
Manchester Basketball in the 2026-27 season sits at 7-9 overall, 1-1 in the Basketball Champions League, and is 48th out of 54 teams with a net rating of -8.8, a drop from 33 a few games ago. Their last five games show a 3-2 record, with recent results including a 90-93 home loss to Cheshire Phoenix, a 74-80 away defeat by Valmiera Glass Via, and a 91-85 away win over Liverpool. At home they are 2-5, scoring 84.1 points per game and conceding 88.9, while on the road they are 5-4, averaging 76.4 points for and 82.7 against. K. Thompson leads with 17.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and J. Johnson tops assists at 4.5. Their next outing is a home game against Bristol Flyers on 15 November 2026, where the Pythia model gives them a 57% chance of victory.
| Split | Total scored | Total allowed | Home scored | Home allowed | Away scored | Away allowed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games (30) | 84.7 | 89.8 | 84.7 | 92.3 | 84.6 | 87.8 | 47% |
| vs Stronger (12) | 84.2 | 95.7 | 84.5 | 98.3 | 84.0 | 93.0 | 25% |
| vs Similar (15) | 84.1 | 85.3 | 83.7 | 86.0 | 84.4 | 84.9 | 60% |
| vs Weaker (2) | 96.5 | 96.0 | 92.0 | 94.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 | 50% |
| Over 166.5 (game total) | 67% of these 30 games | ||||||
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 90.3 | 82.0 | +25 | 67% | 1-0 | 1-1 | - | WWL | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 81.0 | 87.3 | -19 | 67% | 1-1 | 1-0 | 100% | WLW | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 81.3 | 81.0 | +1 | 33% | 1-1 | 0-1 | - | LWL | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 80.7 | 83.0 | -7 | 50% | 1-0 | 0-2 | 67% | LLW |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 93.0 | 85.8 | +29 | 75% | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0% | WWLW | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 94.5 | 87.0 | +30 | 75% | 2-0 | 1-1 | 100% | WWWL | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 81.0 | 83.8 | -11 | 75% | 1-1 | 1-1 | 100% | LLWW | |
| 4 | Slavia Prague ERA NBK | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 81.2 | 93.2 | -48 | 75% | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0% | LLLL |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 81.0 | 71.0 | +30 | 0% | 2-0 | 1-0 | 100% | WWW | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 84.3 | 79.7 | +14 | 33% | 2-0 | 0-1 | 50% | WLW | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 74.7 | 77.7 | -9 | 0% | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0% | LWL | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 79.3 | 91.0 | -35 | 33% | 0-1 | 0-2 | - | LLL |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 81.0 | 72.0 | +36 | 25% | 2-1 | 1-0 | 67% | WLWW | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 80.2 | 72.2 | +32 | 25% | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0% | WWLL | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 84.5 | 88.5 | -16 | 100% | 0-2 | 2-0 | 50% | LWWL | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 80.4 | 90.2 | -49 | 75% | 1-1 | 1-2 | 100% | WLLLW | |
| 5 | Denizli Basket | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 98.0 | 101.0 | -3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0% | L |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 90.7 | 71.7 | +57 | 0% | 2-0 | 0-1 | - | WLW | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 78.7 | 83.0 | -13 | 33% | 1-0 | 1-1 | - | LWW | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 81.0 | 88.7 | -23 | 67% | 1-1 | 0-1 | - | WLL | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 77.0 | 84.0 | -21 | 33% | 1-0 | 0-2 | - | LWL |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 86.5 | 82.2 | +17 | 50% | 3-0 | 0-1 | - | WLWW | |
| 2 | Sabah Baku | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 83.5 | 83.5 | +0 | 50% | 2-0 | 0-2 | - | LLWW |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 86.5 | 88.5 | -8 | 75% | 2-0 | 0-2 | - | WWLL | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 84.5 | 86.8 | -9 | 75% | 1-0 | 0-3 | - | LWLL |
