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Nigeria vs Rwanda Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 24 Feb 2018
Tip-off: 15:30
Final 108-53
31-13 24-15 29-12 24-13
Position#7
Record1-0
FormLLWLW
Points / game102.0
Allowed / game86.0
Nigeria 🏆
vs
Position#66
Record1-0
FormLLLLW
Points / game74.0
Allowed / game70.0
EuropeWorld Cup
Other2019
Meetings · Nigeria v Rwanda
30 Nov 2025
NIGE75
RWAN69
24 Feb 2018
NIGE108
RWAN53
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Nigeria winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Rwanda winLost
-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
Angola
#5
W
74-65
74
65
+9
A30/08
African Championship
China
#2
W
79-71
79
71
+8
A05/07
Stankovic Continental Cup
Argentina
#4
L
49-71
49
71
-22
H06/07
Stankovic Continental Cup
France
#1
L
73-82
73
82
-9
H08/07
Stankovic Continental Cup
Argentina
#9
L
66-94
66
94
-28
H08/08
Olympic Games
Lithuania
#12
L
80-89
80
89
-9
A09/08
Olympic Games
Spain
#5
L
87-96
87
96
-9
H11/08
Olympic Games
Croatia
#10
W
90-76
90
76
+14
A14/08
Olympic Games
Brazil
#13
L
69-86
69
86
-17
H15/08
Olympic Games
Uganda
#72
W
102-86
102
86
+16
A23/02
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
10-13
27-11
14-12
23-29
19-14
15-17
22-17
23-23
21-17
12-16
7-16
9-22
29-24
9-21
17-19
18-18
15-22
16-28
19-22
16-22
16-13
25-23
13-29
26-24
11-25
30-18
25-22
21-31
21-28
22-11
27-17
20-20
16-15
15-27
21-17
17-27
18-27
29-19
28-20
27-20
158.5Avg total
76.9Scored
81.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (1)102.086.0188.0+16.0100%
Season at homeno games
Season away (1)102.086.0188.0+16.0100%
Last 10 (10)76.981.6158.5-4.740%
Last 5 (5)85.686.6172.2-1.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (13)70.679.6150.2-9.023%
vs Similar (3)71.773.7145.3-2.033%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)85.969.4155.4+16.579%
This opponent (Rwanda) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RwandaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tunisia
#1
L
37-69
37
69
-32
A20/08
African Championship
Togo
#16
W
87-67
87
67
+20
H22/08
African Championship
Ivory Coast
#8
L
72-80
72
80
-8
A24/08
African Championship
Egypt
#9
L
66-76
66
76
-10
A25/08
African Championship
Burkina Faso
#16
W
80-61
80
61
+19
H21/08
African Championship
Morocco
#8
L
57-87
57
87
-30
A23/08
African Championship
Tunisia
#2
L
81-83 OT
81
83
-2
A25/08
African Championship
Senegal
#6
L
57-67
57
67
-10
A27/08
African Championship
Tunisia
#2
L
54-76
54
76
-22
A28/08
African Championship
Mali
#63
W
74-70
74
70
+4
H23/02
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
9-10
7-17
8-19
13-23
27-8
24-10
21-23
15-26
19-17
25-16
18-25
10-22
14-19
15-16
11-20
26-21
17-17
15-21
22-9
26-14
10-30
15-20
20-16
12-21
17-26
24-13
20-20
13-15
15-13
20-20
7-14
15-20
13-23
25-12
8-23
8-18
14-12
17-17
16-19
27-22
140.1Avg total
66.5Scored
73.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (1)74.070.0144.0+4.0100%
Season at home (1)74.070.0144.0+4.0100%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)66.573.6140.1-7.130%
Last 5 (5)64.676.6141.2-12.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)63.676.4140.0-12.820%
vs Similar (5)70.672.4143.0-1.860%
vs Weaker (4)82.872.5155.2+10.275%
