Illawarra Hawks vs Cairns Taipans Prediction 3 January 2025
🔊How will teams defend against the opponent's key players? "NBL" will continue with a battle between the teams Illawarra Hawks and Cairns Taipans, who will play on 3 January at 08:30 at the “WIN Entertainment Centre” arena in the city of Wollongong. According to the bookmakers, Illawarra Hawks has a better chance of winning, as the odds for the match are as follows: against . Below, we have examined all aspects of the game in detail and made a prediction regarding its outcome.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Illawarra Hawks and Cairns Taipans:
- played 44 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 24 for today's home team and 20 for the guests;
- the home team averages 87.75 points per match, the guests - 85.16;
- average total match points - 172.91.
The last confrontation took place on 19 October 2024 at the venue of Cairns Taipans and ended with a score of 75:87.
Head-to-head statistics Illawarra Hawks - Cairns Taipans

Illawarra Hawks Team Overview
🏆This season, Illawarra Hawks has stepped onto the court for 15 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 10 victories, 5 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Illawarra Hawks boasts a success rate of 68.42%, while their defeats account for 31.58% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 193.21 points, with an average of 101.37 points per match and conceding 91.84 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 103.63 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 89.88 points per game.
Match Results: Illawarra Hawks

Cairns Taipans Team Overview
🏆This season, Cairns Taipans has stepped onto the court for 16 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 3 victories, 13 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Cairns Taipans boasts a success rate of 15.79%, while their defeats account for 84.21% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 177.47 points, with an average of 83.05 points per match and conceding 94.42 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 86.5 points per game, misses on average 99.25 points per meeting.
Match Results: Cairns Taipans
Prediction on the outcome
- Cairns Taipans won with a +24.5 points handicap in 9 of last 10 games (NBL).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 87.75, for the away team - 85.16;
- average total points in H2H matches - 172.91.
Statistics: Illawarra Hawks vs Cairns Taipans
- average total in the tournament: 193.21 vs 177.47;
- average total points scored: 101.37 vs 83.05;
- average total points conceded: 91.84 vs 94.42;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 51.16 vs 45.79;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 50.21 vs 37;
- Illawarra Hawks: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 103.63;
- Cairns Taipans: average total points scored away in the tournament - 86.5;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 103.9 (home - 105) vs 82 (away - 90.5).
- Illawarra Hawks have scored over 101.5 points in last 6 games (NBL).