| Shot type | Attempts per game | Made per game | Accuracy (made ÷ attempts) | League accuracy | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏀🏀 2-pointers | 43.1 | 22.9 | 53.1% | 45.8 | |
| 🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers | 22.7 | 6.9 | 35.3% | 20.7 | |
| 🏀 Free throws | 21.5 | 15.1 | 72.1% | 15.1 |
| Shot type | Opponents' Attempts per game | Opponents' Made per game | Opponents' Accuracy (made ÷ attempts) | League accuracy | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏀🏀 2-pointers | 36.8 | 20.6 | 53.1% | 41.2 | |
| 🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers | 27.0 | 9.7 | 35.3% | 29.1 | |
| 🏀 Free throws | 22.1 | 16.3 | 72.1% | 16.3 |
| Player | Comp | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Thompson | BCL | 2 | 2 | 31.6 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 51.7% | 25.0% |
| C. Pigge | BCL | 2 | 2 | 30.2 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| J. Johnson | BCL | 2 | 0 | 26.5 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 60.0% | 54.5% |
| Luke Nelson | BCL | 2 | 2 | 25.7 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 36.8% | 20.0% |
| M. Nicholson | BCL | 2 | 2 | 22.1 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 36.4% | - |
| D. Shelton | BCL | 2 | 0 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 33.3% | - |
| C. Sandy | BCL | 2 | 0 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 75.0% | 100.0% |
| C. Williams | BCL | 2 | 0 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| J. Brown | BCL | 2 | 0 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| B. Mitchell | BCL | 1 | 1 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 66.7% | - |
| B. Mitchell-Day | BCL | 1 | 1 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| K. Henry | BCL | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% | - |
| Pick | Probability | Avg odds | Best 1 | Best 2 | Best 3 | Best 4 | Best 5 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Flyers over 74.5 | 74.7% | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.36 | - | - | - | +9.5pp |
| Bristol Flyers +13.5 | 85.6% | 1.22 | 1.22 | - | - | - | - | +9.4pp |
| Bristol Flyers over 72.5 | 80.5% | 1.29 | 1.29 | - | - | - | - | +8.6pp |
| Over 151.5 | 77.3% | 1.29 | 1.29 | - | - | - | - | +5.4pp |
| Manchester Basketball over 73.5 | 81.3% | 1.20 | 1.20 | - | - | - | - | +3.5pp |
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| Metric | 2026 n=2 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Points scored / game | 79.0 | – |
| Points allowed / game | 89.0 | – |
| Game total | 168.0 | – |
| Over 156.5 | 50% | – |
| Over 166.5 | 50% | – |
| Over 176.5 | 50% | – |
| Team points over 83.5 | 50% | – |
| Win % | 50% | – |
| Home win % | 0% | – |
| Away win % | 100% | – |
| Margin / game | -10.0 | – |
| Won by 10+ | 0% | – |
| Close games won (5 or fewer) | 100% | – |
| Overtime % | 0% | – |
| 1st half total | 83.0 | – |
| Won the 1st half | 50% | – |
| 3-point attempt rate | 35% | – |
| Effective FG% | 54% | – |
| Date | Game | Score | Res |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | Manchester Basketball v Chalon/Saone FIBA Europe Cup | 73-94 | L |
| 06 Nov | Manchester Basketball v Cheshire Phoenix SLB | 90-93 OT | L |
| 04 Nov | Valmiera Glass Via v Manchester Basketball FIBA Europe Cup | 80-74 | L |
| 01 Nov | Liverpool v Manchester Basketball SLB | 85-91 | W |
| 30 Oct | Bristol Flyers v Manchester Basketball SLB | 74-78 | W |
| 28 Oct | Manchester Basketball v BC Kalev/Cramo FIBA Europe Cup | 89-85 | W |
| 23 Oct | Leicester Riders v Manchester Basketball SLB | 87-89 | W |
| 21 Oct | Korfez Basket v Manchester Basketball FIBA Europe Cup | 112-71 | L |
| 18 Oct | Manchester Basketball v Caledonia Gladiators SLB | 92-94 | L |
| 16 Oct | Newcastle Eagles v Manchester Basketball SLB | 78-81 | W |
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