VEF Riga vs Unics Kazan Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 21 Jan 2018

Tip-off: 15:00

Final 69-81

16-16 16-24 16-24 21-17

Position#9

Record1-9

FormWWLWL

Points / game73.9

Allowed / game84.6

VEF Riga

Unics Kazan 🏆

Position#2

Record9-1

FormWWWWL

Points / game87.0

Allowed / game75.7

VTB United League

Domestic2017-18

Meetings · VEF Riga v Unics Kazan

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

VEF Riga winLost

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

Unics Kazan winWon

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

VEF Riga

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Parma Perm

#11

69-87

-18

A03/12

VTB United League

Valmiera/ORDO

93-65

+28

H09/12

LBL

Jekabpils

86-61

+25

A13/12

LBL

BC Kalev/Cramo

#12

94-98

-4

A17/12

VTB United League

Latvijas Universitate

87-72

+15

A20/12

LBL

Jurmala

86-82

A23/12

LBL

Valmiera/ORDO

99-59

+40

A29/12

LBL

Saratov

79-82

-3

H06/01

VTB United League

BK Ogre

81-78

A10/01

LBL

Astana

#10

53-67

-14

A15/01

VTB United League

11-24

22-25

17-19

19-19

21-16

19-17

22-20

31-12

21-17

26-15

20-16

19-13

26-28

28-24

11-21

29-25

22-24

22-17

18-13

25-18

19-21

26-14

22-22

19-25

26-11

21-22

29-9

23-17

16-23

23-16

20-27

20-16

22-18

24-16

21-26

14-18

19-23

11-18

19-16

4-10

157.8Avg total

82.7Scored

75.1Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (10)	73.9	84.6	158.5	-10.7	10%
Season at home (3)	79.0	84.3	163.3	-5.3	33%
Season away (7)	71.7	84.7	156.4	-13.0	0%
Last 10 (10)	82.7	75.1	157.8	+7.6	60%
Last 5 (5)	79.6	73.6	153.2	+6.0	60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)	68.6	88.4	157.0	-19.9	0%
vs Similar (9)	77.3	76.3	153.7	+1.0	56%
vs Weaker (14)	85.3	68.4	153.7	+16.9	93%

This opponent (Unics Kazan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Unics Kazan Russia

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

CSKA Moscow

75-88

-13

H10/12

VTB United League

Darussafaka

75-79

-4

H13/12

Eurocup

Astana

#10

78-73 OT

A17/12

VTB United League

Cedevita

#18

78-61

+17

H20/12

Eurocup

Torino

#13

79-72

A26/12

Eurocup

Lyon-Villeurbanne

88-84 OT

H03/01

Eurocup

Enisey

#13

91-76

+15

H07/01

VTB United League

Limoges

#17

69-66

A09/01

Eurocup

Nizhny Novgorod

91-89

A14/01

VTB United League

Reggiana

69-71

-2

H16/01

Eurocup

22-23

19-22

14-16

20-27

26-16

12-16

19-24

18-23

22-19

16-6

19-20

9-21

22-9

14-23

21-20

21-9

16-16

23-16

22-18

18-22

22-16

18-20

22-15

15-26

17-16

21-18

28-21

25-21

10-17

17-15

22-17

20-17

18-24

21-20

19-24

33-21

12-21

24-16

16-18

17-16

155.2Avg total

79.3Scored

75.9Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (10)	87.0	75.7	162.7	+11.3	90%
Season at home (6)	88.8	77.2	166.0	+11.7	83%
Season away (4)	84.2	73.5	157.8	+10.8	100%
Last 10 (10)	79.3	75.9	155.2	+3.4	70%
Last 5 (5)	81.6	77.2	158.8	+4.4	80%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	74.1	81.1	155.2	-7.0	12%
vs Similar (4)	81.2	72.5	153.8	+8.8	75%
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	84.4	74.9	159.4	+9.5	94%

