Illawarra concede the most points in the NBL and four of the last five Phoenix-Hawks games have gone past 200.5. We back the over in Wednesday night's Round 9 opener.
Bryce Cotton has averaged 32.5 points over his last four games and meets the NBL's leakiest defence. We back him for 30+ points when Adelaide host Illawarra.
The ladder-leading Kings have won 13 of their last 14 at home and face a Phoenix side that has won one of four on the road. We back Sydney at the line on Sunday afternoon.
Melbourne United should beat Brisbane at John Cain Arena, but the Bullets have won three of their last four and lead the league in offensive rebounds. We take Brisbane with an 11.5-point start.
The Breakers have lost four straight and score the fewest points in the league. Tasmania have won the last three meetings, and we back them at the line in Launceston.
Perth are favourites in Brisbane, but they have lost three of their last four and keep starting slowly. We like the Bullets at home at $2.31.
Illawarra have won three of their last four trips to Cairns and beat Perth on the road last week. We are taking the Hawks with the 3.5-point start.
United have won two straight and should win on Melbourne Cup Eve, but the Breakers' last three losses were all close. We like New Zealand with the 7.5-point start.
Cairns are unbeaten at home but back up from Thursday night, while United welcome back Chris Goulding. We like the under in Cairns and Cairns with the start.
The Breakers have the league's best defence and Adelaide the lowest-scoring attack, so we take the Under in Auckland rather than pick a side in a near coin-flip.
Brisbane have Tyrell Harrison back and Raul Neto settling in, and we narrowly side with the Bullets at home in Thursday's Queensland derby against Cairns.
Sydney beat Illawarra by 21 in September and have the better rebounding and shooting. We back the Kings to cover on their first road trip of the season.
Tasmania bounce back at home against a Breakers side likely missing Parker Jackson-Cartwright. We back the JackJumpers at the line and build an SGM around Armstrong and Magnay.
Melbourne United host an Illawarra side with the leakiest defence in the NBL. We take the overs and build an SGM around Josh Oduro.
The Breakers head to Canberra without Parker Jackson-Cartwright to face the Kings, who have the league's second-best defence. We take Sydney at the line and build an SGM around it.
The unbeaten Kings have won all three home games by an average of 19 points, so we back them to cover the line against an out-of-form Adelaide in the Grand Final rematch.
United are playing their third game in nine days while the Phoenix have had a full week off, so we take the home side with the start in the Melbourne derby.
Perth only beat the Breakers by four at RAC Arena two weeks ago and New Zealand are shooting a league-best 42.3% from three, so we take the Breakers with 3.5 points start.
Illawarra have conceded 100 or more points in four straight games and Will Magnay is averaging 17.5 points, so the Tasmania big man to score 15+ is our best bet in Wollongong on Friday night.
Cairns put up 107 points to beat Melbourne United last week while Brisbane have lost two straight, so we back the Taipans at home in the Queensland derby at close to even money.
Perth have won two straight since losing to the Phoenix in Round 1, while South East Melbourne shot 4 from 41 from three in a 25-point loss to United, so we take the home side at better than even money.
The Hawks are 0-3 and conceded 121 points last start, while Bryce Cotton and the 36ers have already beaten United, so we back Adelaide to cover 6.5 points in Wollongong.
United bounced back with a 25-point win last week and face a JackJumpers side that is short on fit players and lost to Cairns, so we take the visitors to cover 4.5 points in Hobart.
The Breakers have lost two close games but should bounce back at home in Auckland against a Cairns side that has struggled badly in defence.
Kings v Bullets Both teams are unbeaten, but the Kings have been far more convincing, so we back the reigning champions to cover a 6.5-point line at home.
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