Sydney Kings vs Cairns Taipans Prediction, Tips & Odds – Feb. 15, 2023
Sydney Kings vs Cairns Taipans Prediction 15.02.2023. After progressing from the sudden death playoff qualifier without the services of their best rebounder and defender, the Cairns Taipans will now face the defending champions in the NBL playoff semi-finals.
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Sydney Kings vs Cairns Taipans Odds
Sydney Kings vs Cairns Taipans Prediction 1×2: 1.31/3.50
Asian Handicap (-7.5/+7.5): 1.95/1.87
Total Over/Under (181.5): 1.91/1.91
Odds via bet365 Sportsbook.
Sydney Kings Team News
After another terrific regular season, the Sydney Kings look primed to defend their title. They were not at their usual level at the end of the season when they dropped games in Adelaide and Perth, but come playoffs time we all know we will be watching a much different Kings side.
In the finale in Perth the Kings were playing shorthanded without one of their import players Derrick Walton. They would still enter this semifinal as overwhelming favourites even without his presence on the court, but he has managed to recover and will give Sydney a valuable extra option offensively.
Cairns Taipans Team News
The Taipans did the impossible against the Wildcats last Sunday. They were hit with two major injuries ahead of the most important game of the season, as their best perimeter defender Tahjere McCall joined their best rebounder Keanu Pinder on the sidelines.
The NBL Coach of the Year Adam Forde still managed to find the winning concoction, with his team shooting above 75% for two and grabbing ten extra rebounds. Since he learnt from the best(as an assistant to Trevor Gleeson), we are actually not surprised by this. However, we have a feeling if the Taipans played the Wildcats ten more times with the same lineup, they would lose nine out of ten games.
Facing the defending champions in the opener in Sydney, the Taipans will need all of their personnel at disposal in order to mount a new upset. As we already know, Pinder will surely remain out, while Tahjere McCall will be a game-time decision.
Sydney Kings vs Cairns Taipans H2H
28.11.22 – Cairns Taipans – Sydney Kings 94:88(OT)
29.10.22 – Sydney Kings – Cairns Taipans 106:103
14.10.22 – Sydney Kings – Cairns Taipans 78:83
21.04.22 – Cairns Taipans – Sydney Kings 77:87
13.03.22 – Cairns Taipans – Sydney Kings 77:86
Sydney Kings vs Cairns Taipans Prediction
The Sydney Kings are fresh and ready following their long ten-day break. On the other hand, the Taipans had two extremely demanding matchups against Tasmania and Perth.
Even if the physios manage to patch up McCall in time for the game, we still think that the Taipans have very slim chances this Wednesday. Beating the Wildcats with a rotation of only seven players takes its toll on the team, so we will back the Kings to win with the halftime/fulltime option.
Tip-off Time: Wednesday, 15.02.2023. 07:30 PM Local Time(GMT+11) / 09:30 CET
Prediction: Halftime/Fulltime – Sydney Kings
Odds: 1.70
Sportsbook: Bet365