This opponent (VEF Riga) 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

VEF RigaUnics Kazan

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

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.3	18.7	39.0	+1.6	50%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	21.2	19.1	40.2	+2.1	58%	-
Last 30 away (18)	19.7	18.4	38.2	+1.3	44%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.3	20.5	40.8	-0.2	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.4	19.2	39.6	+1.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)	19.3	22.3	41.6	-3.0	14%	-
vs Similar (9)	20.6	20.3	40.9	+0.2	33%	-
vs Weaker (14)	20.6	15.9	36.5	+4.8	79%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.3	18.8	39.1	+1.4	57%	-
Last 30 at home (17)	21.5	18.9	40.4	+2.5	59%	-
Last 30 away (13)	18.7	18.7	37.4	+0.0	54%	-
Last 10 (10)	18.7	17.7	36.4	+1.0	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	15.8	18.8	34.6	-3.0	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	20.6	22.4	43.0	-1.8	25%	-
vs Similar (4)	18.0	19.5	37.5	-1.5	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	20.6	17.1	37.7	+3.5	72%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.5	18.9	39.3	+1.6	57%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	18.0	18.2	36.2	-0.2	50%	-
Last 30 away (18)	22.1	19.3	41.4	+2.8	61%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.2	18.4	40.6	+3.8	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.0	17.2	38.2	+3.8	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)	18.6	21.0	39.6	-2.4	43%	-
vs Similar (9)	17.1	21.0	38.1	-3.9	22%	-
vs Weaker (14)	23.6	16.4	40.0	+7.1	86%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.5	19.3	39.8	+1.2	57%	-
Last 30 at home (17)	21.4	20.5	41.9	+0.9	53%	-
Last 30 away (13)	19.3	17.7	37.0	+1.6	62%	-
Last 10 (10)	18.5	17.2	35.7	+1.3	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.2	17.8	38.0	+2.4	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	19.2	19.0	38.2	+0.2	38%	-
vs Similar (4)	20.2	20.0	40.2	+0.2	25%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	21.1	19.3	40.4	+1.8	72%	-

VEF RigaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Parma Perm

#11

33-49

-16

A03/12

VTB United League

Valmiera/ORDO

40-33

H09/12

LBL

Jekabpils

47-32

+15

A13/12

LBL

BC Kalev/Cramo

#12

54-52

A17/12

VTB United League

Latvijas Universitate

44-41

A20/12

LBL

Jurmala

45-35

+10

A23/12

LBL

Valmiera/ORDO

47-33

+14

A29/12

LBL

Saratov

39-39

H06/01

VTB United League

BK Ogre

46-34

+12

A10/01

LBL

Astana

#10

30-41

-11

A15/01

VTB United League

81.4Avg total

42.5Scored

38.9Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	40.8	37.6	78.3	+3.2	60%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	39.2	37.3	76.5	+1.8	50%	-
Last 30 away (18)	41.8	37.7	79.6	+4.1	67%	-
Last 10 (10)	42.5	38.9	81.4	+3.6	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	41.4	36.4	77.8	+5.0	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)	37.9	43.3	81.1	-5.4	29%	-
vs Similar (9)	37.7	41.3	79.0	-3.7	33%	-
vs Weaker (14)	44.2	32.3	76.5	+11.9	93%	-

This opponent (Unics Kazan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Unics KazanLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

CSKA Moscow

41-45

-4

H10/12

VTB United League

Darussafaka

38-32

H13/12

Eurocup

Astana

#10

38-25

+13

A17/12

VTB United League

Cedevita

#18

36-32

H20/12

Eurocup

Torino

#13

39-32

A26/12

Eurocup

Lyon-Villeurbanne

40-36

H03/01

Eurocup

Enisey

#13

38-34

H07/01

VTB United League

Limoges

#17

27-32

-5

A09/01

Eurocup

Nizhny Novgorod

39-44

-5

A14/01

VTB United League

Reggiana

36-37

-1

H16/01

Eurocup

72.1Avg total

37.2Scored

34.9Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	40.8	38.1	78.9	+2.6	57%	-
Last 30 at home (17)	42.9	39.5	82.4	+3.4	59%	-
Last 30 away (13)	38.0	36.4	74.4	+1.6	54%	-
Last 10 (10)	37.2	34.9	72.1	+2.3	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	36.0	36.6	72.6	-0.6	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	39.9	41.4	81.2	-1.5	50%	-
vs Similar (4)	38.2	39.5	77.8	-1.2	25%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	41.7	36.4	78.1	+5.3	67%	-

