Nelson Giants vs Bay Hawks Prediction
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Nelson Giants and Bay Hawks will show us their offensive options as they clash on 17 May at 06:00 in the "New Zealand National Basketball League" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Nelson Giants 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 Bay Hawks:
- played 11 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 6 for today's home team and 5 for the guests;
- the home team averages 92.18 points per match, the guests - 87.09;
- average total match points - 179.27.
The last confrontation took place on 02 June 2025 at the venue of Nelson Giants and ended with a score of 117:81.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Nelson Giants Team Overview
🏆This season, Nelson Giants has stepped onto the court for 6 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 2 victories, 4 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Nelson Giants 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 181.67 points, with an average of 89.33 points per match and conceding 92.33 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 96.33 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 90.67 points per game.
Match Results: Nelson Giants

Bay Hawks Team Overview
🏆This season, Bay Hawks has stepped onto the court for 6 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 1 victories, 5 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Bay Hawks boasts a success rate of 16.67%, while their defeats account for 83.33% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 189.67 points, with an average of 92.83 points per match and conceding 96.83 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 84 points per game, misses on average 93 points per meeting.
Match Results: Bay Hawks
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 11;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 3; for the visitors on the road - 2;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 44.18;
- Today's home team averages 22, while the visitors average 22.18.
First Quarter Stats: Nelson Giants (home) vs Bay Hawks (away)
- Tournament matches played: 3 vs 1;
- Number of wins: 2 (66.67%) vs 1 (100%);
- Number of losses: 1 (33.33%) vs 0 (0%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 26.67 vs 22;
- Average points conceded: 27 vs 19.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 7 vs 4;
- Number of losses: 3 vs 6;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 44.4 (scored - 23.5, conceded - 20.9) vs 45.5 (scored - 21.7, conceded - 23.8).
- Bay Hawks scored under 24.5 points in the 1st quarter in 6 of last 7 games against Nelson Giants.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 11;
- number of wins for the home team - 6, for the away team - 5.
Statistics: Nelson Giants vs Bay Hawks
- number of tournament matches played: 6 vs 6;
- number of wins: 2 (33.33%) vs 1 (16.67%);
- number of losses: 4 (66.67%) vs 5 (83.33%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 0.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 5 vs 1;
- number of losses: 5 vs 9;
- number of home wins for the home team: 4;
- number of away wins for the away team: 0.
- Bay Hawks have lost in 12 of last 13 games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 92.18, for the away team - 87.09;
- average total points in H2H matches - 179.27.
Statistics: Nelson Giants vs Bay Hawks
- average total in the tournament: 181.67 vs 189.67;
- average total points scored: 89.33 vs 92.83;
- average total points conceded: 92.33 vs 96.83;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 46.67 vs 46.83;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 42.67 vs 46;
- Nelson Giants: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 96.33;
- Bay Hawks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 84;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 90.3 (home - 95.67) vs 85.3 (away - 84).
- Bay Hawks have scored under 91.5 points in last 7 games against Nelson Giants.
