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New Zealand Breakers vs Melbourne United Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 02 Dec 2011
Tip-off: 06:30
Final 108-98 (OT)
26-25 15-22 29-24 17-16 21-11
Position#1
Record6-3
FormWWLLW
Points / game85.1
Allowed / game75.7
New Zealand Breakers 🏆
Australia
vs
Melbourne United
Australia
Position#6
Record6-4
FormWLWLL
Points / game82.5
Allowed / game80.6
AustraliaNBL
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

New Zealand Breakers winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Melbourne United winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

New Zealand BreakersAustraliaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cairns
#3
W
71-53
71
53
+18
H29/04
NBL
Gold Coast
#3
W
102-87
102
87
+15
A07/10
NBL
Illawarra Hawks
#8
W
98-82
98
82
+16
A09/10
NBL
Sydney
#7
W
98-61
98
61
+37
A15/10
NBL
Melbourne United
#6
L
64-67
64
67
-3
A22/10
NBL
Sydney
#7
W
76-59
76
59
+17
H28/10
NBL
Adelaide
#9
W
99-90
99
90
+9
H03/11
NBL
Illawarra Hawks
#8
L
63-81
63
81
-18
H11/11
NBL
Cairns
#4
L
78-80
78
80
-2
A20/11
NBL
Townsville
#5
W
88-74
88
74
+14
H24/11
NBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
17-15
20-15
20-15
14-8
24-23
22-21
22-23
34-20
28-14
15-19
15-25
40-24
26-15
23-7
23-18
26-21
14-16
16-19
19-18
15-14
20-8
14-18
17-15
25-18
30-18
33-23
15-21
21-28
24-21
12-20
17-17
10-23
22-19
18-21
24-16
14-24
14-33
21-14
25-14
28-13
157.1Avg total
83.7Scored
73.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)85.175.7160.8+9.467%
Season at home (4)81.576.0157.5+5.575%
Season away (5)88.075.4163.4+12.660%
Last 10 (10)83.773.4157.1+10.370%
Last 5 (5)80.876.8157.6+4.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (14)84.482.2166.6+2.171%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)89.980.4170.3+9.475%
This opponent (Melbourne United) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Melbourne UnitedAustraliaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sydney
#7
W
82-76
82
76
+6
H07/10
NBL
Perth
#2
L
76-92
76
92
-16
A14/10
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#1
W
67-64
67
64
+3
H22/10
NBL
Illawarra Hawks
#8
W
82-74
82
74
+8
A30/10
NBL
Sydney
#7
W
94-76
94
76
+18
A04/11
NBL
Cairns
#4
W
80-63
80
63
+17
H06/11
NBL
Townsville
#5
L
88-95 OT
88
95
-7
H11/11
NBL
Perth
#2
W
87-82
87
82
+5
H18/11
NBL
Adelaide
#9
L
89-95
89
95
-6
A19/11
NBL
Sydney
#7
L
80-89
80
89
-9
H25/11
NBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-21
14-21
15-17
33-17
19-22
16-20
21-28
20-22
16-14
19-16
18-19
14-15
15-27
14-12
25-14
28-21
27-18
28-19
29-21
10-18
26-9
19-14
19-16
16-24
24-22
19-13
23-28
16-19
14-24
21-26
25-11
27-21
28-22
24-24
17-21
20-28
21-29
25-14
14-23
20-23
163.1Avg total
82.5Scored
80.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)82.580.6163.1+1.960%
Season at home (6)80.778.2158.8+2.567%
Season away (4)85.284.2169.5+1.050%
Last 10 (10)82.580.6163.1+1.960%
Last 5 (5)84.884.8169.6+0.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)78.583.3161.8-4.940%
vs Similar (15)83.080.4163.4+2.660%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (New Zealand Breakers) 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