This opponent (Nigeria) 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: -2.2-2.2Q1: -2.0-2.0Q2Q2: +0.9+0.9Q2: +2.5+2.5Q3Q3: +0.2+0.2Q3: -3.7-3.7Q4Q4: -3.6-3.6Q4: -3.7-3.7
NigeriaRwanda
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
Angola
#5
W
37-24
37
24
+13
A30/08
African Championship
China
#2
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A05/07
Stankovic Continental Cup
Argentina
#4
D
33-33
33
33
+0
H06/07
Stankovic Continental Cup
France
#1
L
38-45
38
45
-7
H08/07
Stankovic Continental Cup
Argentina
#9
L
31-50
31
50
-19
H08/08
Olympic Games
Lithuania
#12
W
41-36
41
36
+5
A09/08
Olympic Games
Spain
#5
L
41-43
41
43
-2
H11/08
Olympic Games
Croatia
#10
W
43-39
43
39
+4
A14/08
Olympic Games
Brazil
#13
L
31-42
31
42
-11
H15/08
Olympic Games
Uganda
#72
W
47-46
47
46
+1
A23/02
World Cup
76.5Avg total
37.6Scored
38.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.836.275.0+2.660%-
Last 30 at home (15)37.438.776.1-1.340%-
Last 30 away (15)40.133.773.9+6.480%-
Last 10 (10)37.638.976.5-1.350%-
Last 5 (5)40.641.281.8-0.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (13)34.840.274.9-5.423%-
vs Similar (3)35.331.066.3+4.3100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)43.233.676.9+9.686%-
This opponent (Rwanda) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RwandaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tunisia
#1
L
16-27
16
27
-11
A20/08
African Championship
Togo
#16
W
51-18
51
18
+33
H22/08
African Championship
Ivory Coast
#8
W
44-33
44
33
+11
A24/08
African Championship
Egypt
#9
L
29-35
29
35
-6
A25/08
African Championship
Burkina Faso
#16
L
32-38
32
38
-6
H21/08
African Championship
Morocco
#8
L
25-50
25
50
-25
A23/08
African Championship
Tunisia
#2
W
41-39
41
39
+2
A25/08
African Championship
Senegal
#6
W
35-33
35
33
+2
A27/08
African Championship
Tunisia
#2
W
38-35
38
35
+3
A28/08
African Championship
Mali
#63
W
31-29
31
29
+2
H23/02
World Cup
67.9Avg total
34.2Scored
33.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (19)33.935.669.5-1.742%-
Last 30 at home (8)34.032.966.9+1.138%-
Last 30 away (11)33.837.671.5-3.845%-
Last 10 (10)34.233.767.9+0.560%-
Last 5 (5)34.037.271.2-3.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)32.237.569.7-5.350%-
vs Similar (5)31.434.866.2-3.420%-
vs Weaker (4)41.232.073.2+9.250%-
This opponent (Nigeria) 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

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
Rwanda wins
No previous meetings.
Nigerialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/18AUganda102-86
15/08/16HBrazil69-86
14/08/16ACroatia90-76
11/08/16HSpain87-96
09/08/16ALithuania80-89
08/08/16HArgentina66-94
08/07/16HFrance73-82
06/07/16HArgentina49-71
05/07/16AChina79-71
30/08/15AAngola74-65
Rwandalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/18HMali74-70
28/08/13ATunisia54-76
27/08/13ASenegal57-67
25/08/13ATunisia81-83 OT
23/08/13AMorocco57-87
21/08/13HBurkina Faso80-61
25/08/11AEgypt66-76
24/08/11AIvory Coast72-80
22/08/11HTogo87-67
20/08/11ATunisia37-69

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Nigeria
World Cup 2019
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallW100%
Home--
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1-1
Win %100%-100%
Points / game102.0-102.0
