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OrangeAcademy vs Crailsheim Merlins Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 18 Oct 2026
Tip-off: 15:00
Final 84-78
18-18 21-30 28-15 17-15
Position#14
Record2-2
FormLWLLW
Points / game86.5
Allowed / game89.8
vs
Position#2
Record4-0
FormLWWWW
Points / game85.0
Allowed / game63.5
GermanyPro ARound 5· OrangeCampus
Other2026-27
Meetings · OrangeAcademy v Crailsheim Merlins
18 Oct 2026
ORAN84
CME78
11 Feb 2018
ORAN76
CME103
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

OrangeAcademyGermanyLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Frankfurt 2
#21
W
68-67
68
67
+1
H23/03
Pro B
Coburg
#16
W
85-84
85
84
+1
A30/03
Pro B
Oberhaching
#15
L
69-72
69
72
-3
H05/04
Pro B
Ahorn Camp Baskets
#7
L
60-66
60
66
-6
A12/04
Pro B
Wolmirstedt
#2
L
76-84
76
84
-8
A19/04
Pro B
Wolmirstedt
#2
L
70-93
70
93
-23
H25/04
Pro B
Bremerhaven
#5
W
93-92
93
92
+1
A27/09
Pro A
Kirchheim
#1
L
85-94
85
94
-9
H02/10
Pro A
Heidelberg
#4
L
68-84
68
84
-16
H04/10
Pro A
Bayreuth
#18
W
100-89
100
89
+11
A14/10
Pro A
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
15-13
13-19
18-19
22-16
22-16
24-24
15-14
24-30
20-12
17-23
10-19
22-18
19-20
11-17
14-8
16-21
22-25
20-12
25-21
9-26
23-23
8-21
21-27
18-22
22-27
29-22
21-21
21-22
25-22
16-23
21-18
23-31
16-27
18-22
16-19
18-16
32-20
27-20
27-31
14-18
159.9Avg total
77.4Scored
82.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)86.589.8176.2-3.250%
Season at home (2)76.589.0165.5-12.50%
Season away (2)96.590.5187.0+6.0100%
Last 10 (10)77.482.5159.9-5.140%
Last 5 (5)83.290.4173.6-7.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)80.389.0169.3-8.723%
vs Similar (13)81.582.2163.8-0.754%
vs Weaker (4)92.877.8170.5+15.075%
This opponent (Crailsheim Merlins) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Crailsheim MerlinsGermanyLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Phoenix Hagen
#1
W
93-90
93
90
+3
A25/04
Pro A
Gottingen
#4
W
96-87
96
87
+9
H02/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
77-89
77
89
-12
H07/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
79-89
79
89
-10
A10/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
W
88-86
88
86
+2
H13/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
70-87
70
87
-17
A15/05
Pro A
ETB Miners
#17
W
81-67
81
67
+14
A26/09
Pro A
Tubingen
#8
W
85-64
85
64
+21
H02/10
Pro A
PS Karlsruhe
#15
W
91-47
91
47
+44
A04/10
Pro A
Giessen
#7
W
83-76
83
76
+7
H09/10
Pro A
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
23-25
23-21
30-20
17-24
28-18
20-27
30-22
18-20
17-15
16-20
19-27
25-27
22-25
16-23
17-19
24-22
17-19
26-22
24-17
21-28
15-13
20-22
20-31
15-21
14-20
21-24
22-10
24-13
22-17
26-16
16-15
21-16
14-12
26-10
20-13
31-12
16-19
23-23
26-16
18-18
162.5Avg total
84.3Scored
78.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)85.063.5148.5+21.5100%
Season at home (2)84.070.0154.0+14.0100%
Season away (2)86.057.0143.0+29.0100%
Last 10 (10)84.378.2162.5+6.170%
Last 5 (5)82.068.2150.2+13.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)87.386.3173.7+1.067%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)87.176.8163.9+10.381%
This opponent (OrangeAcademy) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: +1.1+1.1Q1: +0.5+0.5Q2Q2: -2.0-2.0Q2: +0.9+0.9Q3Q3: -0.9-0.9Q3: +3.4+3.4Q4Q4: -3.3-3.3Q4: +1.3+1.3
-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: +1.1+1.1Q1: +0.5+0.5Q2Q2: -2.0-2.0Q2: +0.9+0.9Q3Q3: -0.9-0.9Q3: +3.4+3.4Q4Q4: -3.3-3.3Q4: +1.3+1.3
OrangeAcademyCrailsheim Merlins
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.
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OrangeAcademyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Frankfurt 2
#21
L
28-32
28
32
-4
H23/03
Pro B
Coburg
#16
W
46-40
46
40
+6
A30/03
Pro B
Oberhaching
#15
W
37-35
37
35
+2
H05/04
Pro B
Ahorn Camp Baskets
#7
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A12/04
Pro B
Wolmirstedt
#2
W
42-37
42
37
+5
A19/04
Pro B
Wolmirstedt
#2
L
31-44
31
44
-13
H25/04
Pro B
Bremerhaven
#5
W
51-49
51
49
+2
A27/09
Pro A
Kirchheim
#1
L
41-45
41
45
-4
H02/10
Pro A
Heidelberg
#4
L
34-49
34
49
-15
H04/10
Pro A
Bayreuth
#18
W
59-40
59
40
+19
A14/10
Pro A
80.7Avg total
39.9Scored
40.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.742.683.3-1.947%-
Last 30 at home (15)39.341.280.5-1.947%-
Last 30 away (15)42.244.086.2-1.847%-
Last 10 (10)39.940.880.7-0.950%-
Last 5 (5)43.245.488.6-2.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)38.046.284.2-8.223%-
vs Similar (13)41.639.781.3+1.962%-
vs Weaker (4)46.840.587.2+6.275%-
This opponent (Crailsheim Merlins) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Crailsheim MerlinsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Phoenix Hagen
#1
D
46-46
46
46
+0
A25/04
Pro A
Gottingen
#4
W
48-45
48
45
+3
H02/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
33-35
33
35
-2
H07/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
38-48
38
48
-10
A10/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
W
43-41
43
41
+2
H13/05
Pro A
Giessen
#7
D
35-35
35
35
+0
A15/05
Pro A
ETB Miners
#17
L
35-44
35
44
-9
A26/09
Pro A
Tubingen
#8
W
48-33
48
33
+15
H02/10
Pro A
PS Karlsruhe
#15
W
40-22
40
22
+18
A04/10
Pro A
Giessen
#7
L
39-42
39
42
-3
H09/10
Pro A
79.6Avg total
40.5Scored
39.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)44.538.082.5+6.467%-
Last 30 at home (14)44.937.682.5+7.471%-
Last 30 away (16)44.138.482.5+5.662%-
Last 10 (10)40.539.179.6+1.440%-
Last 5 (5)39.435.274.6+4.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)44.044.088.0+0.033%-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)44.537.481.9+7.170%-
This opponent (OrangeAcademy) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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OrangeAcademytheir own shots, last 10 games
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Crailsheim Merlinstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Crailsheim Merlins: 81.6 points a game scored
🏀🏀49%
🏀🏀🏀34%
🏀17%
🏀🏀 2-pointers40.2 pts a game · 49% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers27.6 pts a game · 34% of the points
🏀 Free throws13.8 pts a game · 17% of the points

