Cairns Taipans vs Illawarra Hawks Prediction 23 January 2025
🔊How will teams defend against the opponent's key players? "NBL" will continue with a battle between the teams Cairns Taipans and Illawarra Hawks, who will play on 23 January at 08:30 at the “Cairns Convention Centre” arena in the city of Cairns. According to the bookmakers, Illawarra Hawks has a better chance of winning, as the odds for the match are as follows: against . Below, we have examined all aspects of the game in detail and made a prediction regarding its outcome.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Cairns Taipans and Illawarra Hawks:
- played 45 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 21 for today's home team and 24 for the guests;
- the home team averages 85.67 points per match, the guests - 88.13;
- average total match points - 173.8.
The last confrontation took place on 03 January 2025 at the venue of Illawarra Hawks and ended with a score of 105:108.
Head-to-head statistics Cairns Taipans - Illawarra Hawks

Cairns Taipans Team Overview
🏆This season, Cairns Taipans has stepped onto the court for 16 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 3 victories, 13 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Cairns Taipans boasts a success rate of 20.83%, while their defeats account for 79.17% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 180.96 points, with an average of 85.88 points per match and conceding 95.08 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 81.77 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 93.23 points per game.
Match Results: Cairns Taipans

Illawarra Hawks Team Overview
🏆This season, Illawarra Hawks has stepped onto the court for 15 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 10 victories, 5 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Illawarra Hawks boasts a success rate of 68%, while their defeats account for 32% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 194.56 points, with an average of 102.16 points per match and conceding 92.4 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 98.75 points per game, misses on average 93.08 points per meeting.
Match Results: Illawarra Hawks
Prediction on the outcome
- Cairns Taipans won with a +12.5 points handicap in 8 of last 9 games against Illawarra Hawks (NBL).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 85.67, for the away team - 88.13;
- average total points in H2H matches - 173.8.
Statistics: Cairns Taipans vs Illawarra Hawks
- average total in the tournament: 180.96 vs 194.56;
- average total points scored: 85.88 vs 102.16;
- average total points conceded: 95.08 vs 92.4;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 46.29 vs 52.12;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 39.38 vs 50.04;
- Cairns Taipans: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 81.77;
- Illawarra Hawks: average total points scored away in the tournament - 98.75;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 90.7 (home - 80.6) vs 106.6 (away - 100.33).
- Cairns Taipans have scored under 93.5 points in 6 of last 7 games against Illawarra Hawks (NBL).
Editorial Prediction
- Under 203.5 points scored in last 17 Cairns Taipans home games against Illawarra Hawks (NBL).