Canterbury Rams vs Southland Sharks Prediction 17 May 2026
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Canterbury Rams and Southland Sharks will show us their offensive options as they clash on 17 May at 03:00 in the "New Zealand National Basketball League" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Canterbury Rams 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 Canterbury Rams and Southland Sharks:
- played 12 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 7 for today's home team and 5 for the guests;
- the home team averages 97.5 points per match, the guests - 86.42;
- average total match points - 183.92.
The last confrontation took place on 12 July 2025 at the venue of Canterbury Rams and ended with a score of 82:101.
Head-to-head statistics Canterbury Rams - Southland Sharks

Canterbury Rams Team Overview
🏆This season, Canterbury Rams has stepped onto the court for 6 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 5 victories, 1 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Canterbury Rams 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 184.5 points, with an average of 97.5 points per match and conceding 87 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 99 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 80.5 points per game.
Match Results: Canterbury Rams

Southland Sharks Team Overview
🏆This season, Southland Sharks has stepped onto the court for 8 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 6 victories, 2 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Southland Sharks boasts a success rate of 75%, while their defeats account for 25% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 181.88 points, with an average of 94.13 points per match and conceding 87.75 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 87.5 points per game, misses on average 82.25 points per meeting.
Match Results: Southland Sharks
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 12;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 4; for the visitors on the road - 1;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 45.83;
- Today's home team averages 24.25, while the visitors average 21.58.
First Quarter Stats: Canterbury Rams (home) vs Southland Sharks (away)
- Tournament matches played: 2 vs 4;
- Number of wins: 2 (100%) vs 2 (50%);
- Number of losses: 0 (0%) vs 2 (50%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 25.5 vs 18.25;
- Average points conceded: 19 vs 16.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 6;
- Number of losses: 4 vs 2;
- Number of draws: 2 vs 2;
- Average first quarter total: 47.8 (scored - 23.9, conceded - 23.9) vs 41.4 (scored - 23, conceded - 18.4).
- Southland Sharks scored under 24.5 points in the 1st quarter in 6 of last 7 games against Canterbury Rams.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 12;
- number of wins for the home team - 7, for the away team - 5.
Statistics: Canterbury Rams vs Southland Sharks
- number of tournament matches played: 6 vs 8;
- number of wins: 5 (83.33%) vs 6 (75%);
- number of losses: 1 (16.67%) vs 2 (25%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 3.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 6 vs 7;
- number of losses: 4 vs 3;
- number of home wins for the home team: 3;
- number of away wins for the away team: 4.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 97.5, for the away team - 86.42;
- average total points in H2H matches - 183.92.
Statistics: Canterbury Rams vs Southland Sharks
- average total in the tournament: 184.5 vs 181.88;
- average total points scored: 97.5 vs 94.13;
- average total points conceded: 87 vs 87.75;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 51 vs 43.63;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 46.5 vs 50.5;
- Canterbury Rams: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 99;
- Southland Sharks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 87.5;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 94.7 (home - 95.2) vs 93.7 (away - 89).
Editorial Prediction
- Southland Sharks have scored under 91.5 points in 6 of last 7 games against Canterbury Rams.