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Brisbane Bullets vs Cairns Taipans Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 07 Oct 2023
Tip-off: 09:00
Final 86-89
18-26 20-17 18-27 30-19
Position#6
Record2-0
FormLLLWW
Points / game87.5
Allowed / game77.5
Brisbane Bullets
Australia
vs
Cairns Taipans 🏆
Australia
Position#8
Record1-1
FormLWLLW
Points / game87.0
Allowed / game89.0
AustraliaNBLRound 2· Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Other2023-24
Meetings · Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans
27 Dec 2026
BRIS v CAIR
upcoming
29 Oct 2026
BRIS85
CAIR107
08 Feb 2026
BRIS72
CAIR81
30 Oct 2025
BRIS113
CAIR85
17 Jan 2025
BRIS80
CAIR111
20 Dec 2024
BRIS107
CAIR104
17 Dec 2023
BRIS101
CAIR102
07 Oct 2023
BRIS86
CAIR89
05 Jan 2023
BRIS81
CAIR107
19 Nov 2022
BRIS82
CAIR90
20 Mar 2022
BRIS88
CAIR98
05 Feb 2022
BRIS94
CAIR102
31 Dec 2016
BRIS93
CAIR76
03 Dec 2016
BRIS84
CAIR89
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Brisbane Bullets winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Cairns Taipans winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Brisbane BulletsAustraliaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormBullets
Date
Competition
Sydney
#1
L
67-116
67
116
-49
no box
H11/01
NBL
Melbourne United
#5
L
91-101
91
101
-10
no box
H14/01
NBL
South East Melbourne
#7
W
84-79
84
79
+5
no box
A16/01
NBL
Adelaide
#8
W
106-101 OT
106
101
+5
no box
H19/01
NBL
Illawarra Hawks
#10
W
103-86
103
86
+17
no box
A21/01
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#2
L
71-99
71
99
-28
no box
H26/01
NBL
Cairns Taipans
#3
L
87-94
87
94
-7
no box
A28/01
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#2
L
75-80 OT
75
80
-5
no box
H04/02
NBL
Adelaide
#9
W
86-71
86
71
+15
72avg 77
H29/09
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#5
W
89-84
89
84
+5
82avg 77
A05/10
NBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
21-24
19-35
15-29
12-28
20-34
17-20
28-22
26-25
18-24
30-17
13-22
23-16
27-20
20-18
26-32
18-21
24-20
26-28
23-19
30-19
20-22
20-33
14-19
17-25
27-21
23-30
18-19
19-24
18-16
24-20
12-18
17-17
18-28
23-12
24-13
21-18
26-22
22-22
23-23
18-17
177.0Avg total
85.9Scored
91.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (2)87.577.5165.0+10.0100%
Season at home (1)86.071.0157.0+15.0100%
Season away (1)89.084.0173.0+5.0100%
Last 10 (10)85.991.1177.0-5.250%
Last 5 (5)81.685.6167.2-4.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (25)83.895.9179.6-12.120%
vs Similar ◀ (5)89.271.6160.8+17.6100%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Cairns Taipans) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Cairns TaipansAustraliaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormTaipans
Date
Competition
Brisbane Bullets
#9
W
94-87
94
87
+7
no box
H28/01
NBL
Adelaide
#8
L
96-99
96
99
-3
no box
H30/01
NBL
Perth
#6
W
84-71
84
71
+13
no box
A03/02
NBL
Tasmania JackJumpers
#4
L
79-87
79
87
-8
no box
H09/02
NBL
Perth
#6
W
91-78
91
78
+13
no box
H12/02
NBL
Sydney
#1
L
87-95
87
95
-8
no box
A15/02
NBL
Sydney
#1
W
93-82
93
82
+11
no box
H17/02
NBL
Sydney
#1
L
64-79
64
79
-15
no box
A19/02
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#5
L
87-98
87
98
-11
79avg 81
A30/09
NBL
South East Melbourne
#10
W
87-80
87
80
+7
83avg 81
H05/10
NBL
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
21-27
30-23
19-18
24-19
24-25
29-25
24-25
19-24
30-16
19-21
15-19
20-15
16-25
21-21
18-19
24-22
25-19
27-24
19-16
20-19
26-25
33-25
10-27
18-18
27-19
27-22
17-14
22-27
26-20
13-28
19-14
6-17
25-22
18-24
18-31
26-21
22-20
21-18
23-19
21-23
171.8Avg total
86.2Scored
85.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (2)87.089.0176.0-2.050%
Season at home (1)87.080.0167.0+7.0100%
Season away (1)87.098.0185.0-11.00%
