Sydney Kings vs New Zealand Breakers Prediction, Tips & Odds – Mar. 03, 2023
Sydney Kings vs New Zealand Breakers Prediction 03.03.2023. After a long wait, the start of the NBL23 Grand Final is finally upon us. The Sydney Kings welcome the New Zealand Breakers at the sold-out Qudos Bank Arena in game 1 of the playoff finals on Friday evening, with their back-to-back title on the line against the most pleasant surprise of the season.
In an exciting best-of-five final series the Kings are favoured to go all the way again, while the Breakers as the only non-Australian club in the league are seeking their first title since 2013.
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Sydney Kings vs New Zealand Breakers Odds
Sydney Kings vs New Zealand Breakers Prediction 1×2: 1.52/2.55
Asian Handicap (-4.5/+4.5): 1.97/1.85
Total Over/Under (174.5): 1.91/1.91
Odds via bet365 Sportsbook.
Sydney Kings Team News
The Sydney Kings have set new standards in the NBL in the last two seasons and built a solid foundation for their dynasty to dominate in the upcoming years. The reigning champions are an offensive force, but at the same time possess the necessary defensive shackles to restrain any opponent.
This made them the frontrunners in the title race, which was kick-started last season with a record-breaking winning streak. The fire is still alive, as the Kigns are looking for their second straight title and also their fifth NBL silverware in history.
Sydney´s quality-packed roster is hard to stop in a long best-of-five series, but the most pleasant surprise of the season from New Zealand has the potential to at least make it interesting by winning the games at home.
New Zealand Breakers News
After he was appointed as the new head coach of the struggling Breakers, Mody Maor was give the green light to start the much-needed rebuild and turn the New Zealand Breakers into title contenders.
Home court will be the main advantage for the Breakers, who have had an interesting season following a year that was derailed by injuries and covid-related absences. This year the recovery has been swift, as a matter of fact, it was much faster than anyone expected since the Breakers have a chance to fight for the title.
Going all the way against the best team in Australia will be an extremely demanding task, but a minimum of one win in the series seems more than reasonable.
Sydney Kings vs New Zealand Breakers H2H
22.01.23 – Sydney Kings – New Zealand Breakers 88:93
08.12.22 – New Zealand Breakers – Sydney Kings 81:88
06.11.22 – New Zealand Breakers – Sydney Kings 77:81
12.04.22 – New Zealand Breakers – Sydney Kings 70:76
06.02.22 – Sydney Kings – New Zealand Breakers 84:65
Sydney Kings vs New Zealand Breakers Prediction
The opening game of the Grand Final is always special. That is the main reason why home-court advantage should play a crucial role in this game 1 matchup, which looks favourable for the Sydney Kings and the Alternative -4.0 point spread.
We think that the hosts will open the finals in similar fashion like last year´s series when they dominated against the JackJumpers with a methodical 95:78 victory. This time they might not be so convincing, but overall they should have enough to cover the spread and win close to 10 points.
Tip-off Time: Friday, 03.03.2023. 07:30 PM Local Time(GMT+11)/ 09:30 CET
Prediction: Alternative Point Spread – Sydney Kings (-4.0)
Odds: 1.87
Sportsbook: Bet365
