H21/02

Pro A

Bochum

#11

72-70

A06/03

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

85-91

-6

H08/03

Pro A

Paderborn

#16

95-74

+21

A14/03

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

75-98

-23

H21/03

Pro A

24-12

30-22

24-16

21-15

13-21

19-18

9-22

24-20

24-16

20-12

20-16

19-28

13-9

11-20

29-19

10-17

24-23

17-23

21-24

18-14

28-11

22-36

24-21

20-13

20-14

17-21

17-16

18-19

25-24

16-21

23-19

21-27

28-18

25-21

19-18

23-17

18-28

23-28

11-26

23-16

159.2Avg total

81.1Scored

78.1Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (28)	79.2	85.2	164.4	-6.0	32%
Season at home (14)	80.8	85.1	165.9	-4.3	36%
Season away (14)	77.6	85.4	163.0	-7.7	29%
Last 10 (10)	81.1	78.1	159.2	+3.0	50%
Last 5 (5)	84.2	82.8	167.0	+1.4	60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)	77.3	85.6	162.9	-8.3	27%
vs Similar (13)	81.5	84.8	166.2	-3.3	38%
vs Weaker (2)	79.0	59.0	138.0	+20.0	100%

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

📊 3. Team Totals

No team totals priced for this game yet.

⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

Crailsheim MerlinsLeverkusen

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)	23.0	19.0	42.0	+3.9	77%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	21.6	18.8	40.4	+2.8	69%	-
Last 30 away (14)	24.6	19.3	43.9	+5.3	86%	-
Last 10 (10)	23.3	18.9	42.2	+4.4	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	26.4	20.6	47.0	+5.8	100%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	24.0	28.5	52.5	-4.5	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)	23.3	18.6	41.8	+4.7	81%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	19.3	19.7	39.0	-0.4	47%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	19.8	19.7	39.5	+0.1	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	18.8	19.7	38.5	-0.9	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	21.7	17.6	39.3	+4.1	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	23.8	19.0	42.8	+4.8	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)	18.8	21.1	39.9	-2.3	33%	-
vs Similar (13)	19.3	19.2	38.5	+0.2	54%	-
vs Weaker (2)	23.0	13.0	36.0	+10.0	100%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	23.2	19.7	42.9	+3.5	70%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	23.9	18.6	42.6	+5.3	75%	-
Last 30 away (14)	22.4	20.9	43.4	+1.5	64%	-
Last 10 (10)	23.0	18.3	41.3	+4.7	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.0	20.6	41.6	+0.4	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 ◀ (27)	23.6	19.4	43.0	+4.2	74%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.4	21.5	41.9	-1.1	50%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	21.9	22.3	44.1	-0.4	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	18.9	20.7	39.7	-1.8	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.0	22.2	42.2	-2.2	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.6	25.4	46.0	-4.8	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)	18.9	20.5	39.5	-1.6	47%	-
vs Similar (13)	22.5	23.4	45.9	-0.8	54%	-
vs Weaker (2)	17.5	16.5	34.0	+1.0	50%	-

Crailsheim MerlinsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Munster

#18

48-36

+12

A25/01

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

47-36

+11

H31/01

Pro A

Kirchheim

45-44

A06/02

Pro A

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

83.5Avg total

46.3Scored

37.2Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	46.2	38.7	84.9	+7.5	80%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	45.5	37.4	82.9	+8.1	81%	-
Last 30 away (14)	47.0	40.2	87.2	+6.8	79%	-
Last 10 (10)	46.3	37.2	83.5	+9.1	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	47.4	41.2	88.6	+6.2	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 ◀ (27)	46.9	37.9	84.8	+8.9	85%	-

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

LeverkusenLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Bayreuth

#10

54-34

+20

H25/01

Pro A

Bremerhaven

32-39

-7

A01/02

Pro A

Giessen

44-28

+16

H06/02

Pro A

Gottingen

24-29

-5

A08/02

Pro A

Munster

#18

41-46

-5

A14/02

Pro A

Tubingen

#13

50-47

H21/02

Pro A

Bochum

#11

37-35

A06/03

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

41-45

-4

H08/03

Pro A

Paderborn

#16

53-39

+14

A14/03

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

41-56

-15

H21/03

Pro A

81.5Avg total

41.7Scored

39.8Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	39.7	41.2	80.9	-1.5	40%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	41.7	42.0	83.7	-0.3	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	37.7	40.5	78.2	-2.7	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	41.7	39.8	81.5	+1.9	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	44.4	44.4	88.8	+0.0	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)	37.7	41.7	79.4	-3.9	33%	-
vs Similar (13)	41.8	42.5	84.4	-0.7	38%	-
vs Weaker (2)	40.5	29.5	70.0	+11.0	100%	-

