Worcester Wolves vs Sheffield Sharks Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 08 Mar 2019

Tip-off: 19:30

Final 68-71

13-30 21-17 18-14 16-10

Position#12

Record3-19

FormLLWWL

Points / game80.9

Allowed / game89.9

Worcester Wolves

Sheffield Sharks 🏆

Position#6

Record11-11

FormLLLLL

Points / game79.6

Allowed / game79.9

SLB

Other2018-19

Meetings · Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Worcester Wolves 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

Worcester Wolves United Kingdom

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

London City Royals

75-91

-16

H28/12

SLB

Leicester Riders

86-94

-8

A05/01

SLB

Sheffield Sharks

76-114

114

-38

A11/01

SLB

London Lions

79-94

-15

H18/01

SLB

London City Royals

66-79

-13

A20/01

SLB

Newcastle Eagles

92-103

103

-11

H01/02

SLB

Manchester Giants

#10

123-124 OT

123

124

-1

A03/02

SLB

Surrey Scorchers

#11

84-79

H15/02

SLB

Plymouth Raiders

91-74

+17

A17/02

SLB

Leicester Riders

80-85

-5

H01/03

SLB

18-25

18-17

17-20

22-29

24-22

28-28

26-24

8-20

20-33

21-24

26-34

9-23

15-27

17-27

21-25

26-15

14-14

17-16

17-25

18-24

15-28

29-18

19-25

29-32

21-28

30-26

21-15

27-30

22-12

29-19

13-22

20-26

14-21

27-9

16-19

34-25

19-21

26-30

14-14

21-20

178.9Avg total

85.2Scored

93.7Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (22)	80.9	89.9	170.8	-9.0	14%
Season at home (11)	79.5	86.6	166.1	-7.2	18%
Season away (11)	82.3	93.2	175.5	-10.9	9%
Last 10 (10)	85.2	93.7	178.9	-8.5	20%
Last 5 (5)	94.0	93.0	187.0	+1.0	40%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)	80.9	90.4	171.3	-9.6	10%
vs Similar (5)	83.8	89.4	173.2	-5.6	20%
vs Weaker (2)	94.0	79.0	173.0	+15.0	50%

This opponent (Sheffield Sharks) is Stronger. 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

London Lions

74-80

-6

A23/12

SLB Trophy

Glasgow Rocks

94-85 OT

A28/12

SLB

Manchester Giants

#10

72-101

101

-29

H30/12

SLB

Leicester Riders

69-90

-21

H04/01

SLB

Worcester Wolves

#12

114-76

114

+38

H11/01

SLB

London City Royals

70-83

-13

A12/01

SLB

Bristol Flyers

61-62

-1

A18/01

SLB

Plymouth Raiders

66-83

-17

H25/01

SLB

Leicester Riders

69-77

-8

H01/02

SLB

Surrey Scorchers

#11

69-90

-21

A17/02

SLB

17-19

22-17

13-22

22-22

15-27

21-17

21-18

22-17

21-19

27-32

8-24

16-26

28-28

15-23

13-21

13-18

33-20

24-21

34-26

23-9

16-13

19-23

13-17

22-30

11-11

19-27

9-13

22-11

18-22

12-19

12-30

24-12

15-20

18-20

16-16

20-21

14-28

18-23

18-16

19-23

158.5Avg total

75.8Scored

82.7Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (22)	79.6	79.9	159.5	-0.3	50%
Season at home (11)	83.5	83.3	166.7	+0.2	45%
Season away (11)	75.7	76.5	152.3	-0.8	55%
Last 10 (10)	75.8	82.7	158.5	-6.9	20%
Last 5 (5)	67.0	79.0	146.0	-12.0	0%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	73.8	81.0	154.8	-7.2	25%
vs Similar (13)	78.4	79.0	157.4	-0.6	46%
vs Weaker ◀ (7)	92.1	82.1	174.3	+10.0	71%

This opponent (Worcester Wolves) 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

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)	19.1	23.6	42.7	-4.6	20%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	18.3	23.4	41.7	-5.1	15%	-
Last 30 away (17)	19.6	23.8	43.5	-4.2	24%	-
Last 10 (10)	18.2	23.1	41.3	-4.9	20%	-
Last 5 (5)	18.2	22.0	40.2	-3.8	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)	18.9	24.5	43.4	-5.6	10%	-
vs Similar (5)	18.2	19.4	37.6	-1.2	40%	-
vs Weaker (2)	19.0	24.0	43.0	-5.0	50%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.6	19.4	40.0	+1.2	50%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	21.9	19.6	41.5	+2.3	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	19.3	19.2	38.5	+0.1	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	18.8	20.7	39.5	-1.9	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	14.8	18.8	33.6	-4.0	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	21.1	21.8	42.9	-0.6	38%	-
vs Similar (13)	19.2	18.0	37.2	+1.2	54%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (7)	24.0	19.9	43.9	+4.1	71%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	21.6	20.3	42.0	+1.3	57%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	22.8	20.9	43.7	+1.8	69%	-
Last 30 away (17)	20.8	19.9	40.6	+0.9	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	24.2	21.4	45.6	+2.8	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	28.2	20.4	48.6	+7.8	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)	21.0	20.0	41.0	+0.9	57%	-
vs Similar (5)	22.2	24.4	46.6	-2.2	40%	-
vs Weaker (2)	32.0	18.0	50.0	+14.0	100%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.3	20.9	41.2	-0.5	43%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	21.1	21.7	42.7	-0.6	33%	-
Last 30 away (15)	19.6	20.1	39.7	-0.5	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.5	22.2	41.7	-2.7	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	17.2	22.4	39.6	-5.2	0%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	17.8	19.1	36.9	-1.4	38%	-
vs Similar (13)	21.0	20.3	41.3	+0.7	46%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (7)	22.4	23.0	45.4	-0.6	43%	-