-5-2+0+2+5Q1Q1: +3.7+3.7Q1: +0.2+0.2Q2Q2: +1.7+1.7Q2: +2.0+2.0Q3Q3: +1.5+1.5Q3: +0.8+0.8Q4Q4: +3.4+3.4Q4: -0.4-0.4
New Zealand BreakersMelbourne United
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
New Zealand BreakersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cairns
#3
W
37-30
37
30
+7
H29/04
NBL
Gold Coast
#3
W
46-44
46
44
+2
A07/10
NBL
Illawarra Hawks
#8
W
43-33
43
33
+10
A09/10
NBL
Sydney
#7
W
49-22
49
22
+27
A15/10
NBL
Melbourne United
#6
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A22/10
NBL
Sydney
#7
W
34-26
34
26
+8
H28/10
NBL
Adelaide
#9
W
63-41
63
41
+22
H03/11
NBL
Illawarra Hawks
#8
L
36-41
36
41
-5
H11/11
NBL
Cairns
#4
D
40-40
40
40
+0
A20/11
NBL
Townsville
#5
L
35-47
35
47
-12
H24/11
NBL
77.2Avg total
41.3Scored
35.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)44.740.885.5+3.967%-
Last 30 at home (17)45.240.885.9+4.471%-
Last 30 away (13)44.040.884.8+3.262%-
Last 10 (10)41.335.977.2+5.460%-
Last 5 (5)41.639.080.6+2.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (14)42.441.483.7+1.064%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)46.740.387.0+6.469%-
This opponent (Melbourne United) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Melbourne UnitedLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sydney
#7
L
34-42
34
42
-8
H07/10
NBL
Perth
#2
L
35-42
35
42
-7
A14/10
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#1
W
35-30
35
30
+5
H22/10
NBL
Illawarra Hawks
#8
L
29-39
29
39
-10
A30/10
NBL
Sydney
#7
W
55-37
55
37
+18
A04/11
NBL
Cairns
#4
W
45-23
45
23
+22
H06/11
NBL
Townsville
#5
W
43-35
43
35
+8
H11/11
NBL
Perth
#2
L
35-50
35
50
-15
H18/11
NBL
Adelaide
#9
W
52-46
52
46
+6
A19/11
NBL
Sydney
#7
W
46-43
46
43
+3
H25/11
NBL
79.6Avg total
40.9Scored
38.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.940.681.4+0.343%-
Last 30 at home (16)40.738.879.5+1.950%-
Last 30 away (14)41.142.683.6-1.536%-
Last 10 (10)40.938.779.6+2.260%-
Last 5 (5)44.239.483.6+4.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)39.741.981.6-2.340%-
vs Similar (15)42.139.281.3+2.947%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (New Zealand Breakers) 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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⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 7. Top picks for this game

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 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
6
New Zealand Breakers wins
3
Melbourne United wins
DateGameScore
22/10/11Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers67-64
02/04/11Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers74-87
11/02/11New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United101-91
18/12/10Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers80-90
28/10/10New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United84-79
14/01/10New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United89-94
19/12/09Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers68-77
08/10/09New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United79-74
30/09/09Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers86-81
New Zealand Breakerslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/11/11HTownsville88-74
20/11/11ACairns78-80
11/11/11HIllawarra Hawks63-81
03/11/11HAdelaide99-90
28/10/11HSydney76-59
22/10/11AMelbourne United64-67
15/10/11ASydney98-61
09/10/11AIllawarra Hawks98-82
07/10/11AGold Coast102-87
29/04/11HCairns71-53
Melbourne Unitedlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/11/11HSydney80-89
19/11/11AAdelaide89-95
18/11/11HPerth87-82
11/11/11HTownsville88-95 OT
06/11/11HCairns80-63
04/11/11ASydney94-76
30/10/11AIllawarra Hawks82-74
22/10/11HNew Zealand Breakers67-64
14/10/11APerth76-92
07/10/11HSydney82-76

📊 11. Overall Statistics

New Zealand Breakers
NBL 2011-12
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW67%
HomeWWLW75%
AwayWWWLL60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games945
Win %67%75%60%
Points / game85.181.588.0
Allowed / game75.776.075.4
Point differential+9.4+5.5+12.6
Avg total160.8157.5163.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+56%50%60%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)-0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Melbourne United
NBL 2011-12
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL60%
HomeWWLWL67%
AwayLWWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1064
Win %60%67%50%
Points / game82.580.785.2
Allowed / game80.678.284.2
Point differential+1.9+2.5+1.0
Avg total163.1158.8169.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%17%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (2)-
Overtime %10%17%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 Perth107370%89.982.1+7.8
2 New Zealand Breakers96367%85.175.7+9.4
3 Melbourne United106460%82.580.6+1.9
4 Gold Coast74357%87.382.6+4.7
5 Cairns84450%74.477.1-2.8
6 Townsville73443%82.682.0+0.6
7 Sydney104640%82.288.2-6.0
8 Illawarra Hawks93633%76.883.0-6.2
9 Adelaide82625%87.597.6-10.1
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

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
New Zealand Breakers2615291721108
Melbourne United252224161198
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