Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks: Analysis and Prediction – Nelson Giants will play a 14th round NBL NZ match against the Southland Sharks at the Trafalgar Centre.
Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks Odds
Nelson Giants Team News
The Nelson Giants are in very solid form winning their last four out of six outings. They have almost secured the playoffs and the sixth spot as they currently sit in sixth place in the standings with an 8-9 W-L record.
The Giants haven´t been very consistent this season, but have recently strung together some good form to lift themselves up in the standings as they basically need one more win to seal a postseason spot. Even though they were missing their marquee big man Dan Fotu due to international duty, they still notched a convincing win away from home in the previous round by dispatching the Manawatu Jets by 27 points (104:77). For today´s game they will still be missing their star center Dan Fotu, but they have plenty of talent and firepower to win this match.
If the Giants win, they will just about have the sixth spot sealed up, so they will be treating today´s game as a do or die. They are in excellent shape with two consecutive victories and despite their absences will enter today´s game as favourites.
Southland Sharks Team News
The Southland Sharks have improved their form as of late by winning their last two out of five games. Still, they are out of the playoff picture due to an abysmal start to the season and currently sit in tenth place in the standings with a 2-14 W-L record.
The Sharks have been much improved of late, securing two victories in their last five matches (which also includes a last second loss to the Hawks) and playing like a team that would have found itself a few rungs higher on the ladder had the talent come together at an earlier date. In those last five games, the Sharks have boasted their three highest offensive ratings of the year while topping 93 points in each of those games. The shooting of Alonzo Burton and Brayden Inger has found a higher level of accuracy and Callum McRae is still a handful in the low post, so with the absence of Dan Fotu for the Giants the discrepancy in the frontcourt area is much closer than usual.
Although Nelson has enough firepower to win this game, with the absence of Dan Fotu this reeks of a danger game for them. The Giants have already had some shaky performances at home, so they shouldn´t be such convincing favourites heading into the game.
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Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks H2H
In the first head-to-head clash a little under two months ago, the Nelson Giants subdued the Southland Sharks away from home by 10 points (89:79).
Absences and injuries
The Nelson Giants will be without Dan Fotu, while the Southland Sharks will have a full roster available.
Nelson Giants vs Southland Sharks Prediction
The Nelson Giants are without an important piece and shouldn´t be double-digit favourites in this match against the much-improved Sharks. The Giants should still win this game, but the improved Southland side should put up a decent fight, so we opted for the Southland Sharks to cover the spread.
Tip-off Time: Sunday, 30.06.2024. 08:30 CET
Prediction: Southland Sharks +12
Odds: 1.83
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