Last 10 (10)86.285.6171.8+0.650%
Last 5 (5)83.686.8170.4-3.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)88.290.0178.2-1.840%
vs Similar ◀ (14)83.183.2166.4-0.143%
vs Weaker (11)91.585.5177.0+6.182%
This opponent (Brisbane Bullets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-3-2+0+2+3Q1Q1: -1.2-1.2Q1: +2.4+2.4Q2Q2: -1.1-1.1Q2: +0.7+0.7Q3Q3: -2.0-2.0Q3: -2.0-2.0Q4Q4: -0.9-0.9Q4: -0.5-0.5
-3-2+0+2+3Q1Q1: -1.2-1.2Q1: +2.4+2.4Q2Q2: -1.1-1.1Q2: +0.7+0.7Q3Q3: -2.0-2.0Q3: -2.0-2.0Q4Q4: -0.9-0.9Q4: -0.5-0.5
Brisbane BulletsCairns Taipans
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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Brisbane BulletsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sydney
#1
L
40-59
40
59
-19
H11/01
NBL
Melbourne United
#5
L
37-54
37
54
-17
H14/01
NBL
South East Melbourne
#7
W
48-41
48
41
+7
A16/01
NBL
Adelaide
#8
W
47-38
47
38
+9
H19/01
NBL
Illawarra Hawks
#10
W
50-48
50
48
+2
A21/01
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#2
L
40-55
40
55
-15
H26/01
NBL
Cairns Taipans
#3
L
50-51
50
51
-1
A28/01
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#2
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H04/02
NBL
Adelaide
#9
W
41-40
41
40
+1
H29/09
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#5
W
48-44
48
44
+4
A05/10
NBL
90.9Avg total
44.3Scored
46.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)43.345.789.0-2.440%-
Last 30 at home (15)42.946.689.5-3.733%-
Last 30 away (15)43.744.888.5-1.147%-
Last 10 (10)44.346.690.9-2.360%-
Last 5 (5)44.245.289.4-1.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (25)42.647.289.8-4.628%-
vs Similar ◀ (5)47.038.285.2+8.8100%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Cairns Taipans) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Cairns TaipansLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Brisbane Bullets
#9
W
51-50
51
50
+1
H28/01
NBL
Adelaide
#8
W
53-50
53
50
+3
H30/01
NBL
Perth
#6
W
49-37
49
37
+12
A03/02
NBL
Tasmania JackJumpers
#4
L
37-46
37
46
-9
H09/02
NBL
Perth
#6
W
52-43
52
43
+9
H12/02
NBL
Sydney
#1
W
59-50
59
50
+9
A15/02
NBL
Sydney
#1
W
54-41
54
41
+13
H17/02
NBL
Sydney
#1
L
39-48
39
48
-9
A19/02
NBL
New Zealand Breakers
#5
L
43-46
43
46
-3
A30/09
NBL
South East Melbourne
#10
W
43-38
43
38
+5
H05/10
NBL
92.9Avg total
48.0Scored
44.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)45.442.487.8+3.063%-
Last 30 at home (17)43.241.184.4+2.165%-
Last 30 away (13)48.244.092.2+4.262%-
Last 10 (10)48.044.992.9+3.170%-
Last 5 (5)47.644.692.2+3.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)51.647.699.2+4.060%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)42.041.783.7+0.343%-
vs Weaker (11)46.940.887.7+6.191%-
This opponent (Brisbane Bullets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Brisbane Bulletstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Brisbane Bullets: 86.5 points a game scored
🏀🏀59%
🏀🏀🏀19%
🏀22%
🏀🏀 2-pointers51.0 pts a game · 59% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers16.5 pts a game · 19% of the points
🏀 Free throws19.0 pts a game · 22% of the points
League average for comparison: 89.2 points a game
51%
30%
19%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)		League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers53.525.5
47.7%
50.9%51.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers21.55.5
25.6%
33.9%16.5
🏀 Free throws26.519.0
71.7%
73.8%19.0
They take 75.0 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 21.5 of them are 3-pointers, so 29% of their shots are threes (league average: 37%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Cairns Taipanstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Cairns Taipans: 87.0 points a game scored
🏀🏀52%
🏀🏀🏀31%
🏀17%
