Perth Wildcats vs Cairns Taipans
NBLRound 8
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Matchup predictor
After 3 games each63%
Wildcats
Wildcats by 3.9
37%
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
4th
2–1
2–1 home
91.3
96.7
W2
PERSeason 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%
-6.8
117.1
123.9
78.0
56.1%
37.1%
35.7
17.9%
Head to head5–1last 6
- BlitzCNS85–82PER
- PreseasonPER102–87CNS
- Round 20PER98–84CNS
- Round 18PER106–69CNS
- Round 6CNS78–110PER
- Round 4CNS77–80PER
Perth WildcatsLast 5
- Wvs NZ Breakers97–93
- Wvs Adelaide 36ers98–97
- Lvs South East Melbourne Phoenix79–100
- Lvs Melbourne United82–97
- Lat Cairns Taipans82–85
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 averagesWildcatsPer game
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Pepper | 23.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 15.6 |
| Kristian Doolittle | 16.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 15.5 |
| Dylan Windler | 14.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| Jo Lual-Acuil Jr | 14.3 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
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 |
