Illawarra Hawks vs Cairns Taipans Prediction 6 December 2025
🔈Which players can take on leadership in defense? The names of the best defenders will become known after the showdown between the teams Illawarra Hawks and Cairns Taipans, which will take place on 6 December at 09:00 in the "NBL" 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 Illawarra Hawks and Cairns Taipans:
- played 47 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 25 for today's home team and 22 for the guests;
- the home team averages 88.66 points per match, the guests - 86.06;
- average total match points - 174.72.
The last confrontation took place on 07 November 2025 at the venue of Cairns Taipans and ended with a score of 90:107.
Head-to-head statistics Illawarra Hawks - Cairns Taipans

Illawarra Hawks Team Overview
🏆This season, Illawarra Hawks has stepped onto the court for 14 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 5 victories, 9 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Illawarra Hawks boasts a success rate of 33.33%, while their defeats account for 66.67% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 186.53 points, with an average of 89.2 points per match and conceding 97.33 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 91.71 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 95.71 points per game.
Match Results: Illawarra Hawks

Cairns Taipans Team Overview
🏆This season, Cairns Taipans has stepped onto the court for 15 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 3 victories, 12 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Cairns Taipans boasts a success rate of 15%, while their defeats account for 85% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 180.3 points, with an average of 82.6 points per match and conceding 97.7 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 80.78 points per game, misses on average 98.67 points per meeting.
Match Results: Cairns Taipans
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 47;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 14; for the visitors on the road - 6;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 44.68;
- Today's home team averages 22.89, while the visitors average 21.79.
First Quarter Stats: Illawarra Hawks (home) vs Cairns Taipans (away)
- Tournament matches played: 7 vs 9;
- Number of wins: 2 (28.57%) vs 4 (44.44%);
- Number of losses: 4 (57.14%) vs 5 (55.56%);
- Number of draws: 1 (14.29%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 25.43 vs 20.33;
- Average points conceded: 26 vs 25.56.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 5 vs 3;
- Number of losses: 5 vs 7;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 48.3 (scored - 24.3, conceded - 24) vs 45.6 (scored - 20.5, conceded - 25.1).
- Illawarra Hawks scored under 26.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 10 games against Cairns Taipans (NBL).
- Illawarra Hawks scored under 26.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 5 home games against Cairns Taipans (NBL).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 47;
- number of wins for the home team - 25, for the away team - 22.
Statistics: Illawarra Hawks vs Cairns Taipans
- number of tournament matches played: 14 vs 15;
- number of wins: 5 (33.33%) vs 3 (15%);
- number of losses: 10 (66.67%) vs 17 (85%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 3;
- number of away wins for the away team: 2.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 4 vs 1;
- number of losses: 6 vs 9;
- number of home wins for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
- Cairns Taipans have lost in 11 of last 12 games (NBL).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 88.66, for the away team - 86.06;
- average total points in H2H matches - 174.72.
Statistics: Illawarra Hawks vs Cairns Taipans
- average total in the tournament: 186.53 vs 180.3;
- average total points scored: 89.2 vs 82.6;
- average total points conceded: 97.33 vs 97.7;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 45.93 vs 40.8;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 43.27 vs 40.9;
- Illawarra Hawks: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 91.71;
- Cairns Taipans: average total points scored away in the tournament - 80.78;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 89.7 (home - 91.2) vs 82.8 (away - 80.25).
- Cairns Taipans have scored over 80.5 points in 6 of last 7 away games against Illawarra Hawks (NBL).
Editorial Prediction
- Cairns Taipans have lost in 11 of last 12 games (NBL).