Sunday Hoops, NBL Predictions Round 13 Feb 27
Sunday NBL Action for Round 13 of NBL22, and we have a match in Adelaide and one in Cairns to look forward to.
The Adelaide 36ers will play host to the in-form Sydney Kings, whilst the Cairns Taipans are coming off a win, but now face the talented Melbourne United side at home.
Adelaide will be looking to bounce back after another away loss, whilst the Sydney Kings are coming off a big win against Perth.
Cairns finally notched up a win, whilst Melbourne United is the hottest team in the league.
A brilliant Sunday of Hoops to look forward to.
Here are some NBL Tips and NBL Predictions for Sunday, February 27th.
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Adelaide 36ers vs Sydney Kings
Venue – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Tip Off – 1pm EST
Season Record
| Team | Win/Loss | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 5-8 | 4-2 | 1-6 |
| Sydney | 9-7 | 8-3 | 1-4 |
Season Scoring
| Team | PPG | Opp PPG | Game Total Ave |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 79.3 | 83.8 | 163.1 |
| Sydney | 81.5 | 81.4 | 162.9 |
Quick Game Facts
- The home side has won each of Adelaide’s last 6 matches
- The combined Game Total average for Adelaide’s last 5 matches, excluding one overtime game, is just 151 points
- Adelaide have won 4 of their past 5 matches at home
- Adelaide have won just 2 of their past 7 matches
- The Kings have lost 4 of their past 5 away games
- The Sydney Kings have won 6 of their past 7 matches and are on a 4 game winning streak
- The Kings have won 6 of their past 8 against the 36ers
Quick Player Facts – Adelaide 36ers
- Daniel Johnson has scored 20+ points in 3 of his last 4 games against the Kings
- Daniel Johnson is averaging 10.3 rebounds across his last 4 games
- Cam Bairstow has had 3+ assists in 5 of his past 6 games
- Guard Mitch McCarron is averaging 7.4 rebounds across his last 9 matches
- Sunday Dech has had 20 three-point attempts over his last 3 games and hit 8 of them, at 40%. He is averaging 13.7 points in that period
Quick Player Facts – Sydney Kings
- Jarell Martin has an average of 22.7 points in his last 3 games against the 36ers
- Jarell Martin is 13/24, at 54.2% from the three-point line over his last 6 games and averaging 18.2 points in that period
- Jaylen Adams has had 6+ rebounds in 6 of his past 7 matches
- Jaylen Adams is 8/39, at 20.5% from beyond the three-point arc across his last 5 games
- Xavier Cooks has stepped it up offensively over his last 3 games. He is averaging 18.7 points and 9 rebounds in that period
Prediction
Adelaide are a different side at home, but they are playing a Sydney side that is loaded with talent and has two NBA calibre guards.
Jaylen Adams and former Golden State Warriors guard, Ian Clark were very good in the win over the Wildcats and will make it tough for the 36ers guards.
The Kings have not got a great record away from home, but this is an away match they should win.
Prediction – Sydney Kings (Win) ⭐⭐
Cairns Taipans vs Melbourne United
Venue – Cairns Convention Centre
Tip Off – 3pm EST
Season Record
| Team | Win/Loss | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 4-8 | 3-3 | 1-5 |
| Melbourne | 11-4 | 5-2 | 6-2 |
Season Scoring
| Team | PPG | Opp PPG | Game Total Ave |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 76.9 | 81.5 | 158.4 |
| Melbourne | 87.4 | 78.1 | 165.5 |
Quick Game Facts
- Melbourne United have won 6 consecutive matches against the Cairns Taipans
- The Taipans have won just 2 of their past 9 matches
- Cairns have lost 3 of their past 4 matches at home
- Melbourne have won 6 of their past 7 away matches
- The combined Game Total average for the last 3 Cairns home games is 159 points
- The combined Game Total average for the last 6 head to head matches between these two sides is 173 points
- Jo Lual-Acuil is out of this game
Quick Player Facts – Cairns Taipans
- Majok Deng is 40/42 from the free-throw line across his last 8 games at 95.2%. He is 91.8% for the season
- Tahjere McCall is averaging just 8.5 points across his last 4 games
- Keanu Pinder is averaging 7.6 rebounds across his last 7 games in just over 20 minutes per match
- Scott Machado averaged just 15.7 minutes per match in his first 3 games back from injury. In his last 2 games, he has averaged 31 minutes per match
- Stephen Zimmerman is back crashing the boards. He is averaging 11.3 rebounds across his last 6 games
- After a rough start in his comeback games, Mirko Djeric is 5/11 from the three-point line in his last 2 games
Quick Player Facts – Melbourne United
- Jo Lual-Acuil has scored 22+ points in 4 of his past 5 games
- Chris Goulding has scored 16 points or less in 6 of his past 8 games
- Caleb Agada is averaging 14 points and 9 rebounds across his last 3 games
- Jack White is averaging 8.7 rebounds across his last 7 games
- Shea Ili has been a factor off the bench. He is averaging 9.4 points and 4.9 assists over his last 7 games. In that time, he is 10/21 from beyond the arc, at 47.6%
- Matthew Dellavedova is averaging 6.4 assists across his last 8 games
Prediction
Melbourne United have been in good form, but Jo Lual-Acuil has not travelled to Cairns and is out of this match. This brings the Taipans right in this match as their big man Stephen Zimmerman has been in form.
The Taipans are coming off a win, but a talented United side awaits them and this is a big ask.
United will be favourites for this clash, despite being away from home, but the Taipans will more than likely stick around.
Prediction – Melbourne United (Win) ⭐