Worcester Wolves vs Sheffield Sharks Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 23 Jan 2015

Tip-off: 19:30

Final 78-75

19-12 20-21 22-23 17-19

Position#3

Record16-4

FormWWWWW

Points / game84.5

Allowed / game78.4

Worcester Wolves 🏆

Sheffield Sharks

Position#7

Record8-9

FormWLLLW

Points / game76.5

Allowed / game73.1

SLBRound 18

Other2014-15

Meetings · Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Worcester Wolves winWon

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

Sheffield Sharks winLost

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Worcester Wolves United Kingdom

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Plymouth Raiders

#10

95-88

A07/12

SLB

Manchester Giants

85-80

H12/12

SLB

Cheshire Phoenix

86-97

-11

A14/12

SLB

London Lions

70-75

-5

H19/12

SLB

Leicester Riders

86-82

A23/12

SLB

Leeds Force

#11

68-58

+10

H28/12

SLB

Plymouth Raiders

#10

95-90

A04/01

SLB

Newcastle Eagles

99-91

H09/01

SLB

Bristol Flyers

69-68

A17/01

SLB

Durham Wildcats

86-84

A18/01

SLB Trophy

24-16

21-27

22-26

28-19

25-15

14-23

24-17

22-25

17-35

21-24

23-21

25-17

20-30

15-13

19-16

16-16

30-22

22-21

15-19

19-20

14-14

19-11

17-18

18-15

26-29

25-13

18-27

26-21

23-16

22-18

26-32

28-25

23-17

25-18

9-19

12-14

22-16

20-16

22-27

22-25

165.2Avg total

83.9Scored

81.3Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (20)	84.5	78.4	162.9	+6.0	80%
Season at home (9)	82.1	73.7	155.8	+8.4	89%
Season away (11)	86.4	82.3	168.6	+4.1	73%
Last 10 (10)	83.9	81.3	165.2	+2.6	80%
Last 5 (5)	83.4	78.2	161.6	+5.2	100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	90.3	84.7	175.0	+5.7	100%
vs Similar ◀ (7)	83.7	81.4	165.1	+2.3	57%
vs Weaker (18)	83.8	74.9	158.8	+8.9	83%

This opponent (Sheffield Sharks) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Sheffield Sharks United Kingdom

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Leeds Force

#11

71-52

+19

A05/12

SLB

Newcastle Eagles

76-85

-9

A12/12

SLB Cup

Durham Wildcats

#12

65-63

A14/12

SLB

Glasgow Rocks

69-55

+14

H19/12

SLB

Surrey Scorchers

#13

60-53

A27/12

SLB

London Lions

81-61

+20

A28/12

SLB

Leeds Force

#11

60-62

-2

H02/01

SLB

Cheshire Phoenix

82-95

-13

H09/01

SLB

Leicester Riders

86-89 OT

-3

H16/01

SLB

Manchester Giants

#10

79-76

A18/01

SLB Trophy

16-10

16-5

16-14

23-23

21-17

22-24

18-22

15-22

7-23

25-14

19-13

14-13

14-17

17-17

24-10

14-11

8-9

23-14

11-20

18-10

24-12

20-17

19-16

18-16

15-12

16-19

17-15

12-16

17-16

17-26

26-21

22-32

16-27

16-19

21-14

22-15

20-18

22-21

17-12

20-25

142.0Avg total

72.9Scored

69.1Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (17)	76.5	73.1	149.6	+3.4	47%
Season at home (9)	78.4	75.4	153.9	+3.0	44%
Season away (8)	74.4	70.5	144.9	+3.9	50%
Last 10 (10)	72.9	69.1	142.0	+3.8	60%
Last 5 (5)	77.6	76.6	154.2	+1.0	40%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)	77.4	84.2	161.6	-6.8	20%
vs Similar ◀ (3)	75.3	64.7	140.0	+10.7	67%
vs Weaker (16)	75.6	68.4	144.0	+7.2	69%

