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Reading Rockets vs Sheffield Sharks Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 15 Dec 2024
Tip-off: 16:00
Final 72-84
24-24 9-15 15-29 24-16
Position#11
Record-
Form-
Points / game-
Allowed / game-
vs
Position#1
Record-
FormLWWWW
Points / game-
Allowed / game-
United KingdomSLB Cup· Loddon Valley Leisure Centre
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Reading Rockets winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Sheffield Sharks winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Reading RocketsUnited KingdomLast 10 – points for & against
No recent games.
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10no games
Last 5no games
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similarno games
vs Weakerno games
Sheffield SharksUnited KingdomLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Newcastle Eagles
#2
L
82-84
82
84
-2
H25/10
SLB Trophy
Manchester Basketball
#8
L
68-87
68
87
-19
A27/10
SLB Trophy
London Lions
#2
L
68-92
68
92
-24
A01/11
SLB
Bristol Flyers
#7
W
102-90
102
90
+12
H03/11
SLB
Leicester Riders
#1
W
82-79
82
79
+3
A08/11
SLB
Cheshire Phoenix
#6
L
86-87
86
87
-1
A10/11
SLB
Leicester Riders
#1
W
79-61
79
61
+18
H17/11
SLB
Manchester Basketball
#4
W
80-70
80
70
+10
A01/12
SLB
Caledonia Gladiators
#9
W
86-71
86
71
+15
H06/12
SLB
Surrey 89ers
#8
W
93-85
93
85
+8
H08/12
SLB
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
26-25
23-21
14-17
19-21
21-18
19-19
17-28
11-22
23-18
14-28
16-21
15-25
21-27
31-16
28-17
22-30
21-22
28-24
12-19
21-14
27-16
23-24
17-23
19-24
15-22
21-10
26-16
17-13
25-17
16-22
25-9
14-22
29-15
29-17
15-18
13-21
32-26
22-20
19-24
20-15
163.2Avg total
82.6Scored
80.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Seasonno games
Season at homeno games
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)82.680.6163.2+2.060%
Last 5 (5)84.874.8159.6+10.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)82.083.2165.2-1.260%
vs Similar (14)82.681.0163.6+1.650%
vs Weaker (11)87.277.5164.7+9.682%

📊 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

-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: +3.4+3.4Q2Q2: +2.5+2.5Q3Q3: -0.3-0.3Q4Q4: -3.6-3.6
-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: +3.4+3.4Q2Q2: +2.5+2.5Q3Q3: -0.3-0.3Q4Q4: -3.6-3.6
Reading RocketsSheffield Sharks
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
Reading RocketsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
No period scores for these games.
Sheffield SharksLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Newcastle Eagles
#2
W
49-46
49
46
+3
H25/10
SLB Trophy
Manchester Basketball
#8
W
40-37
40
37
+3
A27/10
SLB Trophy
London Lions
#2
L
37-46
37
46
-9
A01/11
SLB
Bristol Flyers
#7
W
52-43
52
43
+9
H03/11
SLB
Leicester Riders
#1
W
49-46
49
46
+3
A08/11
SLB
Cheshire Phoenix
#6
W
50-40
50
40
+10
A10/11
SLB
Leicester Riders
#1
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H17/11
SLB
Manchester Basketball
#4
W
41-39
41
39
+2
A01/12
SLB
Caledonia Gladiators
#9
W
58-32
58
32
+26
H06/12
SLB
Surrey 89ers
#8
W
54-46
54
46
+8
H08/12
SLB
87.3Avg total
46.6Scored
40.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)43.540.483.9+3.170%-
Last 30 at home (17)43.739.583.2+4.271%-
Last 30 away (13)43.241.584.8+1.769%-
Last 10 (10)46.640.787.3+5.990%-
Last 5 (5)47.837.885.6+10.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)42.042.484.4-0.460%-
vs Similar (14)41.441.783.1-0.357%-
vs Weaker (11)46.837.784.5+9.191%-
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

Show:Over:
Reading Rocketstheir own shots, last 10 games
No box scores for this team yet.
Sheffield Sharkstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Sheffield Sharks: 71.2 points a game scored
🏀🏀62%
🏀🏀🏀22%
🏀16%
🏀🏀 2-pointers43.8 pts a game · 62% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers15.9 pts a game · 22% of the points
🏀 Free throws11.5 pts a game · 16% of the points
League average for comparison: 83.9 points a game
52%
33%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers40.821.9
53.7%
50.7%43.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers16.75.3
31.7%
34.9%15.9
🏀 Free throws14.611.5
78.8%
77.8%11.5
They take 57.5 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 16.7 of them are 3-pointers, so 29% of their shots are threes (league average: 38%). 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
Reading Rockets wins
0
Sheffield Sharks wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/12/24HSurrey 89ers93-85
06/12/24HCaledonia Gladiators86-71
01/12/24AManchester Basketball80-70
17/11/24HLeicester Riders79-61
10/11/24ACheshire Phoenix86-87
08/11/24ALeicester Riders82-79
03/11/24HBristol Flyers102-90
01/11/24ALondon Lions68-92
27/10/24AManchester Basketball68-87
25/10/24HNewcastle Eagles82-84

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Reading Rockets
SLB Cup 2024-25
Recent: 0 Wins / 0 Losses (last 0)
FormLast 5Win %
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Away--
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Sheffield Sharks
SLB Cup 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
Overall--
Home--
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games---
Win %---
Points / game---
Allowed / game---
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Over main line---
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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 Leicester Riders110100%130.061.0+69.0
2 London Lions110100%113.060.0+53.0
3 Cheshire Phoenix110100%108.067.0+41.0
4 Bristol Flyers110100%84.070.0+14.0
5 Surrey 89ers110100%93.088.0+5.0
6 Derby1010%88.093.0-5.0
7 Essex Rebels1010%70.084.0-14.0
8 Nottingham1010%67.0108.0-41.0
9 St. Mirren1010%60.0113.0-53.0
10 Falkirk Fury1010%61.0130.0-69.0
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
Reading Rockets249152472
Sheffield Sharks2415291684
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