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South Sudan vs Nigeria
Friday, 28 August 2026
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.Final score
South Sudan82-79Nigeria
Prediction and result
Before tip-off, the model made South Sudan favourites at 67%, projecting 80-75 (about 154 points in total). Nigeria have the better recent record (8-2 against 5-5), so form alone would point the other way. South Sudan won 82-79, as the model expected.
Key facts before the match
- Nigeria have won 4 matches in a row.
World • World Cup
South Sudan vs Nigeria
28 Aug • 15:00
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.
Final score
South Sudan82-79Nigeria
Predicted Winner
South Sudan
67%to win
by ~5.1 pts vs Nigeria
Projected Total
154.4pts
79.8 – 74.7
no market line
Halftime Proj
75.3pts
39 – 36.3
model projection
Quarter Scores
projected| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South… | 20.7 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 21 |
| Niger… | 19.2 | 17.1 | 20.1 | 18.3 |
| Total | 39.9 | 35.4 | 40 | 39.3 |
from last 5+5 games
South Sudan
Last 10: 5–5 (50%)
PPG: 82 — Allowed: 67.6 — Pace: 149.6
Nigeria
Last 10: 8–2 (80%)
PPG: 81.6 — Allowed: 73.1 — Pace: 154.7
South Sudan Form
South Sudan
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
Q:20-2418-2015-1221-22
Q:23-1716-1523-1621-15
Q:7-2211-2018-2721-26
Q:19-918-158-1515-17
Q:22-3915-2520-2322-22
Nigeria Form
Nigeria
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
Q:14-2515-2415-3118-26
Q:23-1723-2316-2818-11
Q:21-2323-2019-2118-20
Q:12-2113-620-916-25OT 14-8
Q:22-1613-1017-1517-14
Head-to-Head
Last 10
No rows.
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