Basketball · NBL · Australia
Cairns Taipans vs Melbourne United
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.Final score
Cairns Taipans97-113Melbourne United
Prediction and result
Before tip-off, the model made Melbourne United favourites at 57%, projecting 97-95 (about 192 points in total). That rests on 7 wins from the last 10 meetings to 3. Melbourne United won 113-97, as the model expected.
Key facts before the match
- They last met on 3 Oct 2026, when Cairns Taipans won 107-95.
Australia • NBL
Cairns Taipans vs Melbourne United
31 Oct • 11:30
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.
Final score
Cairns Taipans97-113Melbourne United
Predicted Winner
Melbourne United
57%to win
by ~2.1 pts vs Cairns Taipans
Projected Total
191.9pts
94.9 – 97
no market line
Halftime Proj
97pts
48.4 – 48.6
model projection
Quarter Scores
projected| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn… | 24.1 | 24.3 | 21.4 | 25.1 |
| Melbo… | 26.2 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 24.4 |
| Total | 50.3 | 46.7 | 45.5 | 49.5 |
from last 5+5 games
Cairns Taipans
Last 10: 6–4 (60%)
PPG: 93.9 — Allowed: 96.2 — Pace: 190.1
Melbourne United
Last 10: 5–5 (50%)
PPG: 95.7 — Allowed: 92.6 — Pace: 188.3
Cairns Taipans Form
Cairns Taipans
W17d
L25d
W31d
W34d
W39d
L42d
L45d
W49d
L52d
W60d
Q:16-2523-2121-1626-22
Q:27-3535-1927-926-20
Q:27-2823-2927-2923-24
Q:23-1724-3327-2223-19
Q:14-1832-2935-2514-35
Melbourne United Form
Melbourne United
W17d
L19d
L24d
W32d
W35d
L39d
L41d
W48d
L53d
W66d
Q:32-3124-2021-1328-31
Q:25-2621-2231-3126-23
Q:27-2116-3522-2224-13
Q:30-1723-2821-2925-30
Q:21-3117-2521-2032-20
Head-to-Head
Last 10
Q:14-1832-2935-2514-35
Q:19-1927-2114-1625-33
Q:22-2923-1430-3317-17
Q:16-3118-1717-2416-22
Q:27-1521-1022-1625-19
Head-to-head summary
10 meetings — Cairns Taipans 3 / Melbourne United 7. Average total: 176.5.
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