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Spartak Pleven vs Balkan Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 05 Jan 2022
Tip-off: 16:30
Final 71-83
11-23 19-18 20-22 21-20
Position#5
Record5-5
FormWWLWW
Points / game81.3
Allowed / game78.4
vs
Balkan 🏆
Bulgaria
Position#2
Record7-3
FormLWLWW
Points / game83.7
Allowed / game72.8
BulgariaNBLRound 11
Other2021-22
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BAL83
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BAL100
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BAL102
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BAL83
10 May 2016
SPAR75
BAL83
23 Jan 2016
SPAR81
BAL71
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SPAR61
BAL89
11 Oct 2014
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BAL85
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BAL74
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BAL73
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BAL77
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SPAR95
BAL93
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BAL81
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Spartak Pleven winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Balkan winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Spartak PlevenBulgariaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Beroe
#6
L
76-89
76
89
-13
H11/10
NBL
Balkan
#2
L
81-90
81
90
-9
A16/10
NBL
Cherno More
#10
W
98-66
98
66
+32
H23/10
NBL
Rilski Sportist
#1
L
70-93
70
93
-23
A30/10
NBL
Chernomorets
#4
L
74-89
74
89
-15
H08/11
NBL
Shumen
#9
W
84-71
84
71
+13
A04/12
NBL
Levski
#3
W
84-82
84
82
+2
H11/12
NBL
Yambol
#8
L
82-83
82
83
-1
A20/12
NBL
Academic Plovdiv
#7
W
91-64
91
64
+27
H23/12
NBL
Beroe
#6
W
73-57
73
57
+16
A30/12
NBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
19-26
14-16
24-18
19-29
24-18
20-24
17-22
20-26
29-14
20-18
29-13
20-21
26-26
18-20
12-18
14-29
22-24
16-19
20-16
16-30
31-11
17-20
22-18
14-22
24-21
21-21
17-24
22-16
27-13
18-27
22-24
15-19
26-10
15-16
25-15
25-23
15-19
21-15
12-11
25-12
159.7Avg total
81.3Scored
78.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)81.378.4159.7+2.950%
Season at home (5)84.678.0162.6+6.660%
Season away (5)78.078.8156.8-0.840%
Last 10 (10)81.378.4159.7+2.950%
Last 5 (5)82.871.4154.2+11.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)77.093.5170.4-16.510%
vs Similar (2)82.576.5159.0+6.050%
vs Weaker (7)84.775.7160.4+9.071%
This opponent (Balkan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BalkanBulgariaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Levski
#6
W
82-71
82
71
+11
H03/11
BIBL
Cherno More
#10
W
88-69
88
69
+19
H06/11
NBL
Levski
#6
W
79-65
79
65
+14
A01/12
BIBL
Rilski Sportist
#1
L
73-85
73
85
-12
A04/12
NBL
FMP Akademija
#9
W
80-71
80
71
+9
H08/12
BIBL
Chernomorets
#4
L
49-59
49
59
-10
H13/12
NBL
Shumen
#9
W
80-54
80
54
+26
A18/12
NBL
Galil Elyon
#1
L
64-70
64
70
-6
H21/12
BIBL
Levski
#3
W
80-69
80
69
+11
H27/12
NBL
Yambol
#8
W
94-81
94
81
+13
H30/12
NBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
18-17
18-22
15-8
31-24
24-25
20-8
24-21
20-15
11-21
27-16
24-13
17-15
17-22
24-21
18-30
14-12
20-16
22-23
22-12
16-20
13-13
7-12
18-21
11-13
23-21
27-10
18-14
12-9
15-22
26-10
3-22
20-16
20-16
16-15
26-24
18-14
32-23
23-21
22-19
17-18
146.3Avg total
76.9Scored
69.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)83.772.8156.5+10.970%
Season at home (5)80.271.8152.0+8.480%
Season away (5)87.273.8161.0+13.460%
Last 10 (10)76.969.4146.3+7.570%
Last 5 (5)73.466.6140.0+6.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)64.873.2138.0-8.50%
vs Similar (6)79.782.5162.2-2.833%
vs Weaker ◀ (20)84.872.5157.2+12.375%
This opponent (Spartak Pleven) is Weaker. 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

-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: +6.1+6.1Q1: -0.3-0.3Q2Q2: -1.6-1.6Q2: +5.2+5.2Q3Q3: +2.1+2.1Q3: +0.6+0.6Q4Q4: -3.7-3.7Q4: +2.0+2.0
-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: +6.1+6.1Q1: -0.3-0.3Q2Q2: -1.6-1.6Q2: +5.2+5.2Q3Q3: +2.1+2.1Q3: +0.6+0.6Q4Q4: -3.7-3.7Q4: +2.0+2.0
Spartak PlevenBalkan
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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Spartak PlevenLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Beroe
#6
L
33-42
33
42
-9
H11/10
NBL
Balkan
#2
W
44-42
44
42
+2
A16/10
NBL
Cherno More
#10
W
49-32
49
32
+17
H23/10
NBL
Rilski Sportist
#1
L
44-46
44
46
-2
A30/10
NBL
Chernomorets
#4
L
38-43
