Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

17/01/2026 at 03:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Chances of winning


Cairns Taipans
40.9%
New Zealand Breakers
59.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
47.8% 52.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

50.7% 49.3%

Cairns Taipans - New Zealand Breakers Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.27
(2)

1.57
(1.83)
7.6%
(4.6%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 182.50
  • The most likely Handicap: 2 (-3)
Preview Facts
  • The two neighboring teams will play an exciting match (ranked 9 and 7)
  • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Taipans won 1.
  • Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.
  • NZ Breakers might have a minor edge in this game.
  • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Taipans won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 14 matches, and goals 1616:1725. (average 80.8:86.3).
  • Including home matches between the teams, Taipans won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 795:865. (average 79.5:86.5).
What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
The latest head-to-head matches between Cairns Taipans - New Zealand Breakers were as follows:
19.12.2025 Cairns Taipans - New Zealand Breakers 99:95
22.11.2025 Cairns Taipans - New Zealand Breakers 96:102
31.08.2025 New Zealand Breakers - Cairns Taipans 94:75
01.02.2025 New Zealand Breakers - Cairns Taipans 99:92
31.12.2024 Cairns Taipans - New Zealand Breakers 68:92
Latest results of Cairns Taipans
Latest results of New Zealand Breakers
Australian NBL Table
2025/26
PlWLPCT
1Adelaide241952204:20440.792
2South East Melbourne241682372:21910.667
3Sydney251692384:21450.640
4Melbourne United2515102344:22290.600
5Perth2414102156:20830.583
6Tasmania JackJumpers2512132139:21210.480
7New Zealand Breakers249152113:21660.375
8Illawarra Hawks238152078:22330.348
9Cairns Taipans247171986:22930.292
10Brisbane Bullets266202201:24720.231

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