Match Info

NBL - Round 19

Date: 1 February 2026, Sunday

Location: Cairns Convention Centre (Cairns)

Where to Watch on TV:


Australia	ESPN, Foxtel Now, Kayo Sports


	Cairns Taipans		Sydney Kings

	1	2
	8	1.05
	9.81	1.06
	7.53	1.06	Watch
	9	1.05
	10.2	1.06	Watch
	9.5	1.07
Avarage Now (Initially)	9.01 ↑ (5.86)	1.06 ↓ (1.08)

The most likely Over/Under: 186.00

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-17)

The best margin for this event is 4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Cairns Taipans
10.5%

Sydney Kings
89.5%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

15.6%

84.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Cairns Taipans has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.1%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Cairns Taipans's form might have worsened.

Sydney Kings has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5.1%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Sydney Kings's recent form is better than expected.

Cairns Taipans - Sydney Kings Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 85:102

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
12. Andrews A.	10. Cooks X.
14. Galloway K.	1. Davis K.
0. King M.	6. Galloway J.
9. McVeigh J. (C)	15. Maluach M.
6. Stattmann K.	11. Soares T.
Substitutes
4. Adnam K.	7. Bruce S. (C)
38. Barker L.	2. Craig T.
24. Lee M.	8. Dellavedova M.
1. McVeigh L.	5. Goodrick H.
10. Richardson J.	12. Noi K.
5. Schofield A.	3. Robertson T.

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Taipans won 1.

Recent performances by Taipans have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Sydney is showing excellent form with consecutive wins (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Sydney may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Sydney has had a series of home games.

In this match, Sydney is the obvious favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Taipans won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 15 matches, and goals 1641:1793. (average 82.1:89.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Taipans won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 663:689. (average 82.9:86.1).

Standings

		Pl	W	L		PCT
2	Sydney	7	5	2	714:617	0.714
6	Cairns Taipans	8	4	4	724:780	0.500

Outrights of Australian NBL for now

Cairns Taipans: 3.48%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Cairns Taipans
Australian NBL
30.01.26	Cairns Taipans - Tasmania JackJumpers	96:93 OT ✺
24.01.26	South East Melbourne Phoenix - Cairns Taipans	118:91 ✺
22.01.26	Perth Wildcats - Cairns Taipans	106:69 ✺
17.01.26	Cairns Taipans - New Zealand Breakers	86:104 ✺
12.01.26	Cairns Taipans - Brisbane Bullets	86:83 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.7 WLLLW
- Sydney Kings
Australian NBL
29.01.26	Sydney Kings - Illawarra Hawks	122:104 ✺
24.01.26	Sydney Kings - Adelaide 36ers	106:101 ✺
22.01.26	Sydney Kings - Tasmania JackJumpers	103:94 ✺
15.01.26	Sydney Kings - Brisbane Bullets	95:80 ✺
11.01.26	Sydney Kings - Melbourne United	97:94 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.6 WWWWW

Latest Head to Head

Australian NBL
21.12.25	Sydney Kings - Cairns Taipans	119:77
28.09.25	Sydney Kings - Cairns Taipans	74:77
12.01.25	Sydney Kings - Cairns Taipans	91:87
29.11.24	Cairns Taipans - Sydney Kings	75:81
12.10.24	Sydney Kings - Cairns Taipans	99:73
Club Friendly Basketball
09.09.24	Cairns Taipans - Sydney Kings	77:99
Australian NBL
29.12.23	Sydney Kings - Cairns Taipans	101:82

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