Leverkusen vs Crailsheim Merlins Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 11 Jan 2026

Tip-off: 15:00

Final 71-79

11-21 13-18 26-18 21-22

Position#17

Record4-12

FormLLLLL

Points / game79.0

Allowed / game89.4

Leverkusen

Crailsheim Merlins 🏆

Position#2

Record11-5

FormWLLWW

Points / game87.9

Allowed / game80.0

Pro ARound 17· Ostermann Arena

Other2025-26

Meetings · Leverkusen v Crailsheim Merlins

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Leverkusen 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

Leverkusen Germany

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Gottingen

63-68

-5

H07/11

Pro A

Giessen

71-97

-26

A09/11

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

81-123

123

-42

A15/11

Pro A

Artland

76-107

107

-31

H23/11

Pro A

Bayreuth

#10

77-91

-14

A07/12

Pro A

Koblenz

#14

83-95

-12

H14/12

Pro A

Wolmirstedt

#15

77-81

-4

A19/12

Pro A

Nurnberger

76-82

-6

H23/12

Pro A

Koln

#12

95-98

-3

A27/12

Pro A

Paderborn

#16

73-84

-11

H04/01

Pro A

18-20

17-16

19-18

9-14

19-20

17-24

14-31

21-22

14-25

18-35

31-29

18-34

13-27

22-30

15-28

26-22

20-26

16-20

22-16

19-29

20-15

27-23

21-29

15-28

16-21

23-18

11-20

27-22

19-21

24-17

15-32

18-12

16-21

29-24

26-26

24-27

20-24

21-18

9-13

23-29

169.8Avg total

77.2Scored

92.6Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (16)	79.0	89.4	168.4	-10.4	25%
Season at home (8)	78.0	88.1	166.1	-10.1	25%
Season away (8)	80.0	90.8	170.8	-10.8	25%
Last 10 (10)	77.2	92.6	169.8	-15.4	0%
Last 5 (5)	80.8	88.0	168.8	-7.2	0%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)	77.6	92.0	169.6	-14.4	25%
vs Similar (8)	80.4	86.9	167.2	-6.5	25%
vs Weaker (14)	83.4	64.1	147.5	+19.2	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

Nurnberger

83-87

-4

H07/11

Pro A

Bayreuth

#10

79-63

+16

A09/11

Pro A

Munster

#18

85-69

+16

H22/11

Pro A

Wolmirstedt

#15

89-76

+13

H05/12

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

85-95

-10

A08/12

Pro A

Bremerhaven

103-81

103

+22

H13/12

Pro A

Koln

#12

81-83

-2

A20/12

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

73-82

-9

H23/12

Pro A

Artland

93-85

A27/12

Pro A

Tubingen

#13

83-75

H03/01

Pro A

17-16

20-20

18-20

28-31

24-15

16-20

23-14

16-14

17-18

22-13

19-19

27-19

22-24

26-19

14-14

25-22

21-36

22-22

17-15

33-26

28-22

15-14

27-19

23-14

17-20

21-21

20-28

21-16

17-25

15-20

20-21

25-21

28-27

17-20

23-17

22-25

24-17

22-22

15-11

165.0Avg total

85.4Scored

79.6Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (16)	87.9	80.0	167.9	+7.9	69%
Season at home (9)	87.3	77.4	164.8	+9.9	78%
Season away (7)	88.6	83.3	171.9	+5.3	57%
Last 10 (10)	85.4	79.6	165.0	+5.8	60%
Last 5 (5)	86.6	81.2	167.8	+5.4	60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (3)	83.0	90.7	173.7	-7.7	0%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)	86.8	79.0	165.8	+7.7	73%

This opponent (Leverkusen) 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

LeverkusenCrailsheim 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)	19.2	19.1	38.2	+0.1	43%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	19.2	19.9	39.1	-0.7	40%	-
Last 30 away (15)	19.1	18.3	37.4	+0.9	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	17.5	22.0	39.5	-4.5	10%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.2	20.4	38.6	-2.2	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)	18.6	23.6	42.2	-5.0	12%	-
vs Similar (8)	16.6	19.4	36.0	-2.8	38%	-
vs Weaker (14)	20.9	16.3	37.2	+4.6	64%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	22.6	19.9	42.5	+2.7	63%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	20.9	19.4	40.2	+1.5	56%	-
Last 30 away (14)	24.6	20.4	45.0	+4.1	71%	-
Last 10 (10)	23.4	19.2	42.6	+4.2	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	24.8	20.4	45.2	+4.4	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (3)	24.0	28.3	52.3	-4.3	33%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)	22.8	19.2	42.0	+3.7	69%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	21.5	19.6	41.2	+1.9	67%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	21.9	19.7	41.5	+2.2	67%	-
Last 30 away (15)	21.2	19.6	40.8	+1.6	67%	-
Last 10 (10)	21.4	22.5	43.9	-1.1	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	24.8	20.0	44.8	+4.8	100%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)	20.1	21.5	41.6	-1.4	50%	-
vs Similar (8)	23.6	21.9	45.5	+1.8	75%	-
vs Weaker (14)	21.1	17.3	38.4	+3.9	71%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	22.3	20.1	42.5	+2.2	60%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	23.4	19.3	42.7	+4.1	69%	-
Last 30 away (14)	21.1	21.1	42.2	+0.1	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	21.5	22.4	43.9	-0.9	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.8	22.2	45.0	+0.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (3)	19.3	20.3	39.7	-1.0	33%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)	22.7	20.2	42.9	+2.4	62%	-

LeverkusenLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Gottingen

35-36

-1

H07/11

Pro A

Giessen

36-44

-8

A09/11

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

32-60

-28

A15/11

Pro A

Artland

35-57

-22

H23/11

Pro A

Bayreuth

#10

36-46

-10

A07/12

Pro A

Koblenz

#14

47-38

H14/12

Pro A

Wolmirstedt

#15

39-39

A19/12

Pro A

Nurnberger

43-38

H23/12

Pro A

Koln

#12

45-45

A27/12

Pro A

Paderborn

#16

41-42

-1

H04/01

Pro A

83.4Avg total

38.9Scored

44.5Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	40.7	38.7	79.4	+2.0	47%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	41.1	39.5	80.6	+1.5	53%	-
Last 30 away (15)	40.3	37.9	78.2	+2.5	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	38.9	44.5	83.4	-5.6	20%	-
Last 5 (5)	43.0	40.4	83.4	+2.6	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)	38.8	45.1	83.9	-6.4	38%	-
vs Similar (8)	40.2	41.2	81.5	-1.0	25%	-
vs Weaker (14)	42.1	33.6	75.6	+8.5	64%	-

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

Nurnberger

37-36

H07/11

Pro A

Bayreuth

#10

40-35

A09/11

Pro A

Munster

#18

39-31

H22/11

Pro A

Wolmirstedt

#15

49-43

H05/12

Pro A

PS Karlsruhe

46-58

-12

A08/12

Pro A

Bremerhaven

61-48

+13

H13/12

Pro A

Koln

#12

40-34

A20/12

Pro A

Phoenix Hagen

38-41

-3

H23/12

Pro A

Artland

53-48

A27/12

Pro A

Tubingen

#13

46-42

H03/01

Pro A

86.5Avg total

44.9Scored

41.6Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	44.9	40.0	84.9	+4.9	70%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	44.2	38.7	82.9	+5.6	69%	-
Last 30 away (14)	45.7	41.5	87.2	+4.2	71%	-
Last 10 (10)	44.9	41.6	86.5	+3.3	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	47.6	42.6	90.2	+5.0	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (3)	43.3	48.7	92.0	-5.3	33%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)	45.5	39.4	84.8	+6.1	73%	-

This opponent (Leverkusen) 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)	19.2	17.6	36.8	+1.6	63%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	17.5	17.9	35.5	-0.4	60%	-
Last 30 away (15)	20.9	17.2	38.1	+3.7	67%	-
Last 10 (10)	18.3	24.2	42.5	-5.9	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	16.4	24.0	40.4	-7.6	0%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)	19.1	23.2	42.4	-4.1	50%	-
vs Similar (8)	17.5	18.9	36.4	-1.4	38%	-
vs Weaker (14)	20.2	13.6	33.8	+6.6	86%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.4	20.3	40.6	+0.1	43%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	20.7	19.9	40.6	+0.8	50%	-
Last 30 away (14)	20.0	20.7	40.7	-0.7	36%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.8	19.1	38.9	+0.7	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.0	19.4	37.4	-1.4	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (3)	16.7	22.0	38.7	-5.3	0%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)	20.6	19.7	40.3	+0.9	50%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.5	20.8	41.3	-0.3	50%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	21.0	19.5	40.5	+1.5	60%	-
Last 30 away (15)	20.1	22.1	42.1	-2.0	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.0	23.9	43.9	-3.9	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.4	23.6	45.0	-2.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)	19.8	23.6	43.4	-3.9	25%	-
vs Similar (8)	20.4	24.6	45.0	-4.2	25%	-
vs Weaker (14)	21.1	17.0	38.1	+4.1	79%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.8	20.1	40.9	+0.7	50%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	20.6	20.8	41.4	-0.2	38%	-
Last 30 away (14)	21.0	19.4	40.4	+1.6	64%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.7	18.9	39.6	+1.8	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.0	19.2	40.2	+1.8	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (3)	23.0	20.0	43.0	+3.0	67%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)	20.7	20.0	40.7	+0.7	50%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	39.7	38.4	78.1	+1.4	47%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	38.5	37.5	76.0	+1.1	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	40.9	39.3	80.2	+1.7	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	38.3	48.1	86.4	-9.8	0%	-
Last 5 (5)	37.8	47.6	85.4	-9.8	0%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)	38.9	46.9	85.8	-8.0	0%	-
vs Similar (8)	37.9	43.5	81.4	-5.6	25%	-
vs Weaker (14)	41.3	30.6	71.9	+10.7	86%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	41.2	40.4	81.6	+0.8	63%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	41.3	40.7	82.0	+0.6	62%	-
Last 30 away (14)	41.0	40.1	81.1	+0.9	64%	-
Last 10 (10)	40.5	38.0	78.5	+2.5	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	39.0	38.6	77.6	+0.4	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (3)	39.7	42.0	81.7	-2.3	33%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)	41.3	39.7	81.0	+1.7	69%	-

