Match Info

Pro A - Round 18

Date: 17 January 2026, Saturday

Location: Arena Hohenlohe (Ilshofen)


	Crailsheim Merlins		Köln

	1	2
	1.1	5.25
	1.12	5.31	Watch
	1.12	5.2	Watch
	1.12	5.5
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.12 ↑ (1.11)	5.32 ↑ (4.87)

The most likely Over/Under: 169.00

The most likely Handicap: 1 (-12)

The best margin for this event is 7.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Crailsheim Merlins
82.7%

Köln
17.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

81.4%

18.6%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Crailsheim Merlins has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.3%)

Köln has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.3%)

Crailsheim Merlins - Köln Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 91:79

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
0. Blunt T.	39. Baptiste K.
9. Gaines A.	23. Miller M.
4. Gardner B.	22. Onyejiaka J.
12. Johnson X.	15. Rohwer B.
26. Ogunsipe M.	0. Russell C.
Substitutes
1. de Oliveira G.	9. Begue M.
22. Dewane A.	34. Elisias H.
10. Otto G.	6. Gunther J.
7. Santana Mojica N.	5. Hennen R.
99. Shahid V.	10. Hujic H.
20. Welp N.	13. Paige A.
	4. Watson Z.

Preview

Recent performances by Crailsheim have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Köln is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

In this match, Crailsheim is the undisputed favorite.

In the last 3 head-to-head matches, Crailsheim won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 226:232. (average 75.3:77.3).

Including home match between the teams, Crailsheim won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 63:71.

Standings

		Pl	W	L		Pts
1	Crailsheim Merlins	4	4	0	340:254	8
6	Koln	3	2	1	247:255	4

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Crailsheim Merlins
German Pro A Basketball
11.01.26	Bayer Giants Leverkusen - Crailsheim Merlins	71:79 ✺
03.01.26	Crailsheim Merlins - Walter Tigers Tübingen	83:75 ✺
27.12.25	Artland Dragons - Crailsheim Merlins	85:93 ✺
23.12.25	Crailsheim Merlins - Phoenix Hagen	73:82 ✺
20.12.25	Köln - Crailsheim Merlins	83:81 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5 WWWLL
- RheinStars Köln
German Pro A Basketball
11.01.26	Köln - BBC Bayreuth	89:82 ✺
03.01.26	Nürnberger - Köln	92:95 ✺
27.12.25	Köln - Bayer Giants Leverkusen	98:95 ✺
23.12.25	PS Karlsruhe Lions - Köln	89:74 ✺
20.12.25	Köln - Crailsheim Merlins	83:81 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 16.5 WWWLW

Latest Head to Head

German Pro A Basketball
20.12.25	Köln - Crailsheim Merlins	83:81
01.02.17	Crailsheim Merlins - Köln	63:71
28.10.16	Köln - Crailsheim Merlins	78:82

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