Melbourne United vs Wolves Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 26 Dec 2009

Tip-off: 08:30

Final 90-88

15-19 26-23 31-23 18-23

Position#6

Record4-11

FormLWLLL

Points / game81.9

Allowed / game88.1

Melbourne United 🏆

Wolves

Position#2

Record9-7

FormLWWLL

Points / game83.1

Allowed / game79.2

NBLRound 14

Other2009-10

Meetings · Melbourne United v Wolves

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Melbourne United winWon

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

Wolves winLost

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Melbourne United Australia

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Perth

90-93

-3

A25/10

NBL

Gold Coast

94-88

H28/10

NBL

Townsville

87-94

-7

A30/10

NBL

Wolves

80-92

-12

A04/11

NBL

Townsville

91-98

-7

H14/11

NBL

Cairns

83-86

-3

H21/11

NBL

Adelaide

87-84 OT

A05/12

NBL

Cairns

74-89

-15

A11/12

NBL

Townsville

79-89

-10

A12/12

NBL

New Zealand Breakers

68-77

-9

H19/12

NBL

26-28

15-16

24-26

25-23

26-21

21-19

22-22

25-26

27-23

26-23

13-24

21-24

19-23

19-29

21-21

21-19

28-28

19-21

25-22

19-27

17-23

22-22

20-19

24-22

16-15

17-15

19-24

25-23

16-17

17-16

12-31

29-25

14-17

27-24

19-26

19-22

19-14

18-25

15-12

16-26

172.3Avg total

83.3Scored

89.0Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (15)	81.9	88.1	169.9	-6.2	27%
Season at home (6)	81.7	88.8	170.5	-7.2	33%
Season away (9)	82.0	87.6	169.6	-5.6	22%
Last 10 (10)	83.3	89.0	172.3	-5.7	20%
Last 5 (5)	78.2	85.0	163.2	-6.8	20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	80.4	89.2	169.6	-8.9	12%
vs Similar ◀ (7)	83.6	86.7	170.3	-3.1	43%
vs Weaker	no games

This opponent (Wolves) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Wolves

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Perth

80-87

-7

A31/10

NBL

Melbourne United

92-80

+12

H04/11

NBL

Cairns

78-89

-11

A06/11

NBL

Townsville

93-69

+24

A07/11

NBL

Adelaide

76-83

-7

A14/11

NBL

Adelaide

59-82

-23

H25/11

NBL

New Zealand Breakers

93-91

A03/12

NBL

Perth

109-84

109

+25

H12/12

NBL

Cairns

70-71

-1

A18/12

NBL

Gold Coast

84-88

-4

A20/12

NBL

23-26

19-20

20-25

18-16

23-19

29-19

21-21

19-21

21-22

14-27

20-14

23-26

20-15

25-20

25-18

23-16

24-24

14-15

14-19

24-25

16-25

15-24

18-16

10-17

23-23

21-28

24-18

25-22

32-23

28-19

24-17

25-25

19-15

22-15

15-23

14-18

23-20

17-26

19-23

25-19

165.8Avg total

83.4Scored

82.4Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (16)	83.1	79.2	162.3	+3.8	56%
Season at home (8)	84.6	75.8	160.4	+8.9	88%
Season away (8)	81.5	82.8	164.2	-1.2	25%
Last 10 (10)	83.4	82.4	165.8	+1.0	40%
Last 5 (5)	83.0	83.2	166.2	-0.2	40%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	94.3	87.7	182.0	+6.7	67%
vs Similar ◀ (9)	83.3	79.9	163.2	+3.4	56%
vs Weaker (4)	74.0	71.5	145.5	+2.5	50%

This opponent (Melbourne United) is Similar. 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

Melbourne UnitedWolves

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 (15)	20.5	22.0	42.5	-1.5	33%	-
Last 30 at home (6)	21.2	23.0	44.2	-1.8	33%	-
Last 30 away (9)	20.0	21.3	41.3	-1.3	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.8	20.9	41.7	-0.1	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	16.4	17.2	33.6	-0.8	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	21.5	22.2	43.8	-0.8	38%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	19.3	21.7	41.0	-2.4	29%	-
vs Weaker	no games

