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Nigeria vs Senegal Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 16 Sep 2018
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 89-61
27-14 22-17 17-18 23-12
Position#7
Record8-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game100.4
Allowed / game66.1
Nigeria 🏆
vs
Position#24
Record7-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.1
Allowed / game68.8
EuropeWorld Cup
Other2019
Meetings · Nigeria v Senegal
16 Sep 2018
NIGE89
SENE61
28 Aug 2013
NIGE63
SENE64
14 Aug 2009
NIGE76
SENE58
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Nigeria winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Senegal 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
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
Rwanda
#66
W
108-53
108
53
+55
H24/02
World Cup
Mali
#63
W
82-59
82
59
+23
A25/02
World Cup
Uganda
#72
W
109-66
109
66
+43
H29/06
World Cup
Rwanda
#66
W
111-70
111
70
+41
A30/06
World Cup
Mali
#63
W
93-53
93
53
+40
H01/07
World Cup
Ivory Coast
#45
W
84-73
84
73
+11
A14/09
World Cup
Central African Republic
#37
W
114-69
114
69
+45
H15/09
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
21-28
22-11
27-17
20-20
16-15
15-27
21-17
17-27
18-27
29-19
28-20
27-20
31-13
24-15
29-12
24-13
21-5
16-16
20-21
25-17
30-21
21-14
30-17
28-14
28-24
24-9
30-9
29-28
22-15
25-10
24-19
22-9
21-19
20-13
23-16
20-25
25-20
26-19
37-21
26-9
165.3Avg total
96.2Scored
69.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)100.466.1166.5+34.2100%
Season at home (4)106.060.2166.2+45.8100%
Season away (4)94.872.0166.8+22.8100%
Last 10 (10)96.269.1165.3+27.190%
Last 5 (5)102.266.2168.4+36.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)75.084.1159.1-9.129%
vs Similar (2)79.580.0159.5-0.550%
vs Weaker ◀ (21)90.767.4158.0+23.386%
This opponent (Senegal) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SenegalLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Canada
#4
L
55-58
55
58
-3
A06/07
Olympic Games
Turkey
#15
L
62-68
62
68
-6
H07/07
Olympic Games
Central African Republic
#37
W
70-65
70
65
+5
H23/02
World Cup
Ivory Coast
#45
L
60-67
60
67
-7
A24/02
World Cup
Mozambique
#54
W
60-52
60
52
+8
H25/02
World Cup
Central African Republic
#37
W
91-82
91
82
+9
A29/06
World Cup
Ivory Coast
#45
W
66-61
66
61
+5
H30/06
World Cup
Mozambique
#54
W
78-63
78
63
+15
A01/07
World Cup
Rwanda
#66
W
94-89
94
89
+5
H14/09
World Cup
Mali
#63
W
82-71
82
71
+11
A15/09
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-22
8-11
14-14
13-11
11-10
12-23
20-13
19-22
17-19
18-18
19-18
16-10
16-13
12-17
9-17
23-20
5-18
19-14
15-9
21-11
18-19
26-22
24-24
23-17
18-8
12-12
24-17
12-24
21-16
16-10
16-24
25-13
24-24
24-12
23-24
23-29
20-20
17-17
26-12
19-22
139.4Avg total
71.8Scored
67.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)75.168.8143.9+6.488%
Season at home (4)72.566.8139.2+5.8100%
Season away (4)77.870.8148.5+7.075%
Last 10 (10)71.867.6139.4+4.270%
Last 5 (5)82.273.2155.4+9.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)62.375.2137.5-12.930%
vs Similar (10)71.371.3142.6+0.060%
vs Weaker (10)76.064.2140.2+11.8100%
This opponent (Nigeria) is Stronger. 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

