Match Info

NBL

Date: 30 May 2026, Saturday

Location: Cowles Stadium (Christchurch)


	Canterbury Rams		Nelson Giants

	1	2
			Watch
	1.3	3.05	Watch
	1.23	3.63
	1.32	3.1	Watch
	1.29	3.3
	1.22	3.84
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.27 ↑ (1.11)	3.38 ↓ (5.07)

The most likely Over/Under: 187.00

The most likely Handicap: 1 (-8)

The best margin for this event is 7.8%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Canterbury Rams
72.7%

Nelson Giants
27.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

82.1%

17.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Canterbury Rams has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-9.4%)

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

Nelson Giants has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+9.4%)

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

Canterbury Rams - Nelson Giants Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 98:90

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
21. Andrew J.	67. Judd L.
5. Britt T. (C)	77. Luukkonen E.
7. Brown W.	0. McNaught A.
25. Choh T.	5. Perrott-Hunt K.
33. Withers T.	18. Smith-Milner T.
Substitutes
10. Cate I.	2. Adams C.
2. Cooper B.	10. Dempster S. (C)
16. Holmes J.	3. Gatling S.
4. Martin M.	35. Matthews J.
30. Newton M.	11. Nickel J.
3. Sula M.	12. Rampton Z.
13. Worthington T.	7. Varricchio R.
Coaches
. Clinton Q.	. Fitchett M.

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Canterbury Rams won 5.

Canterbury Rams is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Nelson Giants is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

Nelson Giants may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Canterbury Rams is the obvious favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Canterbury Rams won 12 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 1732:1720. (average 86.6:86).

Including home matches between the teams, Canterbury Rams won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 760:751. (average 84.4:83.4).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Canterbury Rams
New Zealand NBL
24.05.26	Taranaki Airs - Canterbury Rams	86:113 ✺
22.05.26	Manawatu Jets - Canterbury Rams	93:100 ✺
16.05.26	Canterbury Rams - Southland Sharks	95:104 ✺
08.05.26	Tauranga Whai - Canterbury Rams	79:99 ✺
02.05.26	Canterbury Rams - Otago Nuggets	87:72 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.9 WWLWW
- Nelson Giants
New Zealand NBL
23.05.26	Nelson Giants - Otago Nuggets	63:88 ✺
17.05.26	Nelson Giants - Hawkes Bay Hawks	96:102 ✺
09.05.26	Auckland Tuatara - Nelson Giants	99:97 ✺
08.05.26	Franklin Bulls - Nelson Giants	97:73 ✺
02.05.26	Nelson Giants - Taranaki Airs	107:91 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 2.3 LLLLW

Latest Head to Head

New Zealand NBL
12.04.26	Nelson Giants - Canterbury Rams	85:86
24.05.25	Nelson Giants - Canterbury Rams	87:89
16.03.25	Canterbury Rams - Nelson Giants	90:77
13.06.24	Nelson Giants - Canterbury Rams	95:97
27.03.24	Canterbury Rams - Nelson Giants	79:69
11.06.23	Nelson Giants - Canterbury Rams	97:94
14.05.23	Canterbury Rams - Nelson Giants	82:74

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