Auckland Tuatara vs Manawatu Jets Prediction 17 July 2026
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Auckland Tuatara and Manawatu Jets will show us their offensive options as they clash on 17 July at 07:30 in the "New Zealand National Basketball League" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Auckland Tuatara 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 Auckland Tuatara and Manawatu Jets:
- played 16 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 13 for today's home team and 3 for the guests;
- the home team averages 94 points per match, the guests - 85.19;
- average total match points - 179.19.
The last confrontation took place on 25 April 2026 at the venue of Manawatu Jets and ended with a score of 80:100.
Head-to-head statistics Auckland Tuatara - Manawatu Jets

Auckland Tuatara Team Overview
🏆This season, Auckland Tuatara has stepped onto the court for 17 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 14 victories, 3 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Auckland Tuatara boasts a success rate of 82.35%, while their defeats account for 17.65% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 178.06 points, with an average of 95.47 points per match and conceding 82.59 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 95.25 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 84.75 points per game.
Match Results: Auckland Tuatara

Manawatu Jets Team Overview
🏆This season, Manawatu Jets has stepped onto the court for 18 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 7 victories, 11 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Manawatu Jets boasts a success rate of 38.89%, while their defeats account for 61.11% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 192.17 points, with an average of 92.39 points per match and conceding 99.78 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 92.22 points per game, misses on average 100.44 points per meeting.
Match Results: Manawatu Jets
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 16;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 5; for the visitors on the road - 2;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 41.94;
- Today's home team averages 20.38, while the visitors average 21.56.
First Quarter Stats: Auckland Tuatara (home) vs Manawatu Jets (away)
- Tournament matches played: 8 vs 9;
- Number of wins: 6 (75%) vs 4 (44.44%);
- Number of losses: 2 (25%) vs 5 (55.56%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 25.75 vs 22.22;
- Average points conceded: 20.75 vs 23.89.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 8 vs 4;
- Number of losses: 2 vs 6;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 43.4 (scored - 24.2, conceded - 19.2) vs 44.6 (scored - 21.2, conceded - 23.4).
- Auckland Tuatara scored under 26.5 points in the 1st quarter in 16 of last 17 games against Manawatu Jets.
- Auckland Tuatara scored under 26.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 8 home games against Manawatu Jets.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 16;
- number of wins for the home team - 13, for the away team - 3.
Statistics: Auckland Tuatara vs Manawatu Jets
- number of tournament matches played: 17 vs 18;
- number of wins: 14 (82.35%) vs 7 (38.89%);
- number of losses: 3 (17.65%) vs 11 (61.11%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 7;
- number of away wins for the away team: 4.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 9 vs 5;
- number of losses: 1 vs 5;
- number of home wins for the home team: 4;
- number of away wins for the away team: 2.
- Auckland Tuatara have won in 11 of last 12 games against Manawatu Jets.
- Auckland Tuatara have won in 9 of last 10 games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
- Auckland Tuatara have won in 8 of last 9 home games (New Zealand National Basketball League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 94, for the away team - 85.19;
- average total points in H2H matches - 179.19.
Statistics: Auckland Tuatara vs Manawatu Jets
- average total in the tournament: 178.06 vs 192.17;
- average total points scored: 95.47 vs 92.39;
- average total points conceded: 82.59 vs 99.78;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 47.24 vs 45.5;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 48.24 vs 45.5;
- Auckland Tuatara: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 95.25;
- Manawatu Jets: average total points scored away in the tournament - 92.22;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 94.9 (home - 91.4) vs 92.2 (away - 83).
Editorial Prediction
- Under 184.5 points scored in 9 of last 10 Auckland Tuatara games (New Zealand National Basketball League).