Melbourne United vs Cairns Taipans
NBLRound 17
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Matchup predictor
After 2 games each77%
United
United by 8.6
23%
Taipans
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 9th
- Record 1–2
- Home / away 0–2 away
- Points per game 84.0
- Conceded per game 93.7
- Streak L1
5th
1–1
0–1 home
90.5
79.0
W1
MELSeason profileCNS
- Net rating -12.1
- Offensive rating 105.3
- Defensive rating 117.4
- Pace 79.8
- Effective FG% 50.4%
- Three-point % 31.8%
- Rebounds per game 37.3
- Turnover rate 13.4%
+14.4
113.7
99.3
79.6
53.8%
33.3%
44.5
14.4%
Head to head4–2last 6
- PreseasonMEL0–0CNS
- PreseasonMEL113–97CNS
- Round 21CNS85–89MEL
- Round 16MEL92–93CNS
- Round 6CNS67–94MEL
- Round 4MEL95–60CNS
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
Cairns TaipansLast 5
- Lat Adelaide 36ers69–83
- Wvs Tasmania JackJumpers93–87
- Lat Sydney Kings90–111
- Wat Brisbane Bullets129–98
- Lat Adelaide 36ers86–112
Players to watch
Season averagesUnitedPer 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 |
TaipansPer 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 |
