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Puerto Rico vs Argentina Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 23 Feb 2019
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 87-86 (OT)
19-14 14-15 28-24 21-29 5-4
Position#13
Record6-2
FormWWLLW
Points / game82.8
Allowed / game78.0
vs
Position#3
Record8-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game87.6
Allowed / game68.9
EuropeWorld Cup
Other2019
Meetings · Puerto Rico v Argentina
26 Feb 2027
PUER v ARGE
upcoming
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ARGE84
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ARGE86
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ARGE105
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ARGE71
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Puerto RicoLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colombia
#10
W
91-72
91
72
+19
A27/08
AmeriCup
Brazil
#8
W
89-80
89
80
+9
A27/08
AmeriCup
Cuba
#79
W
95-72
95
72
+23
A27/11
World Cup
Mexico
#47
W
100-80
100
80
+20
A24/02
World Cup
Cuba
#79
W
84-80
84
80
+4
H29/06
World Cup
Mexico
#47
W
84-79
84
79
+5
H01/07
World Cup
Panama
#48
W
82-73
82
73
+9
H14/09
World Cup
Argentina
#3
L
84-106
84
106
-22
A18/09
World Cup
Uruguay
#22
L
62-64
62
64
-2
A29/11
World Cup
Panama
#48
W
71-70
71
70
+1
A02/12
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
26-26
21-10
23-14
21-22
18-14
17-17
27-23
27-26
32-20
19-9
25-23
19-20
30-15
19-24
20-17
31-24
21-18
14-24
24-18
25-20
25-18
19-21
18-22
22-18
20-16
15-14
19-19
28-24
18-20
19-36
21-32
26-18
11-15
20-17
11-17
20-15
15-20
13-15
26-16
17-19
161.8Avg total
84.2Scored
77.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)82.878.0160.8+4.875%
Season at home (3)83.377.3160.7+6.0100%
Season away (5)82.478.4160.8+4.060%
Last 10 (10)84.277.6161.8+6.680%
Last 5 (5)76.678.4155.0-1.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)80.792.4173.1-11.825%
vs Similar (9)76.675.9152.4+0.744%
vs Weaker (9)88.675.3163.9+13.2100%
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
#3
W
84-67
84
67
+17
H03/09
AmeriCup
Paraguay
#80
W
96-63
96
63
+33
H24/11
World Cup
Panama
#48
W
68-59
68
59
+9
A26/11
World Cup
Uruguay
#22
L
83-88
83
88
-5
H24/02
World Cup
Paraguay
#80
W
83-61
83
61
+22
A27/02
World Cup
Panama
#48
W
87-62
87
62
+25
H29/06
World Cup
Uruguay
#22
W
102-58
102
58
+44
A01/07
World Cup
Mexico
#47
W
78-74
78
74
+4
A15/09
World Cup
Puerto Rico
#13
W
106-84
106
84
+22
H18/09
World Cup
Mexico
#47
W
85-71
85
71
+14
H03/12
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
21-18
18-18
23-15
22-16
26-16
18-13
32-15
20-19
15-15
17-14
20-15
16-15
27-16
15-20
20-25
21-27
25-19
15-14
26-13
17-15
19-14
19-13
24-18
25-17
33-14
25-16
22-21
22-7
26-15
14-17
14-22
24-20
20-18
36-19
32-21
18-26
24-15
15-15
32-13
14-28
155.9Avg total
87.2Scored
68.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)87.668.9156.4+18.789%
Season at home (5)91.473.6165.0+17.880%
Season away (4)82.863.0145.8+19.8100%
Last 10 (10)87.268.7155.9+18.590%
Last 5 (5)91.669.8161.4+21.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)62.375.3137.7-13.00%
vs Similar (4)90.588.5179.0+2.075%
vs Weaker ◀ (23)84.368.9153.3+15.483%
This opponent (Puerto Rico) is Weaker. 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