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (16)	21.3	19.2	40.6	+2.1	62%	-
Last 30 at home (8)	21.8	17.8	39.5	+4.0	88%	-
Last 30 away (8)	20.9	20.8	41.6	+0.1	38%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.4	21.2	43.6	+1.2	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.6	21.2	43.8	+1.4	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	26.3	22.3	48.7	+4.0	67%	-
vs Similar ◀ (9)	20.2	19.2	39.4	+1.0	56%	-
vs Weaker (4)	20.0	17.0	37.0	+3.0	75%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (15)	20.3	20.8	41.1	-0.5	53%	-
Last 30 at home (6)	19.3	22.0	41.3	-2.7	33%	-
Last 30 away (9)	21.0	20.0	41.0	+1.0	67%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.1	21.0	41.1	-0.9	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.2	20.4	40.6	-0.2	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	19.9	21.0	40.9	-1.1	50%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	20.9	20.6	41.4	+0.3	57%	-
vs Weaker	no games

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (16)	19.8	20.1	39.9	-0.2	50%	-
Last 30 at home (8)	20.0	18.6	38.6	+1.4	62%	-
Last 30 away (8)	19.6	21.5	41.1	-1.9	38%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.4	21.3	41.7	-0.9	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.6	22.4	43.0	-1.8	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	24.3	21.3	45.7	+3.0	67%	-
vs Similar ◀ (9)	19.7	20.3	40.0	-0.7	44%	-
vs Weaker (4)	16.8	18.5	35.2	-1.8	50%	-

Melbourne UnitedLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Perth

41-44

-3

A25/10

NBL

Gold Coast

47-40

H28/10

NBL

Townsville

53-46

A30/10

NBL

Wolves

38-52

-14

A04/11

NBL

Townsville

47-49

-2

H14/11

NBL

Cairns

39-45

-6

H21/11

NBL

Adelaide

33-30

A05/12

NBL

Cairns

33-33

A11/12

NBL

Townsville

41-41

A12/12

NBL

New Zealand Breakers

37-39

-2

H19/12

NBL

82.8Avg total

40.9Scored

41.9Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (15)	40.8	42.8	83.6	-2.0	33%	-
Last 30 at home (6)	40.5	45.0	85.5	-4.5	17%	-
Last 30 away (9)	41.0	41.3	82.3	-0.3	44%	-
Last 10 (10)	40.9	41.9	82.8	-1.0	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	36.6	37.6	74.2	-1.0	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	41.4	43.2	84.6	-1.9	25%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	40.1	42.3	82.4	-2.1	43%	-
vs Weaker	no games

This opponent (Wolves) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

WolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Perth

42-46

-4

A31/10

NBL

Melbourne United

52-38

+14

H04/11

NBL

Cairns

35-49

-14

A06/11

NBL

Townsville

45-35

+10

A07/11

NBL

Adelaide

38-39

-1

A14/11

NBL

Adelaide

31-49

-18

H25/11

NBL

New Zealand Breakers

44-51

-7

A03/12

NBL

Perth

60-42

+18

H12/12

NBL

Cairns

41-30

+11

A18/12

NBL

Gold Coast

40-46

-6

A20/12

NBL

85.3Avg total

42.8Scored

42.5Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (16)	41.1	39.3	80.4	+1.8	50%	-
Last 30 at home (8)	41.8	36.4	78.1	+5.4	75%	-
Last 30 away (8)	40.5	42.2	82.8	-1.8	25%	-
Last 10 (10)	42.8	42.5	85.3	+0.3	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	43.2	43.6	86.8	-0.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	50.7	43.7	94.3	+7.0	67%	-
vs Similar ◀ (9)	39.9	39.6	79.4	+0.3	33%	-
vs Weaker (4)	36.8	35.5	72.2	+1.2	75%	-

This opponent (Melbourne United) is Similar. 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 (15)	18.1	21.1	39.2	-3.1	33%	-
Last 30 at home (6)	19.5	19.2	38.7	+0.3	67%	-
Last 30 away (9)	17.1	22.4	39.6	-5.3	11%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.0	22.7	41.7	-3.7	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	17.0	22.4	39.4	-5.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	18.2	21.5	39.8	-3.2	38%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	17.9	20.7	38.6	-2.9	29%	-
vs Weaker	no games

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (16)	20.2	18.9	39.2	+1.3	50%	-
Last 30 at home (8)	20.2	18.0	38.2	+2.2	50%	-
Last 30 away (8)	20.2	19.9	40.1	+0.4	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.0	19.4	39.4	+0.6	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.0	19.4	39.4	+0.6	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	21.7	21.0	42.7	+0.7	33%	-
vs Similar ◀ (9)	21.7	19.3	41.0	+2.3	56%	-
vs Weaker (4)	16.0	16.5	32.5	-0.5	50%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (15)	22.3	23.7	46.0	-1.3	47%	-
Last 30 at home (6)	21.7	24.7	46.3	-3.0	33%	-
Last 30 away (9)	22.8	23.0	45.8	-0.2	56%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.4	23.7	46.1	-1.3	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.6	23.6	46.2	-1.0	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	20.8	24.5	45.2	-3.8	25%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	24.1	22.7	46.9	+1.4	71%	-
vs Weaker	no games