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Leverkusentheir own shots, last 10 games

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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.

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

Leverkusen wins

Crailsheim Merlins wins

Date	Game	Score
09/03/14	Leverkusen v Crailsheim Merlins	65-87
03/10/13	Crailsheim Merlins v Leverkusen	100-85

Leverkusenlast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
04/01/26	H	Paderborn	73-84
27/12/25	A	Koln	95-98
23/12/25	H	Nurnberger	76-82
19/12/25	A	Wolmirstedt	77-81
14/12/25	H	Koblenz	83-95
07/12/25	A	Bayreuth	77-91
23/11/25	H	Artland	76-107
15/11/25	A	Phoenix Hagen	81-123
09/11/25	A	Giessen	71-97
07/11/25	H	Gottingen	63-68

Crailsheim Merlinslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
03/01/26	H	Tubingen	83-75
27/12/25	A	Artland	93-85
23/12/25	H	Phoenix Hagen	73-82
20/12/25	A	Koln	81-83
13/12/25	H	Bremerhaven	103-81
08/12/25	A	PS Karlsruhe	85-95
05/12/25	H	Wolmirstedt	89-76
22/11/25	H	Munster	85-69
09/11/25	A	Bayreuth	79-63
07/11/25	H	Nurnberger	83-87

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Leverkusen

Pro A 2025-26

Recent: 0 Wins / 10 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LLLLL	25%
Home	LLLLL	25%
Away	LLLLL	25%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	16	8	8
Win %	25%	25%	25%
Points / game	79.0	78.0	80.0
Allowed / game	89.4	88.1	90.8
Point differential	-10.4	-10.1	-10.8
Avg total	168.4	166.1	170.8
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	6%	0%	12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	40% (5)	67% (3)	0% (2)
Overtime %	6%	12%	0%

Crailsheim Merlins

Pro A 2025-26

Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WLLWW	69%
Home	WWWLW	78%
Away	LWLLW	57%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	16	9	7
Win %	69%	78%	57%
Points / game	87.9	87.3	88.6
Allowed / game	80.0	77.4	83.3
Point differential	+7.9	+9.9	+5.3
Avg total	167.9	164.8	171.9
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	50%	56%	43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	33% (3)	50% (2)	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

#	Team	GP	W	L	Win %	PF/g	PA/g	Diff
1	Phoenix Hagen	17	14	3	82%	96.9	80.2	+16.8
2	Gottingen	16	12	4	75%	88.6	79.2	+9.4
3	Bremerhaven	17	12	5	71%	84.3	81.7	+2.6
4	Crailsheim Merlins	16	11	5	69%	87.9	80.0	+7.9
5	Artland	17	11	6	65%	93.8	87.4	+6.4
6	Kirchheim	17	10	7	59%	83.7	79.5	+4.2
7	Giessen	16	9	7	56%	83.0	80.1	+2.9
8	Nurnberger	17	9	8	53%	83.8	83.5	+0.3
9	Koblenz	16	8	8	50%	91.4	91.6	-0.2
10	Bochum	17	8	9	47%	86.5	87.4	-0.9
11	Tubingen	17	7	10	41%	81.6	84.6	-2.9
12	PS Karlsruhe	17	7	10	41%	81.2	85.2	-4.0
13	Bayreuth	16	6	10	38%	85.2	88.1	-2.9
14	Koln	16	6	10	38%	79.9	86.6	-6.6
15	Paderborn	17	6	11	35%	78.1	85.9	-7.8
16	Wolmirstedt	16	5	11	31%	78.6	86.1	-7.6
17	Leverkusen	16	4	12	25%	79.0	89.4	-10.4
18	Munster	17	4	13	24%	75.8	83.2	-7.5

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

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Leverkusen	11	13	26	21	71
Crailsheim Merlins	21	18	18	22	79

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Leverkusen 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

Where their points come from

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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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