-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: +3.4+3.4Q1: +7.6+7.6Q2Q2: -1.1-1.1Q2: +3.3+3.3Q3Q3: +1.3+1.3Q3: +6.7+6.7Q4Q4: +3.0+3.0Q4: +0.9+0.9
Puerto RicoArgentina
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
Puerto RicoLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colombia
#10
W
47-36
47
36
+11
A27/08
AmeriCup
Brazil
#8
W
35-31
35
31
+4
A27/08
AmeriCup
Cuba
#79
W
51-29
51
29
+22
A27/11
World Cup
Mexico
#47
W
49-39
49
39
+10
A24/02
World Cup
Cuba
#79
L
35-42
35
42
-7
H29/06
World Cup
Mexico
#47
W
44-39
44
39
+5
H01/07
World Cup
Panama
#48
W
35-30
35
30
+5
H14/09
World Cup
Argentina
#3
L
37-56
37
56
-19
A18/09
World Cup
Uruguay
#22
L
31-32
31
32
-1
A29/11
World Cup
Panama
#48
L
28-35
28
35
-7
A02/12
World Cup
76.1Avg total
39.2Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.539.978.4-1.543%-
Last 30 at home (11)40.637.778.4+2.955%-
Last 30 away (19)37.241.278.4-4.037%-
Last 10 (10)39.236.976.1+2.360%-
Last 5 (5)35.038.473.4-3.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)35.546.081.5-10.525%-
vs Similar (9)37.438.375.8-0.933%-
vs Weaker (9)43.433.476.9+10.078%-
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
#3
W
39-36
39
36
+3
H03/09
AmeriCup
Paraguay
#80
W
44-29
44
29
+15
H24/11
World Cup
Panama
#48
W
32-29
32
29
+3
A26/11
World Cup
Uruguay
#22
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H24/02
World Cup
Paraguay
#80
W
40-33
40
33
+7
A27/02
World Cup
Panama
#48
W
38-27
38
27
+11
H29/06
World Cup
Uruguay
#22
W
58-30
58
30
+28
A01/07
World Cup
Mexico
#47
W
40-32
40
32
+8
A15/09
World Cup
Puerto Rico
#13
W
56-37
56
37
+19
H18/09
World Cup
Mexico
#47
W
39-30
39
30
+9
H03/12
World Cup
74.7Avg total
42.8Scored
31.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.134.472.5+3.757%-
Last 30 at home (13)40.636.977.5+3.762%-
Last 30 away (17)36.232.568.7+3.653%-
Last 10 (10)42.831.974.7+10.9100%-
Last 5 (5)46.231.277.4+15.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)28.036.764.7-8.70%-
vs Similar (4)41.844.286.0-2.525%-
vs Weaker ◀ (23)38.832.471.2+6.370%-
This opponent (Puerto Rico) 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

No special markets priced for this game yet.

🔥 7. Top picks for this game

No priced selection above 70% for this game yet.

