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medi Bayreuth v MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg: which team benefit from home-court advantage?


MIES, Switzerland (Basketball Champions League) - One week away from the start of the Quarter-Finals, let's have a look at some home-court advantage facts of the qualified teams. We'll end with the German derby, medi Bayreuth (GER) v MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (GER):

  • medi Bayreuth have never won a home game by a double-digit differential.
  • medi Bayreuth have scored 76+ points in all their home games in the Basketball Champions League this season.
  • medi Bayreuth have scored 66 3-PT shots in their home games, a joint-high (UCAM Murcia have also scored 66 shots from behind the arc) among all the teams qualified for the Quarter-Finals.
  • medi Bayreuth have attempted 48 more free-throws while playing at home (154) than as the away side (106). They have drawn 160 fouls at home and only 135 when playing away.
  • medi Bayreuth have conceded 123 free-throws in their BCL home games this season – only Banvit have allowed their opponents to shoot fewer FT than medi Bayreuth.
  • MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg have won 13 of their 18 home games in BCL history.
  • This season, all MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg home wins have been by a double-digit point margin. Their home wins have come by an average of 19.7 points per game.
  • MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg have scored 84+ points in six of their eight home games in BCL this season. Among all teams qualified for the Quarter-Finals, only AS Monaco (700) have scored more points at home than MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (684).
  • As the away side, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg have allowed their opponents to score just 39.2% of their FG attempts, and have conceded just 524 points on the road - both are the best defensive marks in BCL this season.
  • MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg have made 62 3-PT shots on their home court but only 44 while playing away. Among all the teams in the Quarter-Finals, MHP Riesen have scored the fewest 3-pointers as the away side, but playing at home have scored more from behind the arc than five of the other teams.