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (16)	21.7	21.0	42.7	+0.7	44%	-
Last 30 at home (8)	22.6	21.4	44.0	+1.2	38%	-
Last 30 away (8)	20.8	20.6	41.4	+0.1	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.6	20.5	41.1	+0.1	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	19.8	20.2	40.0	-0.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	22.0	23.0	45.0	-1.0	33%	-
vs Similar ◀ (9)	21.8	21.0	42.8	+0.8	44%	-
vs Weaker (4)	21.2	19.5	40.8	+1.8	50%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (15)	40.4	44.8	85.2	-4.4	27%	-
Last 30 at home (6)	41.2	43.8	85.0	-2.7	33%	-
Last 30 away (9)	39.9	45.4	85.3	-5.6	22%	-
Last 10 (10)	41.4	46.4	87.8	-5.0	20%	-
Last 5 (5)	39.6	46.0	85.6	-6.4	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	39.0	46.0	85.0	-7.0	12%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	42.0	43.4	85.4	-1.4	43%	-
vs Weaker	no games

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (16)	41.9	39.9	81.9	+2.0	56%	-
Last 30 at home (8)	42.9	39.4	82.2	+3.5	62%	-
Last 30 away (8)	41.0	40.5	81.5	+0.5	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	40.6	39.9	80.5	+0.7	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	39.8	39.6	79.4	+0.2	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	43.7	44.0	87.7	-0.3	33%	-
vs Similar ◀ (9)	43.4	40.3	83.8	+3.1	56%	-
vs Weaker (4)	37.2	36.0	73.2	+1.2	75%	-

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 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

Melbourne United wins

Wolves wins

Date	Game	Score
04/11/09	Wolves v Melbourne United	92-80

Melbourne Unitedlast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
19/12/09	H	New Zealand Breakers	68-77
12/12/09	A	Townsville	79-89
11/12/09	A	Cairns	74-89
05/12/09	A	Adelaide	87-84 OT
21/11/09	H	Cairns	83-86
14/11/09	H	Townsville	91-98
04/11/09	A	Wolves	80-92
30/10/09	A	Townsville	87-94
28/10/09	H	Gold Coast	94-88
25/10/09	A	Perth	90-93

Wolveslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
20/12/09	A	Gold Coast	84-88
18/12/09	A	Cairns	70-71
12/12/09	H	Perth	109-84
03/12/09	A	New Zealand Breakers	93-91
25/11/09	H	Adelaide	59-82
14/11/09	A	Adelaide	76-83
07/11/09	A	Townsville	93-69
06/11/09	A	Cairns	78-89
04/11/09	H	Melbourne United	92-80
31/10/09	A	Perth	80-87

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Melbourne United

NBL 2009-10

Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LWLLL	27%
Home	LWLLL	33%
Away	LLWLL	22%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	15	6	9
Win %	27%	33%	22%
Points / game	81.9	81.7	82.0
Allowed / game	88.1	88.8	87.6
Point differential	-6.2	-7.2	-5.6
Avg total	169.9	170.5	169.6
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	7%	0%	11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	40% (5)	50% (2)	33% (3)
Overtime %	7%	0%	11%

Wolves

NBL 2009-10

Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LWWLL	56%
Home	WWWLW	88%
Away	WLWLL	25%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	16	8	8
Win %	56%	88%	25%
Points / game	83.1	84.6	81.5
Allowed / game	79.2	75.8	82.8
Point differential	+3.8	+8.9	-1.2
Avg total	162.3	160.4	164.2
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	44%	75%	12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	50% (4)	100% (1)	33% (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

#	Team	GP	W	L	Win %	PF/g	PA/g	Diff
1	Perth	17	10	7	59%	87.4	85.1	+2.3
2	Gold Coast	17	10	7	59%	84.4	82.4	+1.9
3	Wolves	16	9	7	56%	83.1	79.2	+3.8
4	Townsville	18	10	8	56%	86.5	85.2	+1.3
5	New Zealand Breakers	18	9	9	50%	84.6	83.8	+0.8
6	Adelaide	18	9	9	50%	83.3	83.7	-0.4
7	Cairns	19	8	11	42%	75.1	78.8	-3.7
8	Melbourne United	15	4	11	27%	81.9	88.1	-6.2

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
Melbourne United	15	26	31	18	90
Wolves	19	23	23	23	88

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Melbourne United vs Wolves 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

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

🤝 10. Games History

📊 11. Overall Statistics

🏆 12. League Table

📋 13. Box Score

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