British Basketball Playoffs basketball (UK-1 PO)

Standings for 2017-2018 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Leicester Riders Leicester Riders 100.0 5 5 0 412 343 82.4 68.6 13.8 92.8
2 London Lions (M) London Lions (M) 60.0 5 3 2 408 410 81.6 82.0 -0.4 48.3
3 Caledonia Gladiators (M) Caledonia Gladiators (M) 50.0 4 2 2 336 328 84.0 82.0 2.0 58.3
4 Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles 50.0 2 1 1 157 163 78.5 81.5 -3.0 37.2
5 Surrey Scorchers Surrey Scorchers 50.0 2 1 1 159 181 79.5 90.5 -11.0 14.2
6 Bristol Flyers Bristol Flyers 25.0 4 1 3 306 323 76.5 80.8 -4.3 32.0
7 Worcester Wolves Worcester Wolves 0.0 2 0 2 174 179 87.0 89.5 -2.5 40.3
8 Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Sharks 0.0 2 0 2 140 165 70.0 82.5 -12.5 9.2

Standings glossary

Stats abbreviations

  • Rk: rank
  • % Victory: number of win / number of games played
  • Gp: number of games played
  • Gw: number of games won
  • GL: number of games lost
  • Pts+: total number of points scored by the team
  • Pts-: total number of points scored by opposing teams
  • Pts+ /g: total number of points scored by the team per game
  • Pts- /g: total number of points scored by opposing teams per game
  • Diff: difference between points scored and received per game
  • Expected Winning %: through our basketball statistical database and the use of advanced stats, we are able to project a team’s win percentage which then allows us to project how many wins a team is expected to have. These projections are a unique way to understand whether a team has played better or worse than their record indicates.