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Melbourne United vs Cairns Taipans

Match details
NBL· 2026/27AustraliaBasketball · League() UTC Final
John Cain Arena
Melbourne UnitedHome
95 : 107Final score
Cairns TaipansAway
Full time · Away win
Moneyline Final odds before kickoff Featured bookmaker ·
Result Confirmed · odds are for reference
DataFeed 0

Lineups · Absences

Confirmed lineup
Confirmed lineup Starters 5 · Bench 5
L. Travers
C. Anthony
J. Oduro
S. Waardenburg
M. Machar
Bench 5
S. Ili
K. Bowen
J. Ingles
T. Wilson
F. Krslovic
Confirmed lineup Starters 5 · Bench 4
R. Smith
M. Lewis
J. Brown
J. McVeigh
K. Pinder
Bench 4
J. Bolden
S. Dech
K. Galloway
W. Brown
Confirmed out · Doubtful
This competition does not provide absence information
As of Oct 3 21:07

Match result

Final
Final score
95 : 107
Result
Away win Final
Period score1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
Melbourne United1432351495
Cairns Taipans18292535107
Team stats · Final
95Points107
42Rebounds32
11Assists20
4Steals12
1Blocks6
15Turnovers11
27/512-pointers made18/32
5/243-pointers made15/39
26/30Free throws made26/30

Player stats · This match

PlayerMinPTSREBAST3PTFT
J. Oduro30:01111120/01/2
C. Anthony29:0240412/716/17
L. Travers26:5710830/32/3
SubJ. Ingles24:338420/32/3
S. Waardenburg24:254610/34/4
SubS. Ili17:142400/00/0
M. Machar14:2514003/41/1
SubK. Bowen13:504110/10/0
SubT. Wilson11:122100/30/0
SubF. Krslovic8:210310/00/0
PlayerMinPTSREBAST3PTFT
J. McVeigh36:4520341/75/5
R. Smith30:4221545/104/5
J. Brown29:0120443/89/10
K. Pinder26:5627332/45/6
M. Lewis26:269541/32/2
SubJ. Bolden22:2991013/50/0
SubK. Galloway15:151200/11/2
SubS. Dech9:260000/00/0
SubW. Brown3:000000/10/0
As of Oct 3 21:07

Odds

Final odds before kickoff · Updated

Reference odds. No real-money wager can be placed here.

MoneylineHome1.17Away5.15Pinnacle · Bookmaker 7Home1.221.17Away4.225.15
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atHomeAway
1.17▼5.15▲
1.18▼4.93▲
1.204.74▲
1.20▼4.71▲
1.21▼4.51▲
1.22▼4.37▲
1.25▼4.02▲
1.263.89▼
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1.263.95▲
1.263.89▼
1.263.90▲
1.26▲3.89▼
1.25▲4.08▼
1.234.22▼
1.23▲4.25▼
1.21▼4.46▲
1.224.42▲
1.224.36▲
1.224.28▲
1.224.22▲
1.224.21▲
1.22▼4.19▲
1.23▲4.13▼
1.22▲4.16▼
1.21▼4.34▲
First1.224.22
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerHomeAway
Pinnacle1.175.15
Betfair1.174.50
bet3651.194.80
Marathon1.204.75
1xBet1.224.53
Betano1.106.00
BetVictor1.174.50
Asian handicap-11.5Home -11.51.90Away +11.51.90Pinnacle · Bookmaker 6Home2.301.90Away1.591.90
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Line -11.5 · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atHomeAway
Line changed · -11 → -11.5
1.90▼1.90▲
1.99▼1.81▲
2.04▼1.74▲
Suspended
2.37▲1.58▼
Suspended
2.35▲1.59▼
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Suspended
2.221.66▲
Suspended
2.22▼1.63▲
First2.301.59
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerHome -11.5Away +11.5
Pinnacle1.901.90
bet3652.251.60
Marathon2.021.76
1xBet2.031.75
Betano1.831.83
BetVictor1.891.80
Over/Under179.5Over 179.51.73Under 179.52.13Pinnacle · Bookmaker 6Over1.681.86Under2.161.96
Odds flowReference Pinnacle · Line 179.5 · Through the last odds before kickoff
Changed atOverUnder
Line changed · 180.5 → 179.5
Suspended
1.86▲1.96▼
1.76▼2.08
1.77▼2.08▲
1.78▼2.07▲
1.79▼2.04▲
1.81▲2.02▼
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1.77▼2.08▲
1.782.07▲
1.78▲2.06▼
1.77▼2.07▲
1.78▲2.06▲
1.76▲2.04▼
1.73▲2.09▼
1.71▲2.11▼
1.692.14▼
1.69▲2.15▼
First1.682.16
Odds by bookmaker
BookmakerOver 179.5Under 179.5
Pinnacle1.732.13
bet3651.752.05
Marathon1.742.00
1xBet1.742.00
Betano1.701.98
BetVictor1.831.85
Line explanation · Handicap · Over/Under
  • Handicap is from the home team's side · The final score including overtime decides the result
  • Over/Under is based on the combined score of both teams including overtime

