Bay Hawks vs Auckland Tuatara Prediction, Tips & Odds – Jul. 09, 2023
Bay Hawks vs Auckland Tuatara Prediction 09.07.2023. The seventh-placed Bay Hawks will wrap up another round of NZ NBL action on early Sunday morning, when they welcome the top-placed and the surging Auckland Tuatara at the Pettigrew Green Arena.
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Bay Hawks vs Auckland Tuatara Odds
Bay Hawks vs Auckland Tuatara Moneyline: 3.88/1.23
Asian Handicap (+9.0/-9.0): 1.83/1.85
Total Over/Under (189.5): 1.83/1.83
Odds via 22Bet Sportsbook.
Bay Hawks Team News
The Bay Hawks finally ended their drought and snapped a 4-game losing streak in the previous round by narrowly taking down the Wellington Saints at home in a dramatic finish(97:95) to keep their postseason hopes alive.
With two games remaining on their schedule, they will need to win both of them and hope other results go their way to make the top 6 and the playoffs. For this game one of their main shooters Ethan Rusbatch is questionable because of a foot injury, but even without him the Hawks still have enough firepower to make the game interesting and to threaten the mighty and unbeatable Tuatara.
The @NZBayHawks hold off the @saintswgtn to earn the home win! 🙌
— Sal’s NBL (@nznbl) July 1, 2023
Ira Lee posted a double-double with 15 PTS & 14 REB for the Hawks 💪
Hyrum Harris: 19 PTS, 9 REB
Kyle Adnam: 15 PTS, 6 AST
Tom Vodanovich: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL
Isaiah Mucius: 13 PTS, 8 REB#SalsNBL @skysportnz pic.twitter.com/tEvsT00q2u
Auckland Tuatara Team News
With their convincing 104:81 win over the Canterbury Rams in the previous round, the Auckland Tuatara have extended their winning streak to ten straight games and secured the top spot. Again, it was an all-around effort by their star-studded team led by most probably the new league MVP Rob Loe, who tallied a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds, but also received plenty of support from Jarrad Weeks who finished the game with impressive 28 points.
During the midseason the Tuatara were already dominating the league, but decided to bring in even more firepower in view of American import Joe Lawson and domestic young talent Kruz Perrott-Hunt to really cement themselves at the top as the main title favourites. There is hardly a team that can stop them at the moment, but there are plenty of teams who can cause them headaches, including the desperate Bay Hawks side.
10 IN A ROW! 🚨
— Sal’s NBL (@nznbl) July 2, 2023
The @TuataraBball seal the No. 1 seed with a 104-81 win over the @CanterburyRams 🙌
Rob Loe: 23 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK, 8-12 FG
Jarrad Weeks: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL, 5-9 3PT
Cam Gliddon: 14 PTS, 12 REB
Max Darling: 17 PTS, 6 REB
Taylor Britt: 15… pic.twitter.com/kQMMJHYuJN
Bay Hawks vs Auckland Tuatara Prediction
The Bay Hawks have nothing to wait for and need to go all out in this game against the current juggernaut of the league that currently holds a 10-game unbeaten streak. The Hawks have looked shaky at home this season, but in the last round they recovered with a massive win in front of their fans against the Wellington Saints.
Since this is a do-or-die game for them we opted for the Bay Hawks to cover the spread against the main title contenders that have already secured the top spot.
Tip-off Time: Sunday, 09.07.2023. 04:00 PM Local Time NZST(GMT+12)/ Sunday, 09.07.2023., 06:00 CET
Prediction: Handiсap Hawke’s Bay Hawks (+9)
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: 22bet
