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Giessen vs Crailsheim Merlins Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 18 Mar 2016
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 83-79
13-21 27-9 18-29 25-20
Position#8
Record12-13
FormWWWLL
Points / game77.4
Allowed / game79.0
Giessen 🏆
Germany
vs
Position#18
Record5-20
FormLLLLL
Points / game71.8
Allowed / game88.3
GermanyBBLRound 27
Domestic2015-16
Meetings · Giessen v Crailsheim Merlins
13 Mar 2027
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23 Sep 2023
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06 Nov 2021
GIE70
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06 Feb 2021
GIE82
CME101
24 Sep 2019
GIE92
CME108
30 Mar 2019
GIE114
CME115
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GIE83
CME79
16 Oct 2013
GIE71
CME56
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Giessen winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Crailsheim Merlins winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

GiessenGermanyLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oldenburg
#2
L
79-88
79
88
-9
H30/12
BBL
Gottingen
#17
L
86-91
86
91
-5
A02/01
BBL
Phoenix Hagen
#11
W
90-83
90
83
+7
H16/01
BBL
Bayern
#4
L
68-88
68
88
-20
A31/01
BBL
s.Oliver Wurzburg
#10
W
81-79
81
79
+2
H06/02
BBL
Mitteldeutscher
#16
W
70-68
70
68
+2
A12/02
BBL
Bonn
#12
W
87-72
87
72
+15
H27/02
BBL
Bayreuth
#13
W
74-72
74
72
+2
A06/03
BBL
Frankfurt
#3
L
61-86
61
86
-25
H09/03
BBL
Bamberg
#1
L
58-82
58
82
-24
A14/03
BBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-22
18-23
14-19
27-24
18-24
19-18
19-27
30-22
9-25
25-27
31-28
25-3
17-25
10-28
17-14
24-21
27-22
20-17
16-24
18-16
12-28
22-18
21-10
15-12
23-21
17-18
22-19
25-14
23-12
14-22
21-16
16-22
13-25
25-20
11-18
12-23
7-20
16-19
16-23
19-20
156.3Avg total
75.4Scored
80.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)77.479.0156.4-1.748%
Season at home (13)76.279.3155.5-3.154%
Season away (12)78.678.8157.3-0.242%
Last 10 (10)75.480.9156.3-5.550%
Last 5 (5)70.076.0146.0-6.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)68.182.4150.5-14.327%
vs Similar (10)83.477.8161.2+5.670%
vs Weaker ◀ (9)81.671.8153.3+9.878%
This opponent (Crailsheim Merlins) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Crailsheim MerlinsGermanyLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Ludwigsburg
#5
L
65-100
65
100
-35
A30/12
BBL
Frankfurt
#3
L
56-72
56
72
-16
H03/01
BBL
Frankfurt
#3
L
73-88
73
88
-15
A16/01
BBL
Bonn
#12
L
93-101
93
101
-8
A24/01
BBL
Bayreuth
#13
L
70-78
70
78
-8
A06/02
BBL
Gottingen
#17
L
63-96
63
96
-33
H10/02
BBL
Bamberg
#1
L
53-93
53
93
-40
H13/02
BBL
Mitteldeutscher
#16
L
71-85
71
85
-14
H26/02
BBL
Oldenburg
#2
L
57-83
57
83
-26
A05/03
BBL
Basketball Braunschweig
#9
L
79-88
79
88
-9
H16/03
BBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
7-23
26-25
21-18
11-34
9-18
17-19
15-14
15-21
18-14
15-22
20-30
20-22
28-27
20-23
19-26
26-25
30-14
9-18
18-23
13-23
18-24
14-18
16-32
15-22
7-23
19-32
15-19
12-19
25-26
16-19
14-21
16-19
18-16
14-21
12-24
13-22
15-21
17-26
28-18
19-23
156.4Avg total
68.0Scored
88.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)71.888.3160.1-16.520%
Season at home (13)73.284.5157.8-11.338%
Season away (12)70.292.4162.7-22.20%
Last 10 (10)68.088.4156.4-20.40%
Last 5 (5)64.689.0153.6-24.40%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (30)73.488.6161.9-15.223%
vs Similarno games
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Giessen) 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

