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Nigeria vs Cape Verde

Sunday, 30 August 2026

Played. Source reports: FINISHED.
Final score
Nigeria100-84Cape Verde

Prediction and result

Before tip-off, the model made Nigeria favourites at 63%, projecting 82-78 (about 159 points in total). That rests on a 8-2 record over the last 10 games against 5-5. Cape Verde lead the recent meetings 4-1, which keeps it close. Nigeria won 100-84, as the model expected.

Key facts before the match

  • Nigeria have won 4 matches in a row.
World • World Cup
Nigeria vs Cape Verde
30 Aug • 15:00
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.
Final score
Nigeria100-84Cape Verde
Predicted Winner
Nigeria
63%to win
by ~3.7 pts vs Cape Verde
Projected Total
159.2pts
81.5 – 77.8
no market line
Halftime Proj
76.5pts
39.6 – 36.9
model projection
Quarter Scores
projected
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Niger…20.918.721.920
Cape …2214.918.722.3
Total42.933.640.642.3
from last 5+5 games
Nigeria
Last 10: 8–2 (80%)
PPG: 81.6 — Allowed: 73.1 — Pace: 154.7
Cape Verde
Last 10: 5–5 (50%)
PPG: 80.2 — Allowed: 77.9 — Pace: 158.1
Nigeria Form
Nigeria
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
8W · 2L
—
Rwanda vs Nigeria
62-106W↗
Q:14-2515-2415-3118-26
—
Nigeria vs Guinea
80-79W↗
Q:23-1723-2316-2818-11
—
Tunisia vs Nigeria
81-84W↗
Q:21-2323-2019-2118-20
—
Nigeria vs Rwanda
75-61W↗
Q:12-2113-620-916-25OT 14-8
—
Guinea vs Nigeria
69-55L↗
Q:22-1613-1017-1517-14
—
Nigeria vs Tunisia
78-73W↗
—
Nigeria vs Senegal
75-91L↗
—
Nigeria vs Cameroon
99-90W↗
—
Nigeria vs Tunisia
87-66W↗
—
Madagascar vs Nigeria
59-77W↗
Cape Verde Form
Cape Verde
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
5W · 5L
—
Cape Verde vs Libya
98-66W↗
Q:32-1015-1930-1921-18
—
South Sudan vs Cape Verde
83-63L↗
Q:23-1716-1523-1621-15
—
Cape Verde vs Cameroon
72-82L↗
Q:15-1915-2015-2427-19
—
Libya vs Cape Verde
74-85W↗
Q:16-2812-1420-1526-28
—
Cape Verde vs South Sudan
79-109L↗
Q:22-3915-2520-2322-22
—
Cameroon vs Cape Verde
77-82W↗
—
Angola vs Cape Verde
90-80L↗
—
Cape Verde vs Tunisia
87-54W↗
—
Cape Verde vs Rwanda
75-62W↗
—
Cape Verde vs Ivory Coast
81-82L↗
Head-to-Head
Last 10
—
Nigeria vs Cape Verde
77-62↗
Q:22-2626-713-2116-8
—
Cape Verde vs Nigeria
78-62↗
Q:16-2423-921-1818-11
—
Nigeria vs Cape Verde
70-79↗
Q:15-1411-2521-1723-23
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Cape Verde vs Nigeria
79-71↗
Q:18-2016-1517-2028-16
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Cape Verde vs Nigeria
79-76↗
Q:21-2316-1717-1525-21
Head-to-head summary
5 meetings — Nigeria 1 / Cape Verde 4. Average total: 146.6.

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