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Nigeria vs Argentina Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 04 Aug 2012
Tip-off: 21:15
Final 79-93
19-37 18-20 20-19 22-17
Position#11
Record4-3
FormWLWWL
Points / game73.3
Allowed / game73.7
vs
Position#5
Record2-1
FormWWWLW
Points / game86.0
Allowed / game73.0
EuropeOlympic Games
Other2012
Meetings · Nigeria v Argentina
02 Sep 2019
NIGE81
ARGE94
08 Aug 2016
NIGE66
ARGE94
06 Jul 2016
NIGE49
ARGE71
04 Aug 2012
NIGE79
ARGE93
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

NigeriaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Central African Republic
#7
W
94-86
94
86
+8
H25/08
African Championship
Angola
#4
L
68-76
68
76
-8
H27/08
African Championship
Ivory Coast
#8
W
77-67
77
67
+10
H28/08
African Championship
Venezuela
#9
L
69-71
69
71
-2
H03/07
Olympic Games
Lithuania
#8
W
86-80
86
80
+6
A04/07
Olympic Games
Greece
#4
W
80-79
80
79
+1
A06/07
Olympic Games
Russia
#1
L
77-85
77
85
-8
H07/07
Olympic Games
Dominican Republic
#12
W
88-73
88
73
+15
H09/07
Olympic Games
Tunisia
#17
W
60-56
60
56
+4
H29/07
Olympic Games
Lithuania
#8
L
53-72
53
72
-19
A31/07
Olympic Games
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
28-19
20-18
25-20
21-29
23-15
14-22
19-17
12-22
20-17
20-10
18-23
19-17
18-17
9-12
23-22
19-20
20-20
21-18
26-19
19-23
21-21
9-21
20-14
30-23
23-26
8-20
22-22
24-17
24-18
23-21
12-18
29-16
18-7
13-8
14-16
15-25
8-14
19-20
13-22
13-16
149.7Avg total
75.2Scored
74.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (7)73.373.7147.0-0.457%
Season at home (4)73.571.2144.8+2.250%
Season away (3)73.077.0150.0-4.067%
Last 10 (10)75.274.5149.7+0.760%
Last 5 (5)71.673.0144.6-1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)76.281.8158.0-5.640%
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker (18)83.269.6152.8+13.783%
This opponent (Argentina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ArgentinaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Mexico
#4
L
56-83
56
83
-27
A29/10
Pan American Games
Uruguay
#7
W
71-69
71
69
+2
H29/10
Pan American Games
Colombia
#8
W
87-68
87
68
+19
A19/06
South American Championship
Venezuela
#4
W
90-87
90
87
+3
H20/06
South American Championship
Chile
#6
W
88-64
88
64
+24
H20/06
South American Championship
Uruguay
#3
W
88-81
88
81
+7
H22/06
South American Championship
Venezuela
#4
W
79-56
79
56
+23
A23/06
South American Championship
Lithuania
#8
W
102-79
102
79
+23
H29/07
Olympic Games
France
#2
L
64-71
64
71
-7
A31/07
Olympic Games
Tunisia
#17
W
92-69
92
69
+23
H02/08
Olympic Games
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
15-18
10-12
16-25
15-28
22-16
18-12
20-20
11-21
20-17
26-19
23-11
18-21
21-26
23-22
20-14
26-25
24-15
24-14
19-17
21-18
26-18
22-19
20-16
20-28
18-16
20-9
20-14
21-17
24-23
27-16
27-22
24-18
12-19
17-13
24-23
11-16
14-28
26-12
31-16
21-13
154.4Avg total
81.7Scored
72.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)86.073.0159.0+13.067%
Season at home (2)97.074.0171.0+23.0100%
Season away (1)64.071.0135.0-7.00%
Last 10 (10)81.772.7154.4+9.080%
Last 5 (5)85.071.2156.2+13.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)81.385.7167.0-4.457%
vs Similar (3)72.767.3140.0+5.3100%
vs Weaker ◀ (20)85.370.2155.6+15.185%
This opponent (Nigeria) is Weaker. 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

