Cairns Taipans vs Melbourne United
NBLRound 7
Cairns Convention CentreWatch: ESPN on Disney, 9Now
Preview
Matchup predictor
After 2 games each38%
Taipans
United by 3.6
62%
United
Based on each side's season net rating (pulled toward average while samples are small) and a 2.5-point home-court edge. A fan-made estimate for fun, not a betting line.
Season so far
- Ladder 5th
- Record 1–1
- Home / away 1–0 away
- Points per game 90.5
- Conceded per game 79.0
- Streak W1
9th
1–2
1–0 home
84.0
93.7
L1
CNSSeason profileMEL
- Net rating +14.4
- Offensive rating 113.7
- Defensive rating 99.3
- Pace 79.6
- Effective FG% 53.8%
- Three-point % 33.3%
- Rebounds per game 44.5
- Turnover rate 14.4%
-12.1
105.3
117.4
79.8
50.4%
31.8%
37.3
13.4%
Head to head2–4last 6
- PreseasonMEL0–0CNS
- PreseasonMEL113–97CNS
- Round 21CNS85–89MEL
- Round 16MEL92–93CNS
- Round 6CNS67–94MEL
- Round 4MEL95–60CNS
Cairns TaipansLast 5
- Lat Adelaide 36ers69–83
- Wvs Tasmania JackJumpers93–87
- Lat Sydney Kings90–111
- Wat Brisbane Bullets129–98
- Lat Adelaide 36ers86–112
Melbourne UnitedLast 5
- Wat South East Melbourne Phoenix86–61
- Lvs Adelaide 36ers95–97
- Lvs NZ Breakers86–90
- Wvs Illawarra Hawks103–98
- Wat Perth Wildcats97–82
Players to watch
Season averagesTaipansPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keanu Pinder | 15.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 10.9 |
| Jack McVeigh | 15.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| Jaylon Brown | 11.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
| Malique Lewis | 10.7 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
UnitedPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Anthony | 24.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 16.9 |
| Josh Oduro | 17.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| Chris Goulding | 12.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Luke Travers | 10.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 9.4 |
