Saga Ballooners vs Gunma Crane Thunders Prediction 4 January 2026
🔈Which players can take on leadership in defense? The names of the best defenders will become known after the showdown between the teams Saga Ballooners and Gunma Crane Thunders, which will take place on 4 January at 05:05 in the "B.League" tournament. After a thorough analysis of the match, we are ready to share our predictions regarding its possible outcome.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Saga Ballooners and Gunma Crane Thunders:
- played 6 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 0 for today's home team and 6 for the guests;
- the home team averages 71.83 points per match, the guests - 84.83;
- average total match points - 156.67.
The last confrontation took place on 03 January 2026 at the venue of Saga Ballooners and ended with a score of 86:74.
Head-to-head statistics Saga Ballooners - Gunma Crane Thunders

Saga Ballooners Team Overview
🏆This season, Saga Ballooners has stepped onto the court for 28 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 14 victories, 14 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Saga Ballooners boasts a success rate of 50%, while their defeats account for 50% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 164.18 points, with an average of 81.68 points per match and conceding 82.5 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 81.73 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 81.53 points per game.
Match Results: Saga Ballooners

Gunma Crane Thunders Team Overview
🏆This season, Gunma Crane Thunders has stepped onto the court for 28 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 18 victories, 10 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Gunma Crane Thunders boasts a success rate of 64.29%, while their defeats account for 35.71% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 158.11 points, with an average of 83.07 points per match and conceding 75.04 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 79.75 points per game, misses on average 74.25 points per meeting.
Match Results: Gunma Crane Thunders
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 6;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 1; for the visitors on the road - 1;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 40.17;
- Today's home team averages 17.83, while the visitors average 22.33.
First Quarter Stats: Saga Ballooners (home) vs Gunma Crane Thunders (away)
- Tournament matches played: 15 vs 16;
- Number of wins: 8 (53.33%) vs 6 (37.5%);
- Number of losses: 7 (46.67%) vs 9 (56.25%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 1 (6.25%).
- Average points scored: 21.33 vs 20;
- Average points conceded: 21.6 vs 20.44.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 6 vs 6;
- Number of losses: 4 vs 4;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 42.9 (scored - 21.7, conceded - 21.2) vs 41.9 (scored - 22.8, conceded - 19.1).
- Over 39.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 8 Saga Ballooners games (B.League).
- Over 39.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 6 Saga Ballooners home games (B.League).
- Over 39.5 points in the 1st quarter in 6 of last 7 Gunma Crane Thunders games (B.League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 71.83, for the away team - 84.83;
- average total points in H2H matches - 156.67.
Statistics: Saga Ballooners vs Gunma Crane Thunders
- average total in the tournament: 164.18 vs 158.11;
- average total points scored: 81.68 vs 83.07;
- average total points conceded: 82.5 vs 75.04;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 40.93 vs 42.75;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 40.75 vs 39.61;
- Saga Ballooners: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 81.73;
- Gunma Crane Thunders: average total points scored away in the tournament - 79.75;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 82.5 (home - 83.17) vs 83.7 (away - 78.33).
- Saga Ballooners have scored over 80.5 points in last 5 games (B.League).