Schedule › Round 3
Cairns Taipans @ Melbourne United
Sat 03 Oct, 7:30pm, John Cain Arena. Round 3.
Cairns107
Final
Melbourne95
Drama 46 / 100: how close it finished, overtime and the quality of the teams, without saying who won.
Pre-game prediction
Cairns 82.8 – 94.7 Melbourne
Cairns 19%Melbourne 81%
| Projected margin | Melbourne by 11.9 |
| Projected total | 177.4 |
| Expected possessions | 79.9 |
What the model said before tip-off.
Matchup
| CNS | MEL | |
|---|---|---|
| AdjEM | -5.69 | +2.34 |
| Adj. offense | 111.39 | 113.18 |
| Adj. defense | 116.99 | 110.81 |
| Adj. tempo | 80.85 | 81.33 |
| Schedule strength | +0.14 | +0.15 |
| eFG% | 54.5%6 | 52.4%8 |
| Turnover % | 13.4%3 | 15.7%7 |
| Off. rebound % | 20.2%10 | 29.4%9 |
| FT rate | 19.7%10 | 38.8%2 |
| 3PA share | 49.8%1 | 37.2%9 |
Bold is the better of the two. Team pages: Cairns Taipans, Melbourne United.