Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks Prediction
🔈Which players can take on leadership in defense? The names of the best defenders will become known after the showdown between the teams Nelson Giants and Southland Sharks, which will take place on 3 July at 07:00 in the "New Zealand National Basketball League" tournament. After a thorough analysis of the match, we are ready to share our predictions regarding its possible outcome.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Nelson Giants and Southland Sharks:
- played 10 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 4 for today's home team and 6 for the guests;
- the home team averages 87.9 points per match, the guests - 92.7;
- average total match points - 180.6.
The last confrontation took place on 30 June 2024 at the venue of Nelson Giants and ended with a score of 83:98.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Nelson Giants Team Overview
🏆This season, Nelson Giants has stepped onto the court for 19 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 8 victories, 11 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Nelson Giants boasts a success rate of 71.43%, while their defeats account for 28.57% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 179.57 points, with an average of 95.71 points per match and conceding 83.86 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 102.2 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 85.2 points per game.
Match Results: Nelson Giants

Southland Sharks Team Overview
🏆This season, Southland Sharks has stepped onto the court for 19 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 11 victories, 8 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Southland Sharks boasts a success rate of 61.11%, while their defeats account for 38.89% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 182.28 points, with an average of 91.44 points per match and conceding 90.83 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 91.2 points per game, misses on average 86.9 points per meeting.
Match Results: Southland Sharks
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 10;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 2; for the visitors on the road - 3;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 44.9;
- Today's home team averages 20.7, while the visitors average 24.2.
First Quarter Stats: Nelson Giants (home) vs Southland Sharks (away)
- Tournament matches played: 5 vs 10;
- Number of wins: 4 (80%) vs 6 (60%);
- Number of losses: 1 (20%) vs 4 (40%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 25.8 vs 23.8;
- Average points conceded: 18 vs 21.2.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 6 vs 6;
- Number of losses: 4 vs 3;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 1;
- Average first quarter total: 40.1 (scored - 21.6, conceded - 18.5) vs 45.4 (scored - 24.2, conceded - 21.2).
- Nelson Giants scored over 21.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 5 home games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 10;
- number of wins for the home team - 4, for the away team - 6.
Statistics: Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks
- number of tournament matches played: 19 vs 19;
- number of wins: 5 (71.43%) vs 11 (61.11%);
- number of losses: 2 (28.57%) vs 7 (38.89%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 4;
- number of away wins for the away team: 7.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 5 vs 7;
- number of losses: 5 vs 3;
- number of home wins for the home team: 4;
- number of away wins for the away team: 3.
- Southland Sharks won with a +8.5 points handicap in last 5 away games against Nelson Giants.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 87.9, for the away team - 92.7;
- average total points in H2H matches - 180.6.
Statistics: Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks
- average total in the tournament: 179.57 vs 182.28;
- average total points scored: 95.71 vs 91.44;
- average total points conceded: 83.86 vs 90.83;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 47.86 vs 44.06;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 47.86 vs 47.39;
- Nelson Giants: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 102.2;
- Southland Sharks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 91.2;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 86.2 (home - 88.43) vs 91 (away - 88.25).
- Nelson Giants have scored under 91.5 points in last 5 home games against Southland Sharks.
