Riders vs Eagles Prediction 8 February 2026
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles will show us their offensive options as they clash on 8 February at 15:00 in the "SLB" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Leicester Riders team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles:
- played 64 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 39 for today's home team and 24 for the guests;
- the home team averages 87.09 points per match, the guests - 81.3;
- average total match points - 168.39.
The last confrontation took place on 19 December 2025 at the venue of Newcastle Eagles and ended with a score of 98:85.
Head-to-head statistics Riders - Eagles

Leicester Riders Team Overview
🏆This season, Leicester Riders has stepped onto the court for 16 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 8 victories, 8 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Leicester Riders 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 165.44 points, with an average of 81.25 points per match and conceding 84.19 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 83.33 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 84.56 points per game.
Match Results: Leicester Riders

Newcastle Eagles Team Overview
🏆This season, Newcastle Eagles has stepped onto the court for 18 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 6 victories, 12 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Newcastle Eagles boasts a success rate of 33.33%, while their defeats account for 66.67% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 172.61 points, with an average of 85.28 points per match and conceding 87.33 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 87.78 points per game, misses on average 90.22 points per meeting.
Match Results: Newcastle Eagles
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 64;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 17; for the visitors on the road - 13;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 43.36;
- Today's home team averages 22.45, while the visitors average 20.91.
First Quarter Stats: Leicester Riders (home) vs Newcastle Eagles (away)
- Tournament matches played: 9 vs 9;
- Number of wins: 5 (55.56%) vs 3 (33.33%);
- Number of losses: 3 (33.33%) vs 5 (55.56%);
- Number of draws: 1 (11.11%) vs 1 (11.11%).
- Average points scored: 23.78 vs 22;
- Average points conceded: 21.44 vs 26.44.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 5 vs 1;
- Number of losses: 5 vs 8;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 1;
- Average first quarter total: 45.1 (scored - 23.5, conceded - 21.6) vs 44.4 (scored - 20.5, conceded - 23.9).
- Leicester Riders scored over 22.5 points in the 1st quarter in 6 of last 7 home games against Newcastle Eagles.
Match Result Prediction
H2H:
- number of matchups - 64;
- number of wins for the home team - 39, for the away team - 24.
Statistics: Leicester Riders vs Newcastle Eagles
- number of tournament matches played: 16 vs 18;
- number of wins: 8 (50%) vs 6 (33.33%);
- number of losses: 8 (50%) vs 12 (66.67%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 5;
- number of away wins for the away team: 3.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 6 vs 2;
- number of losses: 4 vs 8;
- number of home wins for the home team: 4;
- number of away wins for the away team: 0.
- Newcastle Eagles won with a +8.5 points handicap in last 8 away games.
- Newcastle Eagles won with a +8.5 points handicap in 7 of last 8 games (SLB).
Total Goals Prediction
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 87.09, for the away team - 81.3;
- average total points in H2H matches - 168.39.
Statistics: Leicester Riders vs Newcastle Eagles
- average total in the tournament: 165.44 vs 172.61;
- average total points scored: 81.25 vs 85.28;
- average total points conceded: 84.19 vs 87.33;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 43.75 vs 41.72;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 37.5 vs 42.11;
- Leicester Riders: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 83.33;
- Newcastle Eagles: average total points scored away in the tournament - 87.78;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 89 (home - 90.29) vs 84 (away - 97.25).
- Newcastle Eagles have scored under 84.5 points in last 5 away games against Leicester Riders.