Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks Prediction
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Nelson Giants and Southland Sharks will show us their offensive options as they clash on 13 June at 01:30 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 Nelson Giants and Southland Sharks:
- played 11 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 4 for today's home team and 7 for the guests;
- the home team averages 87.82 points per match, the guests - 92.55;
- average total match points - 180.36.
The last confrontation took place on 03 July 2025 at the venue of Nelson Giants and ended with a score of 87:91.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Nelson Giants Team Overview
🏆This season, Nelson Giants has stepped onto the court for 11 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 3 victories, 8 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Nelson Giants boasts a success rate of 27.27%, while their defeats account for 72.73% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 173.82 points, with an average of 83.73 points per match and conceding 90.09 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 89.6 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 92.4 points per game.
Match Results: Nelson Giants

Southland Sharks Team Overview
🏆This season, Southland Sharks has stepped onto the court for 12 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 10 victories, 2 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Southland Sharks boasts a success rate of 83.33%, while their defeats account for 16.67% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 183.08 points, with an average of 95.5 points per match and conceding 87.58 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 92.17 points per game, misses on average 85.5 points per meeting.
Match Results: Southland Sharks
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 11;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 2; for the visitors on the road - 4;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 45.82;
- Today's home team averages 21.27, while the visitors average 24.55.
First Quarter Stats: Nelson Giants (home) vs Southland Sharks (away)
- Tournament matches played: 5 vs 6;
- Number of wins: 2 (40%) vs 2 (33.33%);
- Number of losses: 3 (60%) vs 4 (66.67%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 21.8 vs 19.83;
- Average points conceded: 26.6 vs 19.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 5;
- Number of losses: 6 vs 4;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 1;
- Average first quarter total: 42.3 (scored - 19.7, conceded - 22.6) vs 42 (scored - 22.5, conceded - 19.5).
- Nelson Giants lost the 1st quarter in 9 of last 10 games against Southland Sharks.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 11;
- number of wins for the home team - 4, for the away team - 7.
Statistics: Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks
- number of tournament matches played: 11 vs 12;
- number of wins: 3 (27.27%) vs 10 (83.33%);
- number of losses: 8 (72.73%) vs 2 (16.67%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 5.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 3 vs 9;
- number of losses: 7 vs 1;
- number of home wins for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 4.
- Southland Sharks have won in last 9 games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 87.82, for the away team - 92.55;
- average total points in H2H matches - 180.36.
Statistics: Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks
- average total in the tournament: 173.82 vs 183.08;
- average total points scored: 83.73 vs 95.5;
- average total points conceded: 90.09 vs 87.58;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 42.45 vs 45.42;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 41.27 vs 50.08;
- Nelson Giants: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 89.6;
- Southland Sharks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 92.17;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 83.6 (home - 90.75) vs 98.4 (away - 91.8).
- Under 185.5 points scored in 14 of last 16 Southland Sharks away games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
Editorial Prediction
- Under 181.5 points scored in last 6 Nelson Giants games against Southland Sharks.
- Under 181.5 points scored in last 5 Nelson Giants home games against Southland Sharks.
