Basketball · NBL · Australia
South East Melbourne vs Cairns Taipans
Saturday, 17 October 2026
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.Final score
South East Melbourne115-83Cairns Taipans
Prediction and result
Before tip-off, the model made South East Melbourne favourites at 68%, projecting 99-94 (about 193 points in total). That rests on 8 wins from the last 10 meetings to 2. South East Melbourne won 115-83, as the model expected.
Key facts before the match
- Cairns Taipans have won 3 matches in a row.
- They last met on 24 Jan 2026, when South East Melbourne won 118-91.
Australia • NBL
South East Melbourne vs Cairns Taipans
17 Oct • 09:30
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.
Final score
South East Melbourne115-83Cairns Taipans
Predicted Winner
South East Melbourne
68%to win
by ~5.4 pts vs Cairns Taipans
Projected Total
193.4pts
99.4 – 94
no market line
Halftime Proj
99.3pts
54.2 – 45.1
model projection
Quarter Scores
projected| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South… | 25.3 | 28.9 | 25.5 | 19.7 |
| Cairn… | 21.5 | 23.6 | 25.5 | 23.4 |
| Total | 46.8 | 52.5 | 51 | 43.1 |
from last 5+5 games
South East Melbourne
Last 10: 4–6 (40%)
PPG: 96.2 — Allowed: 96.1 — Pace: 192.3
Cairns Taipans
Last 10: 6–4 (60%)
PPG: 94.1 — Allowed: 95.7 — Pace: 189.8
South East Melbourne Form
South East Melbou…
L29d
W35d
L37d
L45d
L48d
W50d
L61d
W64d
L236d
W239d
Q:30-1723-2821-2925-30
Q:23-2336-1826-3228-23
Q:26-2422-2222-2122-21
Q:14-1621-2922-244-17
Q:15-2423-2836-2222-17
Cairns Taipans Form
Cairns Taipans
W28d
W31d
W36d
L39d
L42d
W46d
L49d
W57d
L64d
W67d
Q:27-2823-2927-2923-24
Q:23-1724-3327-2223-19
Q:14-1832-2935-2514-35
Q:19-1823-1730-2526-15
Q:32-1720-1715-1716-18
Head-to-Head
Last 10
Q:16-2633-2632-1537-24
Q:28-2124-2726-3518-28
Q:24-2815-3623-2028-17
Q:23-1536-2029-2626-16
Q:28-3331-2519-2424-31
Head-to-head summary
10 meetings — South East Melbourne 8 / Cairns Taipans 2. Average total: 188.2.
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