This opponent (VEF Riga) 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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3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	18.8	18.2	36.9	+0.6	50%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	19.2	18.2	37.4	+0.9	58%	-
Last 30 away (18)	18.5	18.1	36.6	+0.4	44%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.9	18.9	38.8	+1.0	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.2	20.0	42.2	+2.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)	16.9	23.7	40.6	-6.9	14%	-
vs Similar (9)	18.0	16.0	34.0	+2.0	67%	-
vs Weaker (14)	20.2	16.8	37.0	+3.4	57%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.3	18.3	38.6	+2.0	53%	-
Last 30 at home (17)	20.5	18.7	39.2	+1.8	59%	-
Last 30 away (13)	20.0	17.8	37.8	+2.2	46%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.2	19.3	39.5	+0.9	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.4	19.0	40.4	+2.4	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	16.4	18.4	34.8	-2.0	25%	-
vs Similar (4)	21.0	15.0	36.0	+6.0	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	21.8	19.0	40.8	+2.8	67%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	19.0	19.4	38.4	-0.4	37%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	20.1	18.2	38.3	+1.8	42%	-
Last 30 away (18)	18.3	20.2	38.4	-1.9	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.3	17.3	37.6	+3.0	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	16.0	17.2	33.2	-1.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)	13.9	21.4	35.3	-7.6	14%	-
vs Similar (9)	21.7	19.0	40.7	+2.7	44%	-
vs Weaker (14)	19.9	18.6	38.5	+1.2	43%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	19.5	19.4	38.8	+0.1	53%	-
Last 30 at home (17)	19.5	19.5	38.9	+0.0	59%	-
Last 30 away (13)	19.5	19.2	38.7	+0.2	46%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.6	20.3	39.9	-0.7	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.0	20.2	42.2	+1.8	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	17.9	21.4	39.2	-3.5	25%	-
vs Similar (4)	19.2	16.2	35.5	+3.0	75%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	20.2	19.2	39.4	+1.1	61%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	37.8	37.6	75.3	+0.2	40%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	39.2	36.5	75.8	+2.8	58%	-
Last 30 away (18)	36.8	38.3	75.1	-1.5	28%	-
Last 10 (10)	40.2	36.2	76.4	+4.0	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	38.2	37.2	75.4	+1.0	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)	30.7	45.1	75.9	-14.4	0%	-
vs Similar (9)	39.7	35.0	74.7	+4.7	44%	-
vs Weaker (14)	40.1	35.4	75.5	+4.6	57%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	39.7	37.7	77.4	+2.1	47%	-
Last 30 at home (17)	39.9	38.2	78.1	+1.8	41%	-
Last 30 away (13)	39.5	37.0	76.5	+2.5	54%	-
Last 10 (10)	39.8	39.6	79.4	+0.2	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	43.4	39.2	82.6	+4.2	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	34.2	39.8	74.0	-5.5	12%	-
vs Similar (4)	40.2	31.2	71.5	+9.0	50%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)	42.1	38.2	80.2	+3.9	61%	-

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 7. Top picks for this game

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:

VEF Rigatheir own shots, last 10 games

No box scores for this team yet.

Unics Kazantheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Unics Kazan: 71.7 points a game scored

🏀🏀52%

🏀🏀🏀31%

🏀18%

🏀🏀 2-pointers37.0 pts a game · 52% of the points

🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers21.9 pts a game · 31% of the points

🏀 Free throws12.8 pts a game · 18% of the points

Shooting by shot type

Shot type	Attempts per game	Made per game	Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	40.5	18.5	45.7%	-	37.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	19.6	7.3	37.2%	-	21.9
🏀 Free throws	15.9	12.8	80.5%	-	12.8

They take 60.1 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 19.6 of them are 3-pointers, so 33% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

Shot type	Opponents' Attempts per game	Opponents' Made per game	Opponents' Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	39.2	19.5	49.7%	-	39.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	21.4	8.8	41.1%	-	26.4
🏀 Free throws	16.4	11.7	71.3%	-	11.7

Shot type	Attempts per game	Made per game	Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	40.1	19.7	49.0%	-	39.3
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	19.6	7.3	37.3%	-	21.9
🏀 Free throws	17.6	13.9	79.1%	-	13.9

Shot type	Opponents' Attempts per game	Opponents' Made per game	Opponents' Accuracy (made ÷ attempts)	League accuracy	Points per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers	40.4	20.7	51.3%	-	41.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers	21.7	8.4	38.6%	-	25.1
🏀 Free throws	16.4	12.7	77.7%	-	12.7