🎯 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
1
Puerto Rico wins
8
Argentina wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/12/18APanama71-70
29/11/18AUruguay62-64
18/09/18AArgentina84-106
14/09/18HPanama82-73
01/07/18HMexico84-79
29/06/18HCuba84-80
24/02/18AMexico100-80
27/11/17ACuba95-72
27/08/17ABrazil89-80
27/08/17AColombia91-72
Argentinalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/12/18HMexico85-71
18/09/18HPuerto Rico106-84
15/09/18AMexico78-74
01/07/18AUruguay102-58
29/06/18HPanama87-62
27/02/18AParaguay83-61
24/02/18HUruguay83-88
26/11/17APanama68-59
24/11/17HParaguay96-63
03/09/17HMexico84-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Puerto Rico
World Cup 2019
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW75%
HomeWWW100%
AwayWWLLW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games835
Win %75%100%60%
Points / game82.883.382.4
Allowed / game78.077.378.4
Point differential+4.8+6.0+4.0
Avg total160.8160.7160.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%0%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)100% (2)50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Argentina
World Cup 2019
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW89%
HomeWLWWW80%
AwayWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games954
Win %89%80%100%
Points / game87.691.482.8
Allowed / game68.973.663.0
Point differential+18.7+17.8+19.8
Avg total156.4165.0145.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%80%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)0% (1)100% (1)
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 Australia1110191%89.258.4+30.8
2 New Zealand1110191%91.870.5+21.4
3 Lithuania1110191%83.066.3+16.7
4 Greece1110191%82.174.3+7.8
5 Nigeria109190%93.866.2+27.6
6 Argentina98189%87.668.9+18.7
7 Tunisia1210283%77.855.8+22.0
8 Canada119282%92.770.7+22.0
9 Germany119282%86.772.5+14.2
10 France119282%77.764.7+13.0
11 South Korea119282%88.977.7+11.2
12 Venezuela119282%75.567.5+8.0
13 Spain119282%77.571.8+5.7
14 Senegal108280%74.368.0+6.3
15 Angola129375%69.162.3+6.8
16 Puerto Rico86275%82.878.0+4.8
17 Uruguay86275%69.970.5-0.6
18 Brazil118373%77.065.8+11.2
19 Italy118373%78.868.2+10.6
20 Turkey118373%74.266.5+7.7
21 Czech Republic118373%74.973.4+1.5
22 Russia117464%79.570.6+8.9
23 Japan117464%81.172.4+8.7
24 Iran117464%73.267.0+6.2
25 Dominican Republic117464%83.377.3+6.0
26 Poland117464%79.473.6+5.7
27 Montenegro117464%76.774.6+2.1
28 Cameroon127558%72.766.2+6.5
29 Egypt127558%66.866.6+0.2
30 China116555%83.170.5+12.6
31 Lebanon116555%79.470.4+9.0
32 Serbia116555%81.572.6+8.8
33 Jordan116555%86.579.2+7.3
34 Latvia116555%78.576.4+2.1
35 Philippines116555%79.778.2+1.5
36 Finland116555%76.176.0+0.1
37 Bulgaria158753%76.777.2-0.5
38 Ivory Coast105550%65.061.1+3.9
39 Armenia63350%78.380.3-2.0
40 Central African Republic105550%68.070.3-2.3
41 Ukraine115645%74.973.4+1.5
42 Israel115645%77.279.7-2.5
43 Hungary115645%68.471.3-2.9
44 Georgia115645%77.380.4-3.1
45 Panama94544%72.873.7-0.9
46 Sweden125742%72.875.6-2.8
47 Netherlands156940%78.174.9+3.2
48 Estonia156940%69.175.9-6.9
49 Croatia114736%72.173.4-1.3
50 Kazakhstan114736%68.579.1-10.6
51 Bosnia & Herzegovina1761135%75.679.7-4.1
52 D.R. Congo62433%67.867.7+0.2
53 Morocco124833%61.665.8-4.2
54 Mozambique62433%58.062.8-4.8
55 Iraq62433%68.773.7-5.0
56 Iceland62433%77.282.7-5.5
57 Romania62433%61.377.8-16.5
58 Austria103730%72.078.2-6.2
59 Mali103730%68.177.8-9.7
60 Rwanda103730%67.883.3-15.5
61 North Macedonia41325%74.075.0-1.0
62 Mexico82625%72.075.5-3.5
63 Portugal41325%72.582.2-9.8
64 Chad123925%60.174.8-14.8
65 Belarus102820%73.983.0-9.1
66 Kosovo102820%65.586.3-20.8
67 Slovenia112918%74.982.2-7.3
68 Chile112918%61.675.7-14.1
69 United States Virgin Islands112918%72.887.0-14.2
70 Qatar112918%62.284.6-22.5
71 Syria112918%66.790.7-24.0
72 Great Britain61517%73.376.2-2.8
73 Belgium61517%65.373.8-8.5
74 Slovakia61517%72.381.3-9.0
75 Uganda61517%77.790.0-12.3
76 Colombia61517%65.580.2-14.7
77 Bahamas61517%73.593.5-20.0
78 Chinese Taipei61517%71.092.0-21.0
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

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Puerto Rico19142821587
Argentina14152429486
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