Auckland Tuatara vs Manawatu Jets: Analysis and Prediction – Auckland Tuatara will play a 7th round NBL NZ match against the Manawatu Jets at the Eventfinda Stadium.
Auckland Tuatara vs Manawatu Jets Odds
Auckland Tuatara vs Manawatu Jets (1/2): 1.02 / 10.00
Asian Handicap (-21.5 / +21.5): 1.92 / 1.78
Total Over/Under (182.5): 1.83 / 1.87
Auckland Tuatara Team News
One of the title favourites, the Auckland Tuatara, are absolutely rolling at the moment. They find themselves on a five-game winning streak with all of their wins being by a double-digit margin, which is currently enough for the top of the table and a 7-2 W-L record.
The Tuatara are probably in possession of the best offense in the league with the likes of the best assister in the league Corey Webster and center Rob Loe, who is playing at an MVP level. Auckland recently forgot everything about their shaky start to the season with their current five-game winning streak and what makes things even more impressive is the fact their team is capable of putting up 40 points in a single quarter, something they have already done twice this season.
The Auckland Tuatara are boasting a star-studded roster and look like one of the prime favourites to win the title. After already beating the Jets by almost 20 points this season, they are entering today´s clash as heavy favourites and everything but a win for them would be a huge upset.
Manawatu Jets Team News
The Manawatu Jets are suffering. They currently find themselves on a six-game losing streak with four of those losses being by a double-digit margin. At the moment, their poor form has them sitting in tenth place in the standings with a miserable 1-7 W-L record.
The main reason why the Manawatu Jets are struggling so badly is the fact they are playing heavily shorthanded without a full contingent of imports. At the start of the season, one of their imports Jasper Rentoy got instantly injured and a couple of games later they were abandoned by their frontcourt pillar Australian star center Tyrell Harrison. Playing with only two imports and without a proper support from the domestic cast hasn´t been very fruitful for Manawatu, but things might change soon because they just signed a new American import Quashawn Lane.
While it is true the Jets have been struggling massively, they just signed a new import and will enter today´s clash with a full contingent of imports. That doesn´t mean they have the capability to upset the Tuatara, but they definitely have enough to hang on and give Auckland a good go.
Auckland Tuatara vs Manawatu Jets H2H
In the first head-to-head meeting around two weeks ago the Manawatu Jets lost at home to the Auckland Tuatara by a convincing margin of 19 points (98:79).
Absences and injuries
Both teams will have full rosters available for this game.
Auckland Tuatara vs Manawatu Jets Prediction
The Auckland Tuatara enter this clash as massive favourites and should be able to win comfortably, but the spread seems a bit too high. Reason for that is the fact that Manawatu reinforced their lineup with a new import, whose production should be enough to keep the Jets alive in this game and to cover the spread.
Tip-off Time: Saturday, 11.05.2024. 09:30 CET
Prediction:Manawatu Jets +21.5
Odds: 1.79
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