-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: +2.9+2.9Q1: +0.0+0.0Q2Q2: -1.4-1.4Q2: +6.5+6.5Q3Q3: -0.1-0.1Q3: +4.2+4.2Q4Q4: -0.7-0.7Q4: -1.7-1.7
NigeriaArgentina
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
NigeriaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Central African Republic
#7
W
48-37
48
37
+11
H25/08
African Championship
Angola
#4
D
37-37
37
37
+0
H27/08
African Championship
Ivory Coast
#8
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H28/08
African Championship
Venezuela
#9
L
27-29
27
29
-2
H03/07
Olympic Games
Lithuania
#8
W
41-38
41
38
+3
A04/07
Olympic Games
Greece
#4
L
30-42
30
42
-12
A06/07
Olympic Games
Russia
#1
L
31-46
31
46
-15
H07/07
Olympic Games
Dominican Republic
#12
W
47-39
47
39
+8
H09/07
Olympic Games
Tunisia
#17
W
31-15
31
15
+16
H29/07
Olympic Games
Lithuania
#8
L
27-34
27
34
-7
A31/07
Olympic Games
70.3Avg total
35.9Scored
34.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (23)40.435.375.7+5.161%-
Last 30 at home (13)39.633.272.8+6.462%-
Last 30 away (10)41.437.979.3+3.560%-
Last 10 (10)35.934.470.3+1.550%-
Last 5 (5)33.235.268.4-2.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)34.241.675.8-7.420%-
vs Similarno games
vs Weaker (18)42.133.575.6+8.672%-
This opponent (Argentina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ArgentinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Mexico
#4
L
25-30
25
30
-5
A29/10
Pan American Games
Uruguay
#7
W
40-28
40
28
+12
H29/10
Pan American Games
Colombia
#8
W
46-36
46
36
+10
A19/06
South American Championship
Venezuela
#4
L
44-48
44
48
-4
H20/06
South American Championship
Chile
#6
W
48-29
48
29
+19
H20/06
South American Championship
Uruguay
#3
W
48-37
48
37
+11
H22/06
South American Championship
Venezuela
#4
W
38-25
38
25
+13
A23/06
South American Championship
Lithuania
#8
W
51-39
51
39
+12
H29/07
Olympic Games
France
#2
L
29-32
29
32
-3
A31/07
Olympic Games
Tunisia
#17
D
40-40
40
40
+0
H02/08
Olympic Games
75.3Avg total
40.9Scored
34.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.834.875.6+6.063%-
Last 30 at home (16)44.237.882.0+6.556%-
Last 30 away (14)36.931.468.2+5.571%-
Last 10 (10)40.934.475.3+6.560%-
Last 5 (5)41.234.675.8+6.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)40.939.780.6+1.143%-
vs Similar (3)36.333.369.7+3.067%-
vs Weaker ◀ (20)41.533.274.7+8.270%-
This opponent (Nigeria) 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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⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 7. Top picks for this game

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🎯 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
0
Nigeria wins
0
Argentina wins
No previous meetings.
Nigerialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/07/12ALithuania53-72
29/07/12HTunisia60-56
09/07/12HDominican Republic88-73
07/07/12HRussia77-85
06/07/12AGreece80-79
04/07/12ALithuania86-80
03/07/12HVenezuela69-71
28/08/11HIvory Coast77-67
27/08/11HAngola68-76
25/08/11HCentral African Republic94-86
Argentinalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/08/12HTunisia92-69
31/07/12AFrance64-71
29/07/12HLithuania102-79
23/06/12AVenezuela79-56
22/06/12HUruguay88-81
20/06/12HChile88-64
20/06/12HVenezuela90-87
19/06/12AColombia87-68
29/10/11HUruguay71-69
29/10/11AMexico56-83

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Nigeria
Olympic Games 2012
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL57%
HomeLLWW50%
AwayWWL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games743
Win %57%50%67%
Points / game73.373.573.0
Allowed / game73.771.277.0
Point differential-0.4+2.2-4.0
Avg total147.0144.8150.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+14%25%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)50% (2)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Argentina
Olympic Games 2012
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLW67%
HomeWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %67%100%0%
Points / game86.097.064.0
Allowed / game73.074.071.0
Point differential+13.0+23.0-7.0
Avg total159.0171.0135.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
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 Russia880100%82.568.0+14.5
2 France330100%75.369.0+6.3
3 Brazil43175%78.566.8+11.8
4 Spain43175%83.076.5+6.5
5 Greece32167%94.775.7+19.0
6 Argentina32167%86.073.0+13.0
7 Lithuania74357%84.380.0+4.3
8 Nigeria74357%73.373.7-0.4
9 Australia42250%82.073.2+8.8
10 Venezuela21150%76.584.5-8.0
11 New Zealand21150%65.074.0-9.0
12 Dominican Republic52340%81.288.4-7.2
13 Puerto Rico31233%83.075.3+7.7
14 North Macedonia31233%81.378.7+2.7
15 Angola31233%72.377.3-5.0
16 Tunisia3030%64.775.0-10.3
17 Great Britain4040%72.586.8-14.2
18 South Korea2020%70.593.0-22.5
19 China4040%63.887.2-23.5
20 Jordan2020%57.5100.0-42.5
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
Nigeria1918202279
Argentina3720191793
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