This opponent (Worcester Wolves) is Similar. 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

Worcester WolvesSheffield 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

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	23.5	20.7	44.3	+2.8	60%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	21.8	20.6	42.5	+1.2	46%	-
Last 30 away (17)	24.8	20.8	45.6	+4.0	71%	-
Last 10 (10)	22.4	21.0	43.4	+1.4	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.6	18.4	40.0	+3.2	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	26.0	20.7	46.7	+5.3	100%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	21.0	23.3	44.3	-2.3	43%	-
vs Weaker (18)	24.1	19.4	43.5	+4.7	61%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (29)	18.6	18.0	36.6	+0.6	59%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	19.9	18.9	38.8	+0.9	62%	-
Last 30 away (13)	16.9	16.8	33.8	+0.1	54%	-
Last 10 (10)	15.8	16.1	31.9	-0.3	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.4	17.0	35.4	+1.4	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)	18.7	21.2	39.9	-2.5	50%	-
vs Similar ◀ (3)	21.3	13.7	35.0	+7.7	67%	-
vs Weaker (15)	17.8	16.7	34.5	+1.1	60%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.6	19.2	39.8	+1.5	50%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	19.5	17.2	36.8	+2.3	62%	-
Last 30 away (17)	21.5	20.6	42.1	+0.8	41%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.4	18.4	38.8	+2.0	70%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.2	15.2	37.4	+7.0	100%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	22.3	21.3	43.7	+1.0	67%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	19.9	20.6	40.4	-0.7	29%	-
vs Weaker (18)	21.0	18.4	39.4	+2.6	56%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (29)	19.0	18.3	37.3	+0.7	52%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	19.3	18.8	38.1	+0.5	44%	-
Last 30 away (13)	18.6	17.6	36.2	+1.0	62%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.4	17.6	37.0	+1.8	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.2	20.4	38.6	-2.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)	18.2	19.5	37.7	-1.3	40%	-
vs Similar ◀ (3)	17.0	21.0	38.0	-4.0	33%	-
vs Weaker (15)	19.7	16.7	36.5	+3.0	60%	-

Worcester WolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Plymouth Raiders

#10

45-43

A07/12

SLB

Manchester Giants

39-38

H12/12

SLB

Cheshire Phoenix

38-59

-21

A14/12

SLB

London Lions

35-43

-8

H19/12

SLB

Leicester Riders

52-43

A23/12

SLB

Leeds Force

#11

33-25

H28/12

SLB

Plymouth Raiders

#10

51-42

A04/01

SLB

Newcastle Eagles

45-34

+11

H09/01

SLB

Bristol Flyers

48-35

+13

A17/01

SLB

Durham Wildcats

42-32

+10

A18/01

SLB Trophy

82.2Avg total

42.8Scored

39.4Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	44.2	39.9	84.1	+4.3	73%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	41.4	37.8	79.2	+3.5	69%	-
Last 30 away (17)	46.3	41.5	87.8	+4.8	76%	-
Last 10 (10)	42.8	39.4	82.2	+3.4	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	43.8	33.6	77.4	+10.2	100%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	48.3	42.0	90.3	+6.3	67%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	40.9	43.9	84.7	-3.0	43%	-
vs Weaker (18)	45.1	37.8	82.9	+7.3	89%	-

This opponent (Sheffield Sharks) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Sheffield SharksLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Leeds Force