Last 20 matches

By team · All competitions
Recent match metrics
Melbourne UnitedLWLWLWLLWW13W 7L
Cairns TaipansLLWLWLWWLL5W 15L
Melbourne United
Based on 20 games		Cairns Taipans
Based on 20 games
20Games20
13W 7LW · L5W 15L
65%Win rate25%
92.50Scored per game85.20
87.45Conceded per game96.20
+101Score difference-220
107Most points scored129
77Fewest points scored60
23.6 (19 games)Q1 average points21.4 (17 games)
23.8 (19 games)Q2 average points19.9 (17 games)
20.9 (19 games)Q3 average points19.8 (17 games)
23.6 (19 games)Q4 average points20.9 (17 games)
47.4 (19 games)First half average points41.3 (17 games)
44.5 (19 games)Second half average points40.7 (17 games)
179.9Average combined score181.4
0/19 gamesOvertime games1/17 games
36.3 (18 games)Rebounds per game33.2 (14 games)
18.0 (19 games)Assists per game18.6 (16 games)
31% (18 games)Three-point percentage32% (14 games)
74% (18 games)Free throw percentage74% (14 games)
45% (18 games)Field goal percentage42% (14 games)
55% (18 games)True shooting (TS%)53% (14 games)
11.3 (19 games)Turnovers per game12.1 (16 games)
7.5 (19 games)Steals per game4.3 (16 games)
4.1 (19 games)Blocks per game3.5 (16 games)
Melbourne United
Based on 9 games		Home matches onlyCairns Taipans
Based on 10 games
9Games10
7W 2LW · L2W 8L
78%Win rate20%
94.33Scored per game84.10
85.11Conceded per game96.40
+83Score difference-123
104Most points scored96
81Fewest points scored67
22.5 (8 games)Q1 average points21.8 (9 games)
25.0 (8 games)Q2 average points19.2 (9 games)
20.6 (8 games)Q3 average points20.3 (9 games)
25.1 (8 games)Q4 average points22.7 (9 games)
47.5 (8 games)First half average points41.0 (9 games)
45.8 (8 games)Second half average points43.0 (9 games)
179.4Average combined score180.5
0/8 gamesOvertime games0/9 games
36.4 (8 games)Rebounds per game34.2 (9 games)
19.1 (8 games)Assists per game19.3 (9 games)
30% (8 games)Three-point percentage36% (9 games)
76% (8 games)Free throw percentage75% (9 games)
46% (8 games)Field goal percentage43% (9 games)
56% (8 games)True shooting (TS%)54% (9 games)
9.8 (8 games)Turnovers per game11.8 (9 games)
6.5 (8 games)Steals per game3.8 (9 games)
3.5 (8 games)Blocks per game3.6 (9 games)
Melbourne United
Based on 11 games		Away matches onlyCairns Taipans
Based on 10 games
11Games10
6W 5LW · L3W 7L
55%Win rate30%
91.00Scored per game86.30
89.36Conceded per game96.00
+18Score difference-97
107Most points scored129
77Fewest points scored60
24.5Q1 average points21.0 (8 games)
22.9Q2 average points20.6 (8 games)
21.2Q3 average points19.2 (8 games)
22.5Q4 average points18.9 (8 games)
47.4First half average points41.6 (8 games)
43.6Second half average points38.1 (8 games)
180.4Average combined score182.3
0/11 gamesOvertime games1/8 games
36.3 (10 games)Rebounds per game31.4 (5 games)
17.2Assists per game17.7 (7 games)
31% (10 games)Three-point percentage25% (5 games)
73% (10 games)Free throw percentage74% (5 games)
44% (10 games)Field goal percentage41% (5 games)
54% (10 games)True shooting (TS%)50% (5 games)
12.4Turnovers per game12.6 (7 games)
8.2Steals per game5.0 (7 games)
4.5Blocks per game3.4 (7 games)
Melbourne United
Based on 19 games		NBLCairns Taipans
Based on 17 games
19Games17
12W 7LW · L3W 14L
63%Win rate18%
91.95Scored per game82.59
86.89Conceded per game96.00
+96Score difference-228
107Most points scored101
77Fewest points scored60
23.6Q1 average points21.4
23.8Q2 average points19.9
20.9Q3 average points19.8
23.6Q4 average points20.9
47.4First half average points41.3
44.5Second half average points40.7
178.8Average combined score178.6
0/19 gamesOvertime games1/17 games
36.3 (18 games)Rebounds per game33.2 (14 games)
18.0Assists per game18.6 (16 games)
31% (18 games)Three-point percentage32% (14 games)
74% (18 games)Free throw percentage74% (14 games)
45% (18 games)Field goal percentage42% (14 games)
55% (18 games)True shooting (TS%)53% (14 games)
11.3Turnovers per game12.1 (16 games)
7.5Steals per game4.3 (16 games)
4.1Blocks per game3.5 (16 games)
Melbourne United
Based on 1 games		Club FriendlyCairns Taipans
Based on 3 games
1Games3
1W 0LW · L2W 1L
Not enough data (1 games)Win rate67%
Not enough data (1 games)Scored per game100.00
Not enough data (1 games)Conceded per game97.33
+5Score difference+8
Not enough data (1 games)Most points scored129
Not enough data (1 games)Fewest points scored85
Not enough data (1 games)Average combined score197.3
Recent matches
As of Oct 18 08:02