-12-6+0+6+12Q1Q1: +4.6+4.6Q1: +0.1+0.1Q2Q2: +6.9+6.9Q2: +0.8+0.8Q3Q3: +10.0+10.0Q3: +1.8+1.8Q4Q4: +5.6+5.6Q4: +1.5+1.5
NigeriaSenegal
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
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
Rwanda
#66
W
55-28
55
28
+27
H24/02
World Cup
Mali
#63
W
37-21
37
21
+16
A25/02
World Cup
Uganda
#72
W
51-35
51
35
+16
H29/06
World Cup
Rwanda
#66
W
52-33
52
33
+19
A30/06
World Cup
Mali
#63
W
47-25
47
25
+22
H01/07
World Cup
Ivory Coast
#45
W
41-32
41
32
+9
A14/09
World Cup
Central African Republic
#37
W
51-39
51
39
+12
H15/09
World Cup
79.5Avg total
45.5Scored
34.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)42.334.877.1+7.673%-
Last 30 at home (16)41.436.277.6+5.256%-
Last 30 away (14)43.433.176.5+10.293%-
Last 10 (10)45.534.079.5+11.590%-
Last 5 (5)48.432.881.2+15.6100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)36.641.778.3-5.114%-
vs Similar (2)37.533.571.0+4.0100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (21)44.732.677.3+12.190%-
This opponent (Senegal) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SenegalLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Canada
#4
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A06/07
Olympic Games
Turkey
#15
L
23-33
23
33
-10
H07/07
Olympic Games
Central African Republic
#37
L
35-37
35
37
-2
H23/02
World Cup
Ivory Coast
#45
L
28-30
28
30
-2
A24/02
World Cup
Mozambique
#54
L
24-32
24
32
-8
H25/02
World Cup
Central African Republic
#37
W
44-41
44
41
+3
A29/06
World Cup
Ivory Coast
#45
W
30-20
30
20
+10
H30/06
World Cup
Mozambique
#54
W
37-26
37
26
+11
A01/07
World Cup
Rwanda
#66
W
48-36
48
36
+12
H14/09
World Cup
Mali
#63
D
37-37
37
37
+0
A15/09
World Cup
65.9Avg total
33.4Scored
32.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.933.266.1-0.347%-
Last 30 at home (16)32.432.564.9-0.150%-
Last 30 away (14)33.434.067.4-0.643%-
Last 10 (10)33.432.565.9+0.940%-
Last 5 (5)39.232.071.2+7.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)29.235.464.6-6.230%-
vs Similar (10)33.633.166.7+0.550%-
vs Weaker (10)35.931.167.0+4.860%-
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
2
Nigeria wins
1
Senegal wins
DateGameScore
29/08/15Senegal v Nigeria79-88 OT
28/08/13Nigeria v Senegal63-64
14/08/09Nigeria v Senegal76-58
Nigerialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/09/18HCentral African Republic114-69
14/09/18AIvory Coast84-73
01/07/18HMali93-53
30/06/18ARwanda111-70
29/06/18HUganda109-66
25/02/18AMali82-59
24/02/18HRwanda108-53
23/02/18AUganda102-86
15/08/16HBrazil69-86
14/08/16ACroatia90-76
Senegallast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/09/18AMali82-71
14/09/18HRwanda94-89
01/07/18AMozambique78-63
30/06/18HIvory Coast66-61
29/06/18ACentral African Republic91-82
25/02/18HMozambique60-52
24/02/18AIvory Coast60-67
23/02/18HCentral African Republic70-65
07/07/16HTurkey62-68
06/07/16ACanada55-58

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Nigeria
World Cup 2019
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWWWW100%
AwayWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games844
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game100.4106.094.8
Allowed / game66.160.272.0
Point differential+34.2+45.8+22.8
Avg total166.5166.2166.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%100%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Senegal