-9-4+0+4+9Q1Q1: -5.5-5.5Q1: -3.1-3.1Q2Q2: -2.4-2.4Q2: -5.6-5.6Q3Q3: -1.0-1.0Q3: -4.7-4.7Q4Q4: +3.4+3.4Q4: -7.0-7.0
GiessenCrailsheim 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
GiessenLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oldenburg
#2
L
38-45
38
45
-7
H30/12
BBL
Gottingen
#17
L
37-42
37
42
-5
A02/01
BBL
Phoenix Hagen
#11
L
34-52
34
52
-18
H16/01
BBL
Bayern
#4
L
27-53
27
53
-26
A31/01
BBL
s.Oliver Wurzburg
#10
W
47-39
47
39
+8
H06/02
BBL
Mitteldeutscher
#16
L
34-46
34
46
-12
A12/02
BBL
Bonn
#12
W
40-39
40
39
+1
H27/02
BBL
Bayreuth
#13
W
37-34
37
34
+3
A06/03
BBL
Frankfurt
#3
L
38-45
38
45
-7
H09/03
BBL
Bamberg
#1
L
23-39
23
39
-16
A14/03
BBL
78.9Avg total
35.5Scored
43.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)37.440.677.9-3.241%-
Last 30 at home (15)37.741.278.9-3.547%-
Last 30 away (14)37.139.976.9-2.836%-
Last 10 (10)35.543.478.9-7.930%-
Last 5 (5)34.440.675.0-6.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)33.542.676.1-9.227%-
vs Similar (9)40.440.380.8+0.144%-
vs Weaker ◀ (9)39.138.277.3+0.956%-
This opponent (Crailsheim Merlins) is Weaker. 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
Ludwigsburg
#5
L
33-48
33
48
-15
A30/12
BBL
Frankfurt
#3
L
26-37
26
37
-11
H03/01
BBL
Frankfurt
#3
L
33-36
33
36
-3
A16/01
BBL
Bonn
#12
L
48-50
48
50
-2
A24/01
BBL
Bayreuth
#13
W
39-32
39
32
+7
A06/02
BBL
Gottingen
#17
L
32-42
32
42
-10
H10/02
BBL
Bamberg
#1
L
26-55
26
55
-29
H13/02
BBL
Mitteldeutscher
#16
L
41-45
41
45
-4
H26/02
BBL
Oldenburg
#2
L
32-37
32
37
-5
A05/03
BBL
Basketball Braunschweig
#9
L
32-47
32
47
-15
H16/03
BBL
77.1Avg total
34.2Scored
42.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.944.181.0-7.230%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.342.778.9-6.440%-
Last 30 away (15)37.545.583.0-8.120%-
Last 10 (10)34.242.977.1-8.710%-
Last 5 (5)32.645.277.8-12.60%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (30)36.944.181.0-7.230%-
vs Similarno games
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Giessen) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge
No 1st half markets priced for this game yet.

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

No special markets priced for this game yet.

🔥 7. Top picks for this game

No priced selection above 70% for this game yet.

🎯 8. Shooting Profile

No box scores for these teams yet: the shooting profile appears once the data provider has them.

💪 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
Giessen wins
1
Crailsheim Merlins wins
DateGameScore
31/10/15Crailsheim Merlins v Giessen56-100
16/02/14Crailsheim Merlins v Giessen100-90 OT
16/10/13Giessen v Crailsheim Merlins71-56
Giessenlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/03/16ABamberg58-82
09/03/16HFrankfurt61-86
06/03/16ABayreuth74-72
27/02/16HBonn87-72
12/02/16AMitteldeutscher70-68
06/02/16Hs.Oliver Wurzburg81-79
31/01/16ABayern68-88
16/01/16HPhoenix Hagen90-83
02/01/16AGottingen86-91
30/12/15HOldenburg79-88
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/03/16HBasketball Braunschweig79-88
05/03/16AOldenburg57-83
26/02/16HMitteldeutscher71-85
13/02/16HBamberg53-93
10/02/16HGottingen63-96
06/02/16ABayreuth70-78
24/01/16ABonn93-101
16/01/16AFrankfurt73-88
03/01/16HFrankfurt56-72
30/12/15ALudwigsburg65-100

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Giessen
BBL 2015-16
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL48%
HomeLWWWL54%
AwayLLWWL42%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251312
Win %48%54%42%
Points / game77.476.278.6
Allowed / game79.079.378.8
Point differential-1.7-3.1-0.2
Avg total156.4155.5157.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%23%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (10)75% (4)33% (6)
Overtime %4%0%8%
Crailsheim Merlins
BBL 2015-16
Recent: 0 Wins / 10 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL20%
HomeLLLLL38%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251312
Win %20%38%0%
Points / game71.873.270.2
Allowed / game88.384.592.4
Point differential-16.5-11.3-22.2
Avg total160.1157.8162.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+4%8%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)67% (3)-
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 Bamberg2523292%89.869.9+19.9
2 Bayern2519676%89.876.8+13.0
3 Oldenburg2519676%83.978.2+5.6
4 Ludwigsburg2518772%82.276.8+5.4
5 Alba Berlin2517868%81.772.5+9.2
6 Frankfurt2517868%77.270.1+7.1
7 Ulm25151060%81.777.3+4.4
8 s.Oliver Wurzburg25141156%80.382.2-1.9
9 Basketball Braunschweig25121348%74.875.3-0.4
10 Giessen25121348%77.479.0-1.7
11 Phoenix Hagen25111444%84.286.9-2.7
12 Bonn25101540%83.086.8-3.8
13 Bayreuth25101540%74.079.8-5.8
14 Tubingen2561924%79.686.4-6.8
15 Bremerhaven2561924%75.682.6-6.9
16 Gottingen2561924%76.086.3-10.3
17 Mitteldeutscher2552020%78.085.8-7.8
18 Crailsheim Merlins2552020%71.888.3-16.5
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
Giessen1327182583
Crailsheim Merlins219292079
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