Head-to-head

Last 5 years · All competitions · 16 matches
10Melbourne United W
0D
6Cairns Taipans W
172.6Average combined score
Melbourne United Reference
Scored : Conceded
1444 : 1317
At home
6W 0D 3L
Away
4W 0D 3L
WMelbourne United95:60Cairns TaipansOct 12, 2025 05:30 · NBL 2025/26WMelbourne United116:91Cairns TaipansAug 21, 2025 12:00 · Club Friendly 2025WMelbourne United106:63Cairns TaipansOct 27, 2024 12:00 · NBL 2024/25WMelbourne United94:87Cairns TaipansSep 7, 2024 12:00 · Club Friendly 2024LCairns Taipans97:88Melbourne UnitedFeb 16, 2024 12:00 · NBL 2023/24LCairns Taipans95:78Melbourne UnitedDec 31, 2023 12:00 · NBL 2023/24WMelbourne United84:81Cairns TaipansDec 23, 2022 12:00 · NBL 2022/23LCairns Taipans97:72Melbourne UnitedNov 4, 2022 12:00 · NBL 2022/23WMelbourne United92:80Cairns TaipansApr 18, 2022 12:00 · NBL 2021/22
As of Sep 29 05:21
Match info · Related matches

Melbourne United and Cairns Taipans met in NBL on 3 Oct 2026 09:30 UTC at John Cain Arena.

The match ended Melbourne United 95-107 Cairns Taipans.

Melbourne United are 7th in the table and Cairns Taipans are 6th.

Melbourne United won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches.

Cairns Taipans won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches.

In their last 16 meetings, Melbourne United won 10, Cairns Taipans won 6 and 0 ended level.

Melbourne United's lineup includes J. Oduro, S. Waardenburg, M. Machar.

Cairns Taipans's lineup includes J. Brown, J. McVeigh, K. Pinder.

Melbourne United · Previous match: Tasmania JackJumpers vs Melbourne United (1 Oct 2026) · Next match: Adelaide vs Melbourne United (7 Oct 2026)

Cairns Taipans · Previous match: New Zealand Breakers vs Cairns Taipans (30 Sep 2026) · Next match: Cairns Taipans vs Brisbane Bullets (8 Oct 2026)

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