Allowed / game86.0-86.0
Point differential+16.0-+16.0
Avg total188.0-188.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%-100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%-0%
Rwanda
World Cup 2019
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallW100%
HomeW100%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games11-
Win %100%100%-
Points / game74.074.0-
Allowed / game70.070.0-
Point differential+4.0+4.0-
Avg total144.0144.0-
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %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 Tunisia330100%88.054.0+34.0
2 Australia330100%90.064.0+26.0
3 Puerto Rico220100%97.576.0+21.5
4 Lithuania330100%84.763.7+21.0
5 Brazil330100%80.760.7+20.0
6 Dominican Republic330100%94.376.0+18.3
7 Germany330100%82.764.3+18.3
8 Jordan330100%99.381.0+18.3
9 Nigeria110100%102.086.0+16.0
10 Italy330100%78.365.3+13.0
11 Mozambique110100%66.053.0+13.0
12 Greece330100%88.076.0+12.0
13 Uruguay330100%80.368.3+12.0
14 France330100%76.366.0+10.3
15 Czech Republic330100%77.067.0+10.0
16 Spain330100%85.077.3+7.7
17 Angola330100%67.761.3+6.3
18 Rwanda110100%74.070.0+4.0
19 Bulgaria75271%81.172.6+8.6
20 New Zealand32167%98.377.7+20.7
21 Lebanon32167%92.374.0+18.3
22 China32167%87.069.0+18.0
23 Cameroon32167%82.368.3+14.0
24 Canada32167%95.782.0+13.7
25 Iran32167%68.755.7+13.0
26 Argentina32167%82.370.0+12.3
27 Serbia32167%88.076.7+11.3
28 Venezuela32167%74.066.3+7.7
29 Poland32167%71.765.7+6.0
30 Turkey32167%70.064.0+6.0
31 Slovenia32167%82.076.3+5.7
32 South Korea32167%86.781.3+5.3
33 Ukraine32167%75.370.3+5.0
34 Bosnia & Herzegovina96367%80.077.2+2.8
35 Israel32167%77.075.0+2.0
36 Egypt32167%65.364.0+1.3
37 Romania32167%67.766.3+1.3
38 Kazakhstan32167%72.773.7-1.0
39 Philippines32167%78.379.3-1.0
40 Netherlands74357%78.668.6+10.0
41 Estonia74357%73.673.0+0.6
42 Sweden95456%76.074.6+1.4
43 Senegal21150%65.066.0-1.0
44 Armenia63350%78.380.3-2.0
45 Ivory Coast21150%60.063.0-3.0
46 Mexico21150%76.083.0-7.0
47 Austria73443%71.973.9-2.0
48 Russia31233%75.375.0+0.3
49 Montenegro31233%73.373.7-0.3
50 Panama31233%71.372.0-0.7
51 Morocco31233%69.070.0-1.0
52 Hungary31233%73.075.3-2.3
53 Iraq31233%72.075.0-3.0
54 Finland31233%71.375.0-3.7
55 Georgia31233%78.382.7-4.3
56 Latvia31233%74.380.0-5.7
57 Iceland31233%74.780.7-6.0
58 Qatar31233%62.071.0-9.0
59 Chile31233%67.777.3-9.7
60 United States Virgin Islands31233%90.3100.7-10.3
61 Chad31233%61.772.3-10.7
62 Chinese Taipei31233%73.087.7-14.7
63 Syria31233%69.784.3-14.7
64 Kosovo72529%67.181.9-14.7
65 North Macedonia41325%74.075.0-1.0
66 Portugal41325%72.582.2-9.8
67 Slovakia61517%72.381.3-9.0
68 Belarus71614%73.982.6-8.7
69 Mali1010%70.074.0-4.0
70 Great Britain3030%79.083.3-4.3
71 Central African Republic1010%65.070.0-5.0
72 Belgium3030%66.072.7-6.7
73 D.R. Congo3030%68.775.3-6.7
74 Croatia3030%60.368.7-8.3
75 Japan3030%66.076.3-10.3
76 Cuba2020%69.083.5-14.5
77 Uganda1010%86.0102.0-16.0
78 Colombia3030%63.081.0-18.0
79 Bahamas3030%72.394.0-21.7
80 India3030%72.394.3-22.0
81 Paraguay3030%58.081.7-23.7
82 Guinea3030%61.799.0-37.3
83 Albania4040%57.094.5-37.5
84 Hong Kong3030%63.3107.3-44.0
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
Nigeria31242924108
Rwanda1315121353
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