Match Info
NBL - Round 8Date: 7 November 2025, FridayLocation: Cairns Convention Centre (Cairns)Where to Watch on TV: | |
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Australia | ESPN |
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Cairns Taipans |
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Illawarra Hawks |
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3.15 |
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1.31 |
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3.17 |
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1.37 |
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2.76 |
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1.36 |
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3.32 |
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1.35 |
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2.75 |
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1.39 |
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Avarage Now (Initially) |
3.03 ↑ (2.8) |
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1.36 ↓ (1.38) |
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- The most likely Over/Under: 181.00
- The most likely Handicap: 2 (-6)
- The best margin for this event is 4.2%, offered by

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Cairns Taipans 30.9% | Illawarra Hawks 69.1% |
Initial Probability
(when we started the analysis)
Our Initial ML Estimation
Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:
Cairns Taipans has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.1%)Illawarra Hawks has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.1%)ML Model estimates a higher probability for Cairns Taipans than the current prediction. (+3.4%)ML Model estimates a lower probability for Illawarra Hawks than the current prediction. (-3.4%)Cairns Taipans - Illawarra Hawks Predictions
Users Predictions:
4 users predict this event. Taipans will win (votes: 3 - 75%). Illawarra will win (votes: 1 - 25%). Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Taipans (votes: 2 - 100%). Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:- AH +5, OT - Taipans (2.17) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. Taipans (votes: 3 - 100%). Expected Score (Market Odds): 88:94 
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Lineups
| Starting Lineups |
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12. Andrews A. (C)
| 1. Harvey T.
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38. Barker L.
| 6. Hickey W.
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0. King M.
| 0. McGee J.
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9. McVeigh J.
| 22. Peatling M. (C)
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5. Schofield A.
| 9. Swaka W.
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4. Adnam K.
| 14. Bayles B.
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14. Galloway K.
| 21. Blanchfield T.
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24. Lee M.
| 31. Froling H.
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3. Mag M.
| 16. Narkle J.
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1. McVeigh L.
| 77. Peterson QJ
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10. Richardson J.
| 19. Yates L.
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| Coaches |
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. Forde A.
| . Tatum J.
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Preview
In this match, only outsiders will meet (ranked 10 and 8).In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Taipans won 3.Taipans is going through a rough patch (last 5 games: 1 wins).Illawarra has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).Taipans may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times. In this match, Illawarra is a strong favorite.In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Taipans won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 1709:1806. (average 85.5:90.3).Including home matches between the teams, Taipans won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 943:987. (average 85.7:89.7).
Last Results with these Odds
Cairns Taipans - the odds 2.8 are the expected chance of winning is 33.01%, but this team recently wins 44% of matches with these odds.
Form
✺ - easy match;
✺ - difficult match;
Latest Head to Head
| Australian NBL | | | 23.01.25 | Cairns Taipans - Illawarra Hawks | 100:94 | | 03.01.25 | Illawarra Hawks - Cairns Taipans | 105:108 | | 19.10.24 | Cairns Taipans - Illawarra Hawks | 75:87 | | 21.09.24 | Cairns Taipans - Illawarra Hawks | 75:102 | | 18.01.24 | Illawarra Hawks - Cairns Taipans | 92:93 | | 11.11.23 | Cairns Taipans - Illawarra Hawks | 81:71 | | 26.10.23 | Illawarra Hawks - Cairns Taipans | 84:83 |
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