Southland Sharks vs Nelson Giants: Analysis and Prediction – Southland Sharks will play a 6th round NBL NZ match against the Nelson Giants at the ILT Stadium Southland.
Southland Sharks vs Nelson Giants Odds
Southland Sharks Team News
Following last year´s unsuccessful season, the Southland Sharks have had another stinky start to the season. They are yet to win a single game and currently find themselves at the bottom of the league with a miserable 0-7 W-L record, with six of their defeats being by a double-digit margin.
The Sharks have the worst offense in the league averaging only 71 ppg and are playing without any pace whatsoever. They had high hopes heading into the new season, but once again they have failed and decided to turn the page by releasing one of their imports, Lagerald Vick. That means they are entering today´s clash undermanned and without a full contingent of imports, but they will be hoping for more quickness of movement around their dominant center Callum McRae to make up for that loss.
Things are not looking bright for the Southland Sharks. They have released one of their imports and still haven´t found a replacement and also have the worst offense in the league. Even at home floor, it will truly take a miracle to take down a full-squad Nelson Giants side, which has recently found its form.
Nelson Giants Team News
The Nelson Giants started off the new season with a heavily shorthanded roster and consequently lost their opening three games, but have recently brought in some new players, which saw them rise in form massively as they won their last two out of three games. This currently puts them in eighth place with a 2-4 W-L record.
The Giants opened the new season without a full contingent of imports and lost their opening three games to Canterbury, Franklin and Wellington. After their injured captain Sam Dempster returned along with the signings of new imports Kobe Langley and Theo Akwuba, they surged in form massively. With a full squad at their disposal, they took down one of the title favourites the Auckland Tuatara (88:84) and the Manawatu Jets (92:77), but in their final game their new import center Theo Akwuba had an off game as they succumbed to a star-studded Taranaki Airs side by 19 points (97:116).
In this clash all eyes will be on Nelson´s star import center Theo Akwuba and whether he can rebound from a poor performance against the Taranaki Airs. Overall, the Nelson Giants have more quality and depth than the Sharks, but the duel between Akwuba and Callum McRae in the post should make all the difference in this match.
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Southland Sharks vs Nelson Giants H2H
This will be the first head-to-head meeting of these teams this season.
Absences and injuries
Brayden Inger is questionable for the Southland Sharks, while the Nelson Giants will have a full squad at their disposal.
Southland Sharks vs Nelson Giants Prediction
The Nelson Giants will enter this clash as heavy favourites with a full squad against the shorthanded and winless Southland Sharks. The Sharks have just released one of their imports and also have an important domestic piece questionable, so we opted for the Nelson Giants to win and to cover the spread.
Tip-off Time: Friday, 03.05.2024. 09:30 CET
Prediction: Nelson Giants -10.5
Odds: 1.77
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