In the 2021 New Zealand Basketball League, Team Otago Nuggets (ON) will lock horns against Team Auckland Huskies (AKH) for the 40th title of the NBL League in the Edgar Centre, Dunedin. This match is scheduled to take place on 27th June 2021, that is, on Sunday at around 10:30 AM (IST). In the current national basketball league, a total of 10 teams have taken part, and since the league has started on 24th April 2021, as of now, only 18 matches have been played in this leauge. All the upcoming basketball matches of New Zealand NBL Season 2021 will telecast on the official TV partner, Sky sport.
Match Details
- League Name: New Zealand Basketball League Season 2021
- Teams: Team Otago Nuggets (ON) vs Team Auckland Huskies (AKH)
- Date & Day: 27th June 2021, Sunday
- Timings: 10:30 AM (IST)
- Venue: Edgar Centre, Dunedin
In the previous NBL season 2020, Team Otago defeated Team Manawatu Jets in the grand final and won the 39th title of the NBL championship. Meanwhile, in the current season of NBL, Team Otago Nuggets (ON) is positioned at the 4th place in the league and has managed to gain 16 points. To date, the team has taken part in 13 matches, out of which, they have recorded 8 winnings and 5 losings. They played their last match against Team Franklin Bulls on 20th June 2021 and scored a total of 104 points. Meanwhile, the opposing team managed to score 64 points only, thus the said match was in the favour of Team Otago by 104-64.
On the other hand, Team Auckland Huskies (AKH) is currently standing at 6th place in the league and has managed to obtain 12 points. To date, the team has played a total of 12 matches in the current NBL league and has recorded 6 winnings as well as 6 losings each. Team Auckland played their last match against Team Canterbury Rams on 17th June 2021 at the Eventfinda Stadium in Auckland. In the said match, Team Auckland scored a total of 83 points, while Team Canterbury Rams managed to get only 78 points, thus, the said match was ultimately in the favour of Team AKH by 83-78.
Team Otago Nuggets (ON) Probable Playing 5
Darcy Knox, Jordan Hunt, Mattew Bardsley, Benoit Hayman and Jarrod Kenny
Team Auckland Huskies (AKH) Probable Playing 5
Sean Murphy, Isaa Miller-Jose, Reuben Fitzgerald, Rashid Al-Kaleem and Nathan Wilson
Team Otago Nuggets (ON) vs Team Auckland Huskies (AKH) Prediction
In the past five matches, Team Nuggets has done a pretty good job, as in the previous five matches, the team has recorded 3 winnings and only 2 losings, meanwhile, on the other hand, in the last five matches, Team Auckland has recorded 2 winnings and 3 losings. Thus, if we look at the previous five performance and also the overall statistics of both the teams, the chances that Team Otago Nuggets will win the upcoming match is quite high as compared to Team Auckland Huskies (AKH). However, the above prediction is solely based on the teams’ past statistics. For more LIVE updates on the same, Stay tuned with us.
