Basketball · NBL · Australia
Sydney vs Cairns Taipans
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.Final score
Sydney111-90Cairns Taipans
Prediction and result
Before tip-off, the model made Sydney favourites at 88%, projecting 103-89 (about 192 points in total). That rests on a 7-3 record over the last 10 games against 4-6 and 8 wins from the last 10 meetings to 2. Sydney won 111-90, as the model expected.
Key facts before the match
- They last met on 1 Feb 2026, when Sydney won 106-92.
Australia • NBL
Sydney vs Cairns Taipans
20 Sept • 10:00
Played. Source reports: FINISHED.
Final score
Sydney111-90Cairns Taipans
Predicted Winner
Sydney
88%to win
by ~14.4 pts vs Cairns Taipans
Projected Total
192pts
103.2 – 88.8
no market line
Halftime Proj
104pts
56.3 – 47.7
model projection
Quarter Scores
projected| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 27.3 | 29 | 21.3 | 25.6 |
| Cairn… | 21.2 | 26.5 | 17.6 | 23.5 |
| Total | 48.5 | 55.5 | 38.9 | 49.1 |
from last 5+5 games
Sydney
Last 10: 7–3 (70%)
PPG: 101.5 — Allowed: 87.3 — Pace: 188.8
Cairns Taipans
Last 10: 4–6 (40%)
PPG: 91.3 — Allowed: 98.3 — Pace: 189.6
Sydney Form
Sydney
W48d
W56d
W208d
L212d
W215d
L217d
W223d
W230d
W233d
W252d
Q:21-2128-3124-2525-21
Q:24-3020-2110-2020-24
Q:29-3127-2413-2126-19OT 18-6
Q:22-2424-2926-2120-17
Q:24-3128-2221-1733-23
Cairns Taipans Form
Cairns Taipans
W48d
L55d
W58d
L253d
L260d
W264d
L266d
L271d
W273d
L279d
Q:28-3121-3623-2926-33
Q:31-2332-2627-1222-25
Q:15-2530-2117-1623-20
Q:24-2437-2027-2227-18
Q:19-1927-2114-1625-33
Head-to-Head
Last 10
Q:34-1720-2822-2616-35
Q:28-2329-1834-1928-17
Q:18-2227-1813-2116-16
Q:17-1922-1925-2427-25
Q:26-2016-2113-1820-22
Head-to-head summary
10 meetings — Sydney 8 / Cairns Taipans 2. Average total: 174.6.
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