#11

32-15

+17

A05/12

SLB

Newcastle Eagles

43-41

A12/12

SLB Cup

Durham Wildcats

#12

32-37

-5

A14/12

SLB

Glasgow Rocks

31-34

-3

H19/12

SLB

Surrey Scorchers

#13

31-23

A27/12

SLB

London Lions

44-29

+15

A28/12

SLB

Leeds Force

#11

31-31

H02/01

SLB

Cheshire Phoenix

34-42

-8

H09/01

SLB

Leicester Riders

32-46

-14

H16/01

SLB

Manchester Giants

#10

42-39

A18/01

SLB Trophy

68.9Avg total

35.2Scored

33.7Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (29)	37.6	36.3	73.8	+1.3	52%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	39.2	37.8	76.9	+1.4	44%	-
Last 30 away (13)	35.5	34.5	70.0	+1.1	62%	-
Last 10 (10)	35.2	33.7	68.9	+1.5	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	36.6	37.4	74.0	-0.8	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)	36.9	40.7	77.6	-3.8	30%	-
vs Similar ◀ (3)	38.3	34.7	73.0	+3.7	33%	-
vs Weaker (15)	37.5	33.5	71.0	+4.1	67%	-

This opponent (Worcester Wolves) is Similar. 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)	19.9	19.6	39.5	+0.3	47%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	20.2	19.3	39.5	+0.8	46%	-
Last 30 away (17)	19.6	19.8	39.5	-0.2	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.5	22.2	41.7	-2.7	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.4	24.6	43.0	-6.2	0%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	18.3	21.3	39.7	-3.0	33%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	23.4	16.4	39.9	+7.0	100%	-
vs Weaker (18)	18.4	19.9	38.3	-1.6	28%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (29)	19.3	18.8	38.2	+0.5	52%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	19.2	20.2	39.4	-1.1	38%	-
Last 30 away (13)	19.5	17.1	36.6	+2.5	69%	-
Last 10 (10)	18.8	15.7	34.5	+3.1	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.0	15.6	35.6	+4.4	100%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)	20.9	20.2	41.1	+0.7	40%	-
vs Similar ◀ (3)	20.7	17.3	38.0	+3.3	67%	-
vs Weaker (15)	18.2	18.7	36.9	-0.5	53%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	19.9	18.1	38.1	+1.8	57%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	19.8	18.2	38.1	+1.6	54%	-
Last 30 away (17)	20.0	18.1	38.1	+1.9	59%	-
Last 10 (10)	21.6	19.7	41.3	+1.9	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.2	20.0	41.2	+1.2	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	23.7	21.3	45.0	+2.3	67%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	17.3	18.6	35.9	-1.3	29%	-
vs Weaker (18)	20.3	17.2	37.5	+3.2	67%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (29)	19.2	18.0	37.1	+1.2	52%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	20.2	17.2	37.4	+2.9	62%	-
Last 30 away (13)	17.9	18.8	36.8	-0.9	38%	-
Last 10 (10)	17.8	18.3	36.1	-0.5	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.8	20.8	39.6	-2.0	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)	18.5	21.9	40.4	-3.4	30%	-
vs Similar ◀ (3)	16.3	12.7	29.0	+3.7	100%	-
vs Weaker (15)	20.1	15.9	36.1	+4.2	60%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	39.8	37.7	77.5	+2.1	60%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	40.0	37.5	77.5	+2.5	62%	-
Last 30 away (17)	39.6	37.9	77.5	+1.8	59%	-
Last 10 (10)	41.1	41.9	83.0	-0.8	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	39.6	44.6	84.2	-5.0	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)	42.0	42.7	84.7	-0.7	33%	-
vs Similar ◀ (7)	40.7	35.0	75.7	+5.7	86%	-
vs Weaker (18)	38.7	37.1	75.8	+1.6	56%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (29)	38.5	36.8	75.3	+1.7	52%	-
Last 30 at home (16)	39.4	37.5	76.9	+1.9	50%	-
Last 30 away (13)	37.5	35.9	73.4	+1.5	54%	-
Last 10 (10)	36.6	34.0	70.6	+2.6	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	38.8	36.4	75.2	+2.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)	39.4	42.1	81.5	-2.7	40%	-
vs Similar ◀ (3)	37.0	30.0	67.0	+7.0	67%	-
vs Weaker (15)	38.3	34.6	72.9	+3.7	60%	-

