Melbourne United vs NZ Breakers
NBLRound 7
John Cain ArenaWatch: ESPN on Disney
Preview
Matchup predictor
After 2 games each65%
United
United by 4.5
35%
Breakers
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 7th
- Record 1–2
- Home / away 0–2 away
- Points per game 91.0
- Conceded per game 88.7
- Streak L2
5th
1–1
0–1 home
90.5
79.0
W1
MELSeason profileNZL
- Net rating +3.0
- Offensive rating 118.4
- Defensive rating 115.4
- Pace 76.9
- Effective FG% 56.3%
- Three-point % 36.0%
- Rebounds per game 33.0
- Turnover rate 11.7%
+14.4
113.7
99.3
79.6
53.8%
33.3%
44.5
14.4%
Head to head4–2last 6
- PreseasonMEL86–90NZL
- Round 19NZL97–95MEL
- Round 5MEL104–88NZL
- Round 1MEL114–82NZL
- Round 16NZL89–91MEL
- Round 11NZL70–97MEL
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
NZ BreakersLast 5
- Lat Perth Wildcats93–97
- Lat Brisbane Bullets85–88
- Wvs Illawarra Hawks95–81
- Wat Melbourne United90–86
- Wat South East Melbourne Phoenix103–100
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 |
BreakersPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Jackson-Cartwright | 26.3 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 20.7 |
| Sam Mennenga | 17.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 10.9 |
| Dejan Vasiljevic | 14.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| Mojave King | 9.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