38
43
-5
H08/11
NBL
Shumen
#9
W
48-31
48
31
+17
A04/12
NBL
Levski
#3
W
45-42
45
42
+3
H11/12
NBL
Yambol
#8
W
45-40
45
40
+5
A20/12
NBL
Academic Plovdiv
#7
W
41-26
41
26
+15
H23/12
NBL
Beroe
#6
W
36-34
36
34
+2
A30/12
NBL
80.1Avg total
42.3Scored
37.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.244.583.7-5.333%-
Last 30 at home (13)38.845.284.1-6.423%-
Last 30 away (17)39.544.083.5-4.541%-
Last 10 (10)42.337.880.1+4.570%-
Last 5 (5)43.034.677.6+8.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)38.947.286.1-8.420%-
vs Similar (2)39.534.574.0+5.050%-
vs Weaker (7)41.637.979.4+3.771%-
This opponent (Balkan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BalkanLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Levski
#6
L
36-39
36
39
-3
H03/11
BIBL
Cherno More
#10
W
44-33
44
33
+11
H06/11
NBL
Levski
#6
W
38-37
38
37
+1
A01/12
BIBL
Rilski Sportist
#1
L
41-43
41
43
-2
A04/12
NBL
FMP Akademija
#9
W
42-39
42
39
+3
H08/12
BIBL
Chernomorets
#4
L
20-25
20
25
-5
H13/12
NBL
Shumen
#9
W
50-31
50
31
+19
A18/12
NBL
Galil Elyon
#1
W
41-32
41
32
+9
H21/12
BIBL
Levski
#3
W
36-31
36
31
+5
H27/12
NBL
Yambol
#8
W
55-44
55
44
+11
H30/12
NBL
75.7Avg total
40.3Scored
35.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.136.978.0+4.270%-
Last 30 at home (16)42.035.177.1+6.981%-
Last 30 away (14)40.138.979.0+1.157%-
Last 10 (10)40.335.475.7+4.970%-
Last 5 (5)40.432.673.0+7.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)38.039.277.2-1.250%-
vs Similar (6)36.839.075.8-2.250%-
vs Weaker ◀ (20)43.035.878.8+7.280%-
This opponent (Spartak Pleven) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Spartak Pleventheir own shots, last 10 games
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Balkantheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Balkan: 63.0 points a game scored
🏀🏀60%
🏀🏀🏀29%
🏀11%
🏀🏀 2-pointers38.0 pts a game · 60% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers18.0 pts a game · 29% of the points
🏀 Free throws7.0 pts a game · 11% of the points
League average for comparison: 83.6 points a game
51%
29%
20%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers37.019.0
51.4%
54.7%38.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers27.06.0
22.2%
32.2%18.0
🏀 Free throws11.07.0
63.6%
71.3%7.0
They take 64.0 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 27.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 42% of their shots are threes (league average: 39%). 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
Spartak Pleven wins
10
Balkan wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/12/21ABeroe73-57
23/12/21HAcademic Plovdiv91-64
20/12/21AYambol82-83
11/12/21HLevski84-82
04/12/21AShumen84-71
08/11/21HChernomorets74-89
30/10/21ARilski Sportist70-93
23/10/21HCherno More98-66
16/10/21ABalkan81-90
11/10/21HBeroe76-89
Balkanlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/12/21HYambol94-81
27/12/21HLevski80-69
21/12/21HGalil Elyon64-70
18/12/21AShumen80-54
13/12/21HChernomorets49-59
08/12/21HFMP Akademija80-71
04/12/21ARilski Sportist73-85
01/12/21ALevski79-65
06/11/21HCherno More88-69
03/11/21HLevski82-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Spartak Pleven
NBL 2021-22
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW50%
HomeLWLWW60%
AwayLLWLW40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1055
Win %50%60%40%
Points / game81.384.678.0
Allowed / game78.478.078.8
Point differential+2.9+6.6-0.8
Avg total159.7162.6156.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+40%40%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Balkan
NBL 2021-22
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW70%
HomeWWLWW80%
AwayWLWLW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1055
Win %70%80%60%
Points / game83.780.287.2
Allowed / game72.871.873.8
Point differential+10.9+8.4+13.4
Avg total156.5152.0161.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+60%60%60%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (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 Rilski Sportist10100100%92.471.4+21.0
2 Chernomorets119282%83.270.3+12.9
3 Levski107370%84.771.4+13.3
4 Balkan107370%83.772.8+10.9
5 Spartak Pleven105550%81.378.4+2.9
6 Beroe105550%79.680.2-0.6
7 Academic Plovdiv104640%77.081.9-4.9
8 Yambol113827%81.790.8-9.1
9 Cherno More111109%73.789.4-15.6
10 Shumen111109%63.990.8-26.9
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
Spartak Pleven1119202171
Balkan2318222083
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