World Cup 2019
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW88%
HomeWWWW100%
AwayLWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games844
Win %88%100%75%
Points / game75.172.577.8
Allowed / game68.866.870.8
Point differential+6.4+5.8+7.0
Avg total143.9139.2148.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%0%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (3)100% (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

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Nigeria880100%100.466.1+34.2
2 Tunisia990100%79.752.9+26.8
3 Lithuania770100%85.162.1+23.0
4 Germany880100%88.269.4+18.9
5 Puerto Rico550100%89.076.8+12.2
6 Greece880100%83.672.5+11.1
7 France87188%78.864.8+14.0
8 Senegal87188%75.168.8+6.4
9 Czech Republic87188%78.672.9+5.8
10 Australia76186%88.662.1+26.4
11 New Zealand76186%98.072.1+25.9
12 Canada76186%97.374.3+23.0
13 Lebanon76186%89.069.4+19.6
14 Argentina76186%85.366.4+18.9
15 Iran76186%76.460.6+15.9
16 Venezuela76186%74.963.0+11.9
17 Spain76186%80.372.4+7.9
18 Jordan75271%92.976.9+16.0
19 Brazil75271%79.466.9+12.6
20 Italy75271%82.169.6+12.6
21 Dominican Republic75271%87.177.0+10.1
22 Turkey75271%73.765.4+8.3
23 South Korea75271%88.082.4+5.6
24 Latvia75271%80.375.3+5.0
25 Angola96367%65.962.4+3.4
26 Uruguay64267%72.073.7-1.7
27 Serbia85362%83.573.0+10.5
28 Cameroon85362%74.867.2+7.5
29 Bulgaria127558%79.074.6+4.4
30 Hungary74357%69.768.6+1.1
31 Ukraine74357%73.773.6+0.1
32 Philippines74357%77.680.4-2.9
33 Netherlands116555%76.868.5+8.3
34 Russia84450%76.672.6+4.0
35 Finland84450%75.676.6-1.0
36 Armenia63350%78.380.3-2.0
37 Egypt84450%65.267.4-2.1
38 Ivory Coast94544%64.262.8+1.4
39 Central African Republic94544%67.271.8-4.6
40 China73443%84.472.3+12.1
41 Japan73443%79.176.3+2.9
42 Croatia73443%73.471.9+1.6
43 Poland73443%74.073.0+1.0
44 Montenegro73443%74.774.6+0.1
45 Panama73443%72.775.3-2.6
46 Bosnia & Herzegovina146843%75.979.7-3.8
47 Kazakhstan73443%70.074.4-4.4
48 Sweden125742%72.875.6-2.8
49 Estonia125742%68.575.2-6.7
50 Mexico52340%76.076.0+0.0
51 Georgia83538%78.882.6-3.9
52 Israel83538%77.081.9-4.9
53 D.R. Congo62433%67.867.7+0.2
54 Morocco93633%63.265.8-2.6
55 Mozambique62433%58.062.8-4.8
56 Iraq62433%68.773.7-5.0
57 Iceland62433%77.282.7-5.5
58 Mali93633%69.378.1-8.8
59 Chad93633%63.173.4-10.3
60 Rwanda93633%70.883.6-12.8
61 Romania62433%61.377.8-16.5
62 Austria103730%72.078.2-6.2
63 Slovenia72529%79.782.4-2.7
64 United States Virgin Islands72529%83.196.4-13.3
65 Qatar72529%64.480.0-15.6
66 Syria72529%66.987.1-20.3
67 North Macedonia41325%74.075.0-1.0
68 Portugal41325%72.582.2-9.8
69 Belarus102820%73.983.0-9.1
70 Kosovo102820%65.586.3-20.8
71 Great Britain61517%73.376.2-2.8
72 Belgium61517%65.373.8-8.5
73 Slovakia61517%72.381.3-9.0
74 Uganda61517%77.790.0-12.3
75 Colombia61517%65.580.2-14.7
76 Bahamas61517%73.593.5-20.0
77 Chinese Taipei61517%71.092.0-21.0
78 Chile71614%60.775.3-14.6
79 Cuba4040%67.581.5-14.0
80 Paraguay6060%58.576.7-18.2
81 India6060%68.894.7-25.8
82 Guinea6060%56.089.3-33.3
83 Albania4040%57.094.5-37.5
84 Hong Kong6060%67.3110.2-42.8
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
Nigeria2722172389
Senegal1417181261
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