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers37.220.1
54.0%
-40.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers29.99.2
30.8%
-27.6
🏀 Free throws18.113.8
76.2%
-13.8
They take 67.1 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 29.9 of them are 3-pointers, so 45% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 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
OrangeAcademy wins
2
Crailsheim Merlins wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/10/26ABayreuth100-89
04/10/26HHeidelberg68-84
02/10/26HKirchheim85-94
27/09/26ABremerhaven93-92
25/04/25HWolmirstedt70-93
19/04/25AWolmirstedt76-84
12/04/25AAhorn Camp Baskets60-66
05/04/25HOberhaching69-72
30/03/25ACoburg85-84
23/03/25HFrankfurt 268-67
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/10/26HGiessen83-76
04/10/26APS Karlsruhe91-47
02/10/26HTubingen85-64
26/09/26AETB Miners81-67
15/05/26AGiessen70-87
13/05/26HGiessen88-86
10/05/26AGiessen79-89
07/05/26HGiessen77-89
02/05/26HGottingen96-87
25/04/26APhoenix Hagen93-90

📊 11. Overall Statistics

OrangeAcademy
Pro A 2026-27
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLW50%
HomeLL0%
AwayWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games422
Win %50%0%100%
Points / game86.576.596.5
Allowed / game89.889.090.5
Point differential-3.2-12.5+6.0
Avg total176.2165.5187.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%0%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Crailsheim Merlins
Pro A 2026-27
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWW100%
HomeWW100%
AwayWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games422
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game85.084.086.0
Allowed / game63.570.057.0
Point differential+21.5+14.0+29.0
Avg total148.5154.0143.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%50%100%
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 Kirchheim550100%95.473.0+22.4
2 Crailsheim Merlins440100%85.063.5+21.5
3 Heidelberg54180%86.670.6+16.0
4 Wolmirstedt54180%74.870.0+4.8
5 Koblenz53260%86.082.0+4.0
6 Tubingen53260%80.478.0+2.4
7 Bremerhaven53260%85.684.8+0.8
8 Koln53260%81.683.2-1.6
9 OrangeAcademy42250%86.589.8-3.2
10 Artland52340%86.286.0+0.2
11 Giessen52340%79.679.8-0.2
12 Gottingen52340%81.284.0-2.8
13 Bochum52340%80.085.2-5.2
14 Nurnberger52340%73.685.4-11.8
15 Paderborn51420%83.285.2-2.0
16 ETB Miners51420%83.094.6-11.6
17 PS Karlsruhe51420%70.484.4-14.0
18 Bayreuth5050%83.899.8-16.0
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
OrangeAcademy1821281784
Crailsheim Merlins1830151578
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