Worcester WolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

London City Royals

36-42

-6

H28/12

SLB

Leicester Riders

52-50

A05/01

SLB

Sheffield Sharks

41-57

-16

A11/01

SLB

London Lions

32-54

-22

H18/01

SLB

London City Royals

31-30

A20/01

SLB

Newcastle Eagles

44-46

-2

H01/02

SLB

Manchester Giants

#10

51-54

-3

A03/02

SLB

Surrey Scorchers

#11

51-31

+20

H15/02

SLB

Plymouth Raiders

41-30

+11

A17/02

SLB

Leicester Riders

45-51

-6

H01/03

SLB

86.9Avg total

42.4Scored

44.5Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	40.7	44.0	84.7	-3.3	23%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	41.1	44.3	85.4	-3.2	15%	-
Last 30 away (17)	40.4	43.7	84.1	-3.3	29%	-
Last 10 (10)	42.4	44.5	86.9	-2.1	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	46.4	42.4	88.8	+4.0	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)	39.9	44.6	84.4	-4.7	19%	-
vs Similar (5)	40.4	43.8	84.2	-3.4	20%	-
vs Weaker (2)	51.0	42.0	93.0	+9.0	50%	-

This opponent (Sheffield Sharks) is Stronger. 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

London Lions

39-36

A23/12

SLB Trophy

Glasgow Rocks

36-44

-8

A28/12

SLB

Manchester Giants

#10

48-51

-3

H30/12

SLB

Leicester Riders

43-51

-8

H04/01

SLB

Worcester Wolves

#12

57-41

+16

H11/01

SLB

London City Royals

35-36

-1

A12/01

SLB

Bristol Flyers

30-38

-8

A18/01

SLB

Plymouth Raiders

30-41

-11

H25/01

SLB

Leicester Riders

33-40

-7

H01/02

SLB

Surrey Scorchers

#11

32-51

-19

A17/02

SLB

81.2Avg total

38.3Scored

42.9Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	41.0	40.3	81.2	+0.7	50%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	43.0	41.3	84.3	+1.7	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	38.9	39.3	78.2	-0.3	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	38.3	42.9	81.2	-4.6	20%	-
Last 5 (5)	32.0	41.2	73.2	-9.2	0%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	38.9	40.9	79.8	-2.0	38%	-
vs Similar (13)	40.2	38.3	78.5	+1.9	46%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (7)	46.4	42.9	89.3	+3.6	71%	-

This opponent (Worcester Wolves) 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)	20.0	21.4	41.4	-1.4	43%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	18.4	20.5	38.8	-2.1	38%	-
Last 30 away (17)	21.2	22.2	43.4	-0.9	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	19.0	22.3	41.3	-3.3	20%	-
Last 5 (5)	16.6	19.0	35.6	-2.4	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)	19.0	21.8	40.8	-2.7	33%	-
vs Similar (5)	22.0	23.2	45.2	-1.2	60%	-
vs Weaker (2)	23.0	15.0	38.0	+8.0	100%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	18.7	19.8	38.5	-1.1	40%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	20.0	21.4	41.4	-1.4	40%	-
Last 30 away (15)	17.3	18.2	35.5	-0.9	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	15.7	20.3	36.0	-4.6	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	13.6	18.4	32.0	-4.8	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	17.6	18.0	35.6	-0.4	25%	-
vs Similar (13)	17.8	20.0	37.8	-2.2	46%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (7)	22.6	20.4	43.0	+2.1	57%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	20.4	22.1	42.5	-1.7	33%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	22.7	21.1	43.8	+1.6	54%	-
Last 30 away (17)	18.6	22.9	41.5	-4.3	18%	-
Last 10 (10)	21.4	24.4	45.8	-3.0	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	26.2	26.6	52.8	-0.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)	20.8	22.9	43.7	-2.1	29%	-
vs Similar (5)	19.2	19.2	38.4	+0.0	40%	-
vs Weaker (2)	20.0	22.0	42.0	-2.0	50%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	19.4	20.0	39.4	-0.6	37%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	19.5	20.9	40.3	-1.4	33%	-
Last 30 away (15)	19.3	19.1	38.4	+0.3	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	20.3	18.9	39.2	+1.4	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	21.4	19.4	40.8	+2.0	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	16.5	20.1	36.6	-3.6	12%	-
vs Similar (13)	19.2	20.2	39.5	-1.0	38%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (7)	23.1	18.9	42.0	+4.3	71%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	40.4	43.5	83.9	-3.2	40%	-
Last 30 at home (13)	41.1	41.5	82.6	-0.5	46%	-
Last 30 away (17)	39.8	45.1	84.9	-5.2	35%	-
Last 10 (10)	40.4	46.7	87.1	-6.3	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	42.8	45.6	88.4	-2.8	60%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)	39.9	44.7	84.5	-4.8	33%	-
vs Similar (5)	41.2	42.4	83.6	-1.2	40%	-
vs Weaker (2)	43.0	37.0	80.0	+6.0	100%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	38.1	39.8	77.8	-1.7	43%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	39.5	42.3	81.7	-2.8	33%	-
Last 30 away (15)	36.7	37.3	73.9	-0.6	53%	-
Last 10 (10)	36.0	39.2	75.2	-3.2	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	35.0	37.8	72.8	-2.8	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (8)	34.1	38.1	72.2	-4.0	12%	-
vs Similar (13)	37.0	40.2	77.2	-3.2	54%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (7)	45.7	39.3	85.0	+6.4	71%	-

⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 7. Top picks for this game

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🎯 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

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

Worcester Wolves wins

Sheffield Sharks wins

Date	Game	Score
11/01/19	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	114-76
02/11/18	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	67-89
20/04/18	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	79-97
28/03/18	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	80-91
23/03/18	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	92-96
11/02/18	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	75-66
07/02/18	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	86-86
20/12/17	Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves	65-71
08/12/17	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	102-92
30/04/17	Worcester Wolves v Sheffield Sharks	86-84

Worcester Wolveslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
01/03/19	H	Leicester Riders	80-85
17/02/19	A	Plymouth Raiders	91-74
15/02/19	H	Surrey Scorchers	84-79
03/02/19	A	Manchester Giants	123-124 OT
01/02/19	H	Newcastle Eagles	92-103
20/01/19	A	London City Royals	66-79
18/01/19	H	London Lions	79-94
11/01/19	A	Sheffield Sharks	76-114
05/01/19	A	Leicester Riders	86-94
28/12/18	H	London City Royals	75-91

Sheffield Sharkslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
17/02/19	A	Surrey Scorchers	69-90
01/02/19	H	Leicester Riders	69-77
25/01/19	H	Plymouth Raiders	66-83
18/01/19	A	Bristol Flyers	61-62
12/01/19	A	London City Royals	70-83
11/01/19	H	Worcester Wolves	114-76
04/01/19	H	Leicester Riders	69-90
30/12/18	H	Manchester Giants	72-101
28/12/18	A	Glasgow Rocks	94-85 OT
23/12/18	A	London Lions	74-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Worcester Wolves

SLB 2018-19

Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LLWWL	14%
Home	LLLWL	18%
Away	LLLLW	9%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	22	11	11
Win %	14%	18%	9%
Points / game	80.9	79.5	82.3
Allowed / game	89.9	86.6	93.2
Point differential	-9.0	-7.2	-10.9
Avg total	170.8	166.1	175.5
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	9%	9%	9%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	20% (5)	33% (3)	0% (2)
Overtime %	5%	0%	9%

Sheffield Sharks

SLB 2018-19

Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LLLLL	50%
Home	LLWLL	45%
Away	LWLLL	55%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	22	11	11
Win %	50%	45%	55%
Points / game	79.6	83.5	75.7
Allowed / game	79.9	83.3	76.5
Point differential	-0.3	+0.2	-0.8
Avg total	159.5	166.7	152.3
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	32%	36%	27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	33% (3)	0% (1)	50% (2)
Overtime %	9%	0%	18%

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	London Lions	19	17	2	89%	87.1	75.9	+11.1
2	Leicester Riders	20	16	4	80%	80.5	74.9	+5.7
3	Newcastle Eagles	21	14	7	67%	89.5	84.9	+4.7
4	London City Royals	19	12	7	63%	85.2	83.2	+1.9
5	Sheffield Sharks	22	11	11	50%	79.6	79.9	-0.3
6	Plymouth Raiders	23	11	12	48%	87.4	86.5	+1.0
7	Cheshire Phoenix	23	11	12	48%	86.8	86.4	+0.4
8	Manchester Giants	21	10	11	48%	89.4	91.6	-2.1
9	Glasgow Rocks	18	8	10	44%	86.7	87.1	-0.3
10	Bristol Flyers	19	8	11	42%	77.6	78.7	-1.1
11	Surrey Scorchers	23	4	19	17%	86.9	96.1	-9.2
12	Worcester Wolves	22	3	19	14%	80.9	89.9	-9.0

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

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Worcester Wolves	13	21	18	16	68
Sheffield Sharks	30	17	14	10	71

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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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