Bay Hawks vs Nelson Giants: Analysis and Prediction – Bay Hawks will play a 12th round NBL NZ match against the Nelson Giants at the Rodney Green Arenas.
Bay Hawks vs Nelson Giants Odds
Bay Hawks Team News
The Bay Hawks continue with their hot and cold form as they can´t establish any kind of rhythm. In the previous round, they split their two games on the road and currently sit in seventh place with a 6-8 W-L record.
In the previous round, the Bay Hawks had a road double header which they split. First, they narrowly beat the Southland Sharks (100:99) and then they were crushed by the Otago Nuggets (108:86). They had an entire week to rest and prepare for today´s game after playing four games in only ten days and in their last game and a crushing loss to the Nuggets the fatigue was noticeable. The roster depth of the Hawks is thin, but when firing their starting five can hoop with any team in the competition. In addition, they are also in possession of the league´s leading scorer Isaiah Moore, who is carrying the team along with Jordan Ngatai and Keanu Rasmussen and averaging an impressive 25 ppg.
In the previous head-to-head matchup, Jordan Ngatai pushed the Bay Hawks to victory with 29 points, but will need to rediscover that form after only averaging 8 points in the last round. However, the play of Isaiah Moore and Keanu Rasmussen will be pivotal in this very tight matchup that could be decided by one or two possessions.
Nelson Giants Team News
A couple of days ago, the Nelson Giants suffered a shattering narrow loss to the defending champions Canterbury at home (97:95). That means they have lost their last three out of five outings and currently sit in eighth place in the standings with a 6-9 W-L record.
The Giants held on tough against the reigning champions with their import Kobe Langley scoring 30+ points, but in the end it simply wasn´t enough against the star-studded Rams who came away as a narrow 2-point winners. So far, with wins over Wellington and Auckland, Nelson have proven they have what it takes to compete and make the playoffs, but they have failed to achieve results in the so called “smaller” games.
The key for the Nelson Giants in today´s contest will be slowing down the production of Isaiah Moore. If they can do that and improve their defense compared to the last game against Canterbury, then they have a good chance to win after losing the initial head-to-head clash.
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Bay Hawks vs Nelson Giants H2H
In the first head-to-head clash a little over two weeks ago, the Bay Hawks managed to surprise the Nelson Giants on the road with an 89:84 victory.
Absences and injuries
Both teams will have full lineups at their disposal.
Bay Hawks vs Nelson Giants Prediction
This is a very difficult game to predict, but a slight edge has to be given to the Bay Hawks. The Hawks have already won the previous head-to-head match and have the home advantage along with the league´s leading scorer, so we opted for the Bay Hawks moneyline including overtime.
Tip-off Time: Saturday, 15.06.2024. 09:30 CET
Prediction: Bay Hawks to win
Odds: 1.87
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