Southland Sharks vs Whai Prediction 29 July 2026
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Southland Sharks and Whai will show us their offensive options as they clash on 29 July at 07:00 in the "New Zealand National Basketball League" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Southland Sharks 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 Southland Sharks and Whai:
- played 6 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 5 for today's home team and 1 for the guests;
- the home team averages 92.67 points per match, the guests - 86;
- average total match points - 178.67.
The last confrontation took place on 24 June 2026 at the venue of Whai and ended with a score of 96:102.
Head-to-head statistics Southland Sharks - Whai

Southland Sharks Team Overview
🏆This season, Southland Sharks has stepped onto the court for 20 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 16 victories, 4 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Southland Sharks boasts a success rate of 80%, while their defeats account for 20% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 184.75 points, with an average of 96.35 points per match and conceding 88.4 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 96.6 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 86.2 points per game.
Match Results: Southland Sharks

Whai Team Overview
🏆This season, Whai has stepped onto the court for 20 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 8 victories, 12 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Whai boasts a success rate of 40%, while their defeats account for 60% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 177.7 points, with an average of 86.25 points per match and conceding 91.45 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 85.4 points per game, misses on average 93.1 points per meeting.
Match Results: Whai
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 6;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 3; for the visitors on the road - 0;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 46.67;
- Today's home team averages 24.67, while the visitors average 22.
First Quarter Stats: Southland Sharks (home) vs Whai (away)
- Tournament matches played: 10 vs 10;
- Number of wins: 7 (70%) vs 3 (30%);
- Number of losses: 2 (20%) vs 6 (60%);
- Number of draws: 1 (10%) vs 1 (10%).
- Average points scored: 22.9 vs 21.1;
- Average points conceded: 19.6 vs 24.7.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 5 vs 4;
- Number of losses: 4 vs 5;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 1;
- Average first quarter total: 43.5 (scored - 21.9, conceded - 21.6) vs 47.4 (scored - 24.1, conceded - 23.3).
- Over 45.5 points in the 1st quarter in last 5 Southland Sharks games against Whai.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 6;
- number of wins for the home team - 5, for the away team - 1.
Statistics: Southland Sharks vs Whai
- number of tournament matches played: 20 vs 20;
- number of wins: 16 (80%) vs 8 (40%);
- number of losses: 4 (20%) vs 12 (60%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 8;
- number of away wins for the away team: 4.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 8 vs 4;
- number of losses: 2 vs 6;
- number of home wins for the home team: 4;
- number of away wins for the away team: 3.
- Southland Sharks 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 - 92.67, for the away team - 86;
- average total points in H2H matches - 178.67.
Statistics: Southland Sharks vs Whai
- average total in the tournament: 184.75 vs 177.7;
- average total points scored: 96.35 vs 86.25;
- average total points conceded: 88.4 vs 91.45;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 46.3 vs 43.95;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 49 vs 41.55;
- Southland Sharks: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 96.6;
- Whai: average total points scored away in the tournament - 85.4;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 96.6 (home - 91.8) vs 87.4 (away - 86.17).
Editorial Prediction
- Whai have scored over 86.5 points in 6 of last 7 games (New Zealand National Basketball League).