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)	20.7	19.7	40.4	+1.0	47%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	20.9	19.8	40.7	+1.2	50%	-
Last 30 away (14)	20.5	19.6	40.1	+0.9	43%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.0	19.4	41.4	+2.6	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	19.6	20.6	40.2	-1.0	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	15.0	18.0	33.0	-3.0	0%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)	21.0	19.4	40.4	+1.6	52%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	18.8	20.2	39.0	-1.4	57%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	18.4	20.1	38.5	-1.7	60%	-
Last 30 away (15)	19.2	20.4	39.6	-1.2	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.7	19.7	39.4	+0.0	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.8	20.0	38.8	-1.2	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)	19.8	21.5	41.3	-1.7	60%	-
vs Similar (13)	17.8	19.7	37.5	-1.8	46%	-
vs Weaker (2)	17.5	14.0	31.5	+3.5	100%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.3	19.4	39.8	+0.9	50%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	19.8	19.1	38.9	+0.8	50%	-
Last 30 away (14)	20.9	19.9	40.8	+1.1	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.0	19.9	39.9	+0.1	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.0	20.6	41.6	+0.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	23.0	19.0	42.0	+4.0	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)	20.3	19.3	39.5	+1.0	52%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.1	21.4	41.5	-1.3	43%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	19.6	20.5	40.1	-0.9	40%	-
Last 30 away (15)	20.6	22.3	42.9	-1.7	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.7	18.6	38.3	+1.1	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.0	18.4	39.4	+2.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)	19.7	22.4	42.1	-2.7	33%	-
vs Similar (13)	20.4	21.2	41.6	-0.8	46%	-
vs Weaker (2)	21.0	15.5	36.5	+5.5	100%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	41.1	39.1	80.2	+1.9	67%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	40.8	38.8	79.6	+1.9	62%	-
Last 30 away (14)	41.4	39.5	80.9	+1.9	71%	-
Last 10 (10)	42.0	39.3	81.3	+2.7	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	40.6	41.2	81.8	-0.6	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (2)	38.0	37.0	75.0	+1.0	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)	41.3	38.7	80.0	+2.6	70%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	38.9	41.7	80.6	-2.8	33%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	38.0	40.6	78.6	-2.6	33%	-
Last 30 away (15)	39.8	42.7	82.5	-2.9	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	39.4	38.3	77.7	+1.1	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	39.8	38.4	78.2	+1.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)	39.5	43.9	83.5	-4.4	20%	-
vs Similar (13)	38.2	40.9	79.2	-2.7	38%	-
vs Weaker (2)	38.5	29.5	68.0	+9.0	100%	-

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 7. Top picks for this game

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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 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.

Leverkusentheir 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

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

Crailsheim Merlins wins

Leverkusen wins

Date	Game	Score
11/01/26	Leverkusen v Crailsheim Merlins	71-79
09/03/14	Leverkusen v Crailsheim Merlins	65-87
03/10/13	Crailsheim Merlins v Leverkusen	100-85

Crailsheim Merlinslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
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
06/02/26	A	Kirchheim	87-81
31/01/26	H	PS Karlsruhe	87-77
25/01/26	A	Munster	90-72

Leverkusenlast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
21/03/26	H	PS Karlsruhe	75-98
14/03/26	A	Paderborn	95-74
08/03/26	H	Phoenix Hagen	85-91
06/03/26	A	Bochum	72-70
21/02/26	H	Tubingen	94-81
14/02/26	A	Munster	80-84
08/02/26	A	Gottingen	63-65
06/02/26	H	Giessen	83-72
01/02/26	A	Bremerhaven	65-81
25/01/26	H	Bayreuth	99-65

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Crailsheim Merlins

Pro A 2025-26

Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WWLWW	79%
Home	WWWWL	79%
Away	WWWWW	79%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	28	14	14
Win %	79%	79%	79%
Points / game	88.1	87.8	88.4
Allowed / game	77.6	75.6	79.7
Point differential	+10.5	+12.2	+8.7
Avg total	165.8	163.4	168.1
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	50%	57%	43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	57% (7)	50% (4)	67% (3)
Overtime %	0%	0%	0%

Leverkusen

Pro A 2025-26

Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WWLWL	32%
Home	WWWLL	36%
Away	LLLWW	29%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	28	14	14
Win %	32%	36%	29%
Points / game	79.2	80.8	77.6
Allowed / game	85.2	85.1	85.4
Point differential	-6.0	-4.3	-7.7
Avg total	164.4	165.9	163.0
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	18%	21%	14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	38% (8)	67% (3)	20% (5)
Overtime %	4%	7%	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	Phoenix Hagen	29	25	4	86%	95.1	81.2	+13.9
2	Crailsheim Merlins	28	22	6	79%	88.1	77.6	+10.5
3	Gottingen	28	20	8	71%	88.4	80.6	+7.8
4	Bremerhaven	28	19	9	68%	86.0	81.0	+5.0
5	Kirchheim	29	18	11	62%	85.1	80.8	+4.3
6	Artland	28	17	11	61%	92.1	88.2	+3.9
7	Giessen	29	16	13	55%	84.6	80.1	+4.4
8	Bochum	29	14	15	48%	84.9	85.3	-0.5
9	PS Karlsruhe	29	13	16	45%	80.4	84.2	-3.9
10	Bayreuth	28	12	16	43%	83.3	85.5	-2.2
11	Koblenz	28	12	16	43%	87.8	91.6	-3.8
12	Nurnberger	29	12	17	41%	83.0	83.6	-0.6
13	Koln	28	11	17	39%	82.4	86.9	-4.4
14	Tubingen	29	10	19	34%	80.3	85.5	-5.2
15	Paderborn	29	10	19	34%	80.8	88.1	-7.3
16	Leverkusen	28	9	19	32%	79.2	85.2	-6.0
17	Wolmirstedt	29	9	20	31%	81.0	86.4	-5.5
18	Munster	29	8	21	28%	74.2	84.3	-10.0

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	28	29	18	30	105
Leverkusen	18	17	20	29	84

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Crailsheim Merlins vs Leverkusen Result & Analysis

🎯 1. Model Analysis

🏀 2. Points Analysis

📊 3. Team Totals

⚖️ 4. Spread

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

🔥 7. Top picks for this game

🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Where their points come from

Shooting by shot type

Where their opponents' points come from

Shooting by shot type

Where their points come from

Shooting by shot type

Where their opponents' points come from

Shooting by shot type

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

🤝 10. Games History

📊 11. Overall Statistics

🏆 12. League Table

📋 13. Box Score

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