Nelson Giants vs Manawatu Jets Prediction 17 June 2026
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Nelson Giants and Manawatu Jets will show us their offensive options as they clash on 17 June at 07:00 in the "New Zealand National Basketball League" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Manawatu Jets 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 Manawatu Jets:
- played 12 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 9 for today's home team and 3 for the guests;
- the home team averages 92.5 points per match, the guests - 86.58;
- average total match points - 179.08.
The last confrontation took place on 08 June 2025 at the venue of Nelson Giants and ended with a score of 109:89.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Nelson Giants Team Overview
🏆This season, Nelson Giants has stepped onto the court for 12 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 3 victories, 9 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Nelson Giants 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 174.33 points, with an average of 83.83 points per match and conceding 90.5 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 88.83 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 92.83 points per game.
Match Results: Nelson Giants

Manawatu Jets Team Overview
🏆This season, Manawatu Jets has stepped onto the court for 13 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 4 victories, 9 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Manawatu Jets boasts a success rate of 30.77%, while their defeats account for 69.23% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 192.69 points, with an average of 92.15 points per match and conceding 100.54 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 98 points per game, misses on average 101.86 points per meeting.
Match Results: Manawatu Jets
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 12;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 5; for the visitors on the road - 2;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 45.33;
- Today's home team averages 23.25, while the visitors average 22.08.
First Quarter Stats: Nelson Giants (home) vs Manawatu Jets (away)
- Tournament matches played: 6 vs 7;
- Number of wins: 3 (50%) vs 4 (57.14%);
- Number of losses: 3 (50%) vs 3 (42.86%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 22.33 vs 24.86;
- Average points conceded: 25.67 vs 23.71.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 5;
- Number of losses: 6 vs 5;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 44 (scored - 20.7, conceded - 23.3) vs 44.9 (scored - 22.2, conceded - 22.7).
- Nelson Giants scored under 24.5 points in the 1st quarter in 7 of last 8 games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 12;
- number of wins for the home team - 9, for the away team - 3.
Statistics: Nelson Giants vs Manawatu Jets
- number of tournament matches played: 12 vs 13;
- number of wins: 3 (25%) vs 4 (30.77%);
- number of losses: 9 (75%) vs 9 (69.23%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 4.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 3 vs 3;
- number of losses: 7 vs 7;
- number of home wins for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 3.
- Nelson Giants won with a +1.5 points handicap in 7 of last 8 games against Manawatu Jets.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 92.5, for the away team - 86.58;
- average total points in H2H matches - 179.08.
Statistics: Nelson Giants vs Manawatu Jets
- average total in the tournament: 174.33 vs 192.69;
- average total points scored: 83.83 vs 92.15;
- average total points conceded: 90.5 vs 100.54;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 42.42 vs 46.77;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 41.42 vs 45.38;
- Nelson Giants: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 88.83;
- Manawatu Jets: average total points scored away in the tournament - 98;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 84.4 (home - 89.6) vs 92.3 (away - 99.2).
- Manawatu Jets have scored under 92.5 points in last 7 games against Nelson Giants.
