Taranaki Mountainairs vs Southland Sharks Prediction
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Taranaki Mountainairs and Southland Sharks will show us their offensive options as they clash on 7 May at 07:00 in the "New Zealand National Basketball League" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Southland Sharks team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Taranaki Mountainairs and Southland Sharks:
- played 13 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 5 for today's home team and 8 for the guests;
- the home team averages 86.38 points per match, the guests - 90.23;
- average total match points - 176.62.
The last confrontation took place on 05 June 2025 at the venue of Southland Sharks and ended with a score of 99:90.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Taranaki Mountainairs Team Overview
🏆This season, Taranaki Mountainairs has stepped onto the court for 6 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 3 victories, 3 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Taranaki Mountainairs boasts a success rate of 50%, while their defeats account for 50% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 180.67 points, with an average of 86.67 points per match and conceding 94 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 92 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 87 points per game.
Match Results: Taranaki Mountainairs

Southland Sharks Team Overview
🏆This season, Southland Sharks has stepped onto the court for 5 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 3 victories, 2 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Southland Sharks boasts a success rate of 60%, while their defeats account for 40% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 182.8 points, with an average of 91.6 points per match and conceding 91.2 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 83 points per game, misses on average 88.5 points per meeting.
Match Results: Southland Sharks
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 13;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 2; for the visitors on the road - 4;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 43.69;
- Today's home team averages 21.46, while the visitors average 22.23.
First Quarter Stats: Taranaki Mountainairs (home) vs Southland Sharks (away)
- Tournament matches played: 2 vs 2;
- Number of wins: 1 (50%) vs 1 (50%);
- Number of losses: 1 (50%) vs 1 (50%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 22.5 vs 19.5;
- Average points conceded: 18.5 vs 20.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 8;
- Number of losses: 6 vs 1;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 1;
- Average first quarter total: 45.8 (scored - 22.3, conceded - 23.5) vs 46 (scored - 25.5, conceded - 20.5).
- Under 46.5 points in the 1st quarter in 7 of last 8 Taranaki Mountainairs home games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 13;
- number of wins for the home team - 5, for the away team - 8.
Statistics: Taranaki Mountainairs vs Southland Sharks
- number of tournament matches played: 6 vs 5;
- number of wins: 3 (50%) vs 3 (60%);
- number of losses: 3 (50%) vs 2 (40%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 5 vs 7;
- number of losses: 5 vs 3;
- number of home wins for the home team: 3;
- number of away wins for the away team: 3.
- Taranaki Mountainairs won with a +6.5 points handicap in 6 of last 7 games against Southland Sharks.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 86.38, for the away team - 90.23;
- average total points in H2H matches - 176.62.
Statistics: Taranaki Mountainairs vs Southland Sharks
- average total in the tournament: 180.67 vs 182.8;
- average total points scored: 86.67 vs 91.6;
- average total points conceded: 94 vs 91.2;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 41.5 vs 45.4;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 45.17 vs 46.2;
- Taranaki Mountainairs: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 92;
- Southland Sharks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 83;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 86.1 (home - 86) vs 92.2 (away - 88.2).
- Southland Sharks have scored under 98.5 points in 8 of last 9 games against Taranaki Mountainairs.
- Southland Sharks have scored under 98.5 points in 8 of last 9 away games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
