New Zealand Breakers vs Illawarra Hawks Prediction 8 October 2025
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? New Zealand Breakers and Illawarra Hawks will show us their offensive options as they clash on 8 October at 06:30 in the "NBL" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Illawarra Hawks 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 New Zealand Breakers and Illawarra Hawks:
- played 45 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 22 for today's home team and 23 for the guests;
- the home team averages 86.24 points per match, the guests - 86.16;
- average total match points - 172.4.
The last confrontation took place on 05 February 2025 at the venue of New Zealand Breakers and ended with a score of 82:96.
Head-to-head statistics New Zealand Breakers - Illawarra Hawks

New Zealand Breakers Team Overview
🏆This season, New Zealand Breakers has stepped onto the court for 4 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 0 victories, 4 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, New Zealand Breakers 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 185.5 points, with an average of 88.83 points per match and conceding 96.67 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 89 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 89.33 points per game.
Match Results: New Zealand Breakers

Illawarra Hawks Team Overview
🏆This season, Illawarra Hawks has stepped onto the court for 2 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 0 victories, 2 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Illawarra Hawks boasts a success rate of 25%, while their defeats account for 75% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 183 points, with an average of 88.25 points per match and conceding 94.75 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 83.5 points per game, misses on average 98 points per meeting.
Match Results: Illawarra Hawks
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 45;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 12; for the visitors on the road - 9;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 44.78;
- Today's home team averages 22.78, while the visitors average 22.
First Quarter Stats: New Zealand Breakers (home) vs Illawarra Hawks (away)
- Tournament matches played: 3 vs 2;
- Number of wins: 1 (33.33%) vs 1 (50%);
- Number of losses: 2 (66.67%) vs 1 (50%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 21 vs 18.5;
- Average points conceded: 23.67 vs 16.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 2 vs 5;
- Number of losses: 8 vs 3;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 2;
- Average first quarter total: 45.8 (scored - 20.1, conceded - 25.7) vs 41.2 (scored - 21.1, conceded - 20.1).
- New Zealand Breakers scored under 22.5 points in the 1st quarter in 10 of last 11 games against Illawarra Hawks (NBL).
- New Zealand Breakers scored under 22.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 5 home games against Illawarra Hawks (NBL).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 45;
- number of wins for the home team - 22, for the away team - 23.
Statistics: New Zealand Breakers vs Illawarra Hawks
- number of tournament matches played: 4 vs 2;
- number of wins: 2 (33.33%) vs 1 (25%);
- number of losses: 4 (66.67%) vs 3 (75%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 1;
- number of away wins for the away team: 0.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 3 vs 4;
- number of losses: 7 vs 6;
- number of home wins for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 2.
- Illawarra Hawks won with a -2.5 points handicap in 6 of last 7 games against New Zealand Breakers (NBL).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 86.24, for the away team - 86.16;
- average total points in H2H matches - 172.4.
Statistics: New Zealand Breakers vs Illawarra Hawks
- average total in the tournament: 185.5 vs 183;
- average total points scored: 88.83 vs 88.25;
- average total points conceded: 96.67 vs 94.75;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 44 vs 43.5;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 44.83 vs 44.75;
- New Zealand Breakers: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 89;
- Illawarra Hawks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 83.5;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 87.9 (home - 89.17) vs 89.3 (away - 86.8).