💪 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

VEF Riga wins

Unics Kazan wins

Date	Game	Score
03/04/17	VEF Riga v Unics Kazan	82-86 OT
20/11/16	Unics Kazan v VEF Riga	89-84
09/03/16	VEF Riga v Unics Kazan	69-81
17/01/16	Unics Kazan v VEF Riga	82-72
15/02/15	VEF Riga v Unics Kazan	75-82
23/11/14	Unics Kazan v VEF Riga	64-52
11/12/13	Unics Kazan v VEF Riga	98-51
06/11/13	VEF Riga v Unics Kazan	68-86
15/01/12	Unics Kazan v VEF Riga	67-50
30/10/11	VEF Riga v Unics Kazan	85-99

VEF Rigalast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
15/01/18	A	Astana	53-67
10/01/18	A	BK Ogre	81-78
06/01/18	H	Saratov	79-82
29/12/17	A	Valmiera/ORDO	99-59
23/12/17	A	Jurmala	86-82
20/12/17	A	Latvijas Universitate	87-72
17/12/17	A	BC Kalev/Cramo	94-98
13/12/17	A	Jekabpils	86-61
09/12/17	H	Valmiera/ORDO	93-65
03/12/17	A	Parma Perm	69-87

Unics Kazanlast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
16/01/18	H	Reggiana	69-71
14/01/18	A	Nizhny Novgorod	91-89
09/01/18	A	Limoges	69-66
07/01/18	H	Enisey	91-76
03/01/18	H	Lyon-Villeurbanne	88-84 OT
26/12/17	A	Torino	79-72
20/12/17	H	Cedevita	78-61
17/12/17	A	Astana	78-73 OT
13/12/17	H	Darussafaka	75-79
10/12/17	H	CSKA Moscow	75-88

📊 11. Overall Statistics

VEF Riga

VTB United League 2017-18

Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LLLLL	10%
Home	LWL	33%
Away	LLLLL	0%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	10	3	7
Win %	10%	33%	0%
Points / game	73.9	79.0	71.7
Allowed / game	84.6	84.3	84.7
Point differential	-10.7	-5.3	-13.0
Avg total	158.5	163.3	156.4
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	10%	33%	0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	0% (3)	0% (1)	0% (2)
Overtime %	0%	0%	0%

Unics Kazan

VTB United League 2017-18

Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WLWWW	90%
Home	WWWLW	83%
Away	WWWW	100%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	10	6	4
Win %	90%	83%	100%
Points / game	87.0	88.8	84.2
Allowed / game	75.7	77.2	73.5
Point differential	+11.3	+11.7	+10.8
Avg total	162.7	166.0	157.8
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	50%	50%	50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	100% (3)	100% (1)	100% (2)
Overtime %	10%	0%	25%

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

#	Team	GP	W	L	Win %	PF/g	PA/g	Diff
1	Lokomotiv Kuban	11	10	1	91%	86.4	68.5	+17.8
2	Unics Kazan	10	9	1	90%	87.0	75.7	+11.3
3	CSKA Moscow	12	10	2	83%	90.8	76.9	+13.9
4	Zenit Petersburg	12	10	2	83%	86.8	82.3	+4.4
5	Khimki M.	10	6	4	60%	85.7	75.2	+10.5
6	Saratov	11	6	5	55%	84.2	88.0	-3.8
7	Minsk	11	4	7	36%	71.5	80.3	-8.8
8	Parma Perm	12	4	8	33%	80.6	86.7	-6.1
9	BC Kalev/Cramo	13	4	9	31%	82.7	90.5	-7.8
10	Nizhny Novgorod	10	3	7	30%	82.8	85.8	-3.0
11	Enisey	11	3	8	27%	79.8	88.6	-8.8
12	Astana	13	3	10	23%	73.0	79.6	-6.6
13	VEF Riga	10	1	9	10%	73.9	84.6	-10.7

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

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
VEF Riga	16	16	16	21	69
Unics Kazan	16	24	24	17	81

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VEF Riga vs Unics Kazan Result & Analysis

🎯 1. Model Analysis

🏀 2. Points Analysis

📊 3. Team Totals

⚖️ 4. Spread

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

🔥 7. Top picks for this game

🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Where their points come from

Shooting by shot type

Where their opponents' points come from

Shooting by shot type

Where their points come from

Shooting by shot type

Where their opponents' points come from

Shooting by shot type

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

🤝 10. Games History

📊 11. Overall Statistics

🏆 12. League Table

📋 13. Box Score

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