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record

Worcester Wolves wins

Sheffield Sharks wins

Date	Game	Score
21/11/14	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	76-78
04/05/14	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	67-60
02/05/14	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	59-79
16/04/14	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	86-76
28/03/14	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	73-82
12/03/14	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	84-70
07/03/14	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	60-62
08/11/13	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	83-64
22/03/13	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	78-73
24/11/12	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	71-68

Worcester Wolveslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
18/01/15	A	Durham Wildcats	86-84
17/01/15	A	Bristol Flyers	69-68
09/01/15	H	Newcastle Eagles	99-91
04/01/15	A	Plymouth Raiders	95-90
28/12/14	H	Leeds Force	68-58
23/12/14	A	Leicester Riders	86-82
19/12/14	H	London Lions	70-75
14/12/14	A	Cheshire Phoenix	86-97
12/12/14	H	Manchester Giants	85-80
07/12/14	A	Plymouth Raiders	95-88

Sheffield Sharkslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
18/01/15	A	Manchester Giants	79-76
16/01/15	H	Leicester Riders	86-89 OT
09/01/15	H	Cheshire Phoenix	82-95
02/01/15	H	Leeds Force	60-62
28/12/14	A	London Lions	81-61
27/12/14	A	Surrey Scorchers	60-53
19/12/14	H	Glasgow Rocks	69-55
14/12/14	A	Durham Wildcats	65-63
12/12/14	A	Newcastle Eagles	76-85
05/12/14	A	Leeds Force	71-52

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Worcester Wolves

SLB 2014-15

Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WWWWW	80%
Home	WWLWW	89%
Away	WLWWW	73%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	20	9	11
Win %	80%	89%	73%
Points / game	84.5	82.1	86.4
Allowed / game	78.4	73.7	82.3
Point differential	+6.0	+8.4	+4.1
Avg total	162.8	155.8	168.6
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	30%	44%	18%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	78% (9)	67% (3)	83% (6)
Overtime %	5%	0%	9%

Sheffield Sharks

SLB 2014-15

Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WWLLL	47%
Home	LWLLL	44%
Away	LWWWW	50%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	17	9	8
Win %	47%	44%	50%
Points / game	76.5	78.4	74.4
Allowed / game	73.1	75.4	70.5
Point differential	+3.4	+3.0	+3.9
Avg total	149.6	153.9	144.9
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	35%	44%	25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	14% (7)	0% (3)	25% (4)
Overtime %	6%	11%	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

#	Team	GP	W	L	Win %	PF/g	PA/g	Diff
1	Newcastle Eagles	18	16	2	89%	94.8	78.6	+16.2
2	Leicester Riders	17	14	3	82%	84.4	74.6	+9.8
3	Worcester Wolves	20	16	4	80%	84.5	78.4	+6.0
4	Cheshire Phoenix	18	13	5	72%	85.1	77.6	+7.5
5	London Lions	17	9	8	53%	77.8	76.6	+1.2
6	Sheffield Sharks	17	8	9	47%	76.5	73.1	+3.4
7	Glasgow Rocks	16	7	9	44%	79.8	82.5	-2.8
8	Manchester Giants	20	8	12	40%	82.2	85.5	-3.3
9	Durham Wildcats	19	7	12	37%	76.9	76.7	+0.2
10	Bristol Flyers	20	7	13	35%	72.4	79.5	-7.2
11	Plymouth Raiders	18	6	12	33%	82.7	87.8	-5.2
12	Leeds Force	21	5	16	24%	64.5	74.7	-10.1
13	Surrey Scorchers	19	4	15	21%	74.4	86.8	-12.5

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
Worcester Wolves	19	20	22	17	78
Sheffield Sharks	12	21	23	19	75

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Worcester Wolves vs Sheffield Sharks 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

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

🤝 10. Games History

📊 11. Overall Statistics

🏆 12. League Table

📋 13. Box Score

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