Manawatu Jets vs Otago Nuggets: Analysis and Prediction – Manawatu Jets will play a 10th round NBL NZ match against the Otago Nuggets at the Fly Palmy Arena.
Manawatu Jets vs Otago Nuggets Odds
Manawatu Jets vs Otago Nuggets (1/2): 2.95 / 1.36
Asian Handicap (+6.5 / -6.5): 1.80 / 1.93
Total Over/Under (185.5): 1.87 / 1.84
Manawatu Jets Team News
The Manawatu Jets failed to end their losing streak in the previous round succumbing at home to the Whai Tauranga (77:75). With that loss, the Jets are now on a very long nine-game losing streak and sitting in tenth place in the standings with a 1-10 W-L record.
Despite having their strongest roster since the start of the season, the Manawatu Jets fell just short against Whai in a very tight affair. The Jets recently added new American import reinforcement Kahlil Whitney and also had James Moors join the team, but it simply wasn´t enough as the Jets are experiencing too many issues in transition defense and have too many dry offensive spells throughout games. Today´s contest is a good chance for them to notch a win with Moors and Whitney having extra practice time, but the Nuggets certainly won´t make it easy.
The Manawatu Jets have their strongest lineup at disposal since the start of the season with their new additions and a serious chance this Sunday to finally end their long winless drought. Manawatu have now been winless for almost two months, but in today´s matchup things could finally change.
Otago Nuggets Team News
A couple of days ago, the losing skid of the Otago Nuggets prolonged itself to five straight games as they went down to the Taranaki Airs away from home (105:95). This means that the Nuggets currently sit in ninth place in the standings with a 4-8 W-L record.
Without one of their crucial pieces Tai Webster, the woes of the Otago Nuggets continued on Friday against the Taranaki Airs. In the end, the Nuggets put up a decent fight and only lost by 10 points as they simply didn´t have enough quality in their roster, which depends too much on the young backcourt. Following a stellar start to the season, Otago have now been winless for almost a whole month. They will be certainly looking to end their problems against the lowly Jets, but that is much easier said than done.
Without Tai Webster, the Otago Nuggets will depend on their imports and their young backcourt to force turnovers and find the range from deep. Otago definitely have enough firepower to win today´s game, but the given spread is simply too high with the new additions of the hosts.
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Manawatu Jets vs Otago Nuggets H2H
In the first head-to-head clash around two months ago, the Otago Nuggets beat the Manawatu Jets 112:103 at home.
Absences and injuries
The Manawatu Jets will have a full lineup at their disposal, while the Otago Nuggets will be missing Tai Webster.
Manawatu Jets vs Otago Nuggets Prediction
In a very important game that could end up knocking the loser out of playoff contention, we think that the Manawatu Jets have better chances than the odds suggest. They have recently bolstered their squad with two new additions, who have now had more time to practice, so we expect a very tight affair today and opted for the Manawatu Jets to cover the spread.
Tip-off Time: Sunday, 02.06.2024. 08:30 CET
Prediction: Manawatu Jets +6.5
Odds: 1.80
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