🏀🏀 2-pointers45.0 pts a game · 52% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers27.0 pts a game · 31% of the points
🏀 Free throws15.0 pts a game · 17% of the points
League average for comparison: 89.2 points a game
51%
30%
19%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)		League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers38.022.5
59.2%
50.9%45.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers26.09.0
34.6%
33.9%27.0
🏀 Free throws21.515.0
69.8%
73.8%15.0
They take 64.0 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 26.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 41% of their shots are threes (league average: 37%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 2/2 games with a box score before 07 Oct 2023 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Brisbane Bullets
WWLLLWWWLL
Cairns Taipans
WLLWLWLWLW
#6
League position
#8
+12.4
Net rating
-1.2
107.3
Offensive rating
107.3
94.9
Defensive rating
108.6
45.0%
Effective FG%
56.2%
46.7%
Opp. effective FG%
55.7%
15.3%
Turnover %
22.4%
37.2%
Off. rebound %
29.7%
0.35
Free-throw rate
0.34
25.6%
3-point %
34.6%
45.2%
Assist %
47.6%
50%
Form (last 10/10)
50%

Profile

Offence107.3 · 107.3Defence94.9 · 108.6Shooting45.0% · 56.2%3-point %25.6% · 34.6%Ball care15.3% · 22.4%Off. rebounds37.2% · 29.7%Free throws0.35 · 0.34Form (last 10/10)50% · 50%
■ Brisbane Bullets   ■ Cairns Taipans
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Brisbane Bullets wins
9
Cairns Taipans wins
DateGameScore
28/01/23Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets94-87
05/01/23Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans81-107
14/12/22Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets85-76
19/11/22Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans82-90
23/04/22Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets112-98
20/03/22Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans88-98
24/02/22Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets73-69
05/02/22Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans94-102
29/01/17Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets97-83
31/12/16Brisbane Bullets v Cairns Taipans93-76
Brisbane Bulletslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/10/23ANew Zealand Breakers89-84
29/09/23HAdelaide86-71
04/02/23HNew Zealand Breakers75-80 OT
28/01/23ACairns Taipans87-94
26/01/23HNew Zealand Breakers71-99
21/01/23AIllawarra Hawks103-86
19/01/23HAdelaide106-101 OT
16/01/23ASouth East Melbourne84-79
14/01/23HMelbourne United91-101
11/01/23HSydney67-116
Cairns Taipanslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/10/23HSouth East Melbourne87-80
30/09/23ANew Zealand Breakers87-98
19/02/23ASydney64-79
17/02/23HSydney93-82
15/02/23ASydney87-95
12/02/23HPerth91-78
09/02/23HTasmania JackJumpers79-87
03/02/23APerth84-71
30/01/23HAdelaide96-99
28/01/23HBrisbane Bullets94-87

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Brisbane Bullets
NBL 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWW100%
HomeW100%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game87.586.089.0
Allowed / game77.571.084.0
Point differential+10.0+15.0+5.0
Avg total165.0157.0173.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Cairns Taipans
NBL 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLW50%
HomeW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211
Win %50%100%0%
Points / game87.087.087.0
Allowed / game89.080.098.0
Point differential-2.0+7.0-11.0
Avg total176.0167.0185.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Melbourne United220100%82.070.5+11.5
2 Brisbane Bullets220100%87.577.5+10.0
3 Perth32167%94.093.3+0.7
4 Sydney21150%84.080.5+3.5
5 New Zealand Breakers21150%91.088.0+3.0
6 Tasmania JackJumpers21150%87.586.5+1.0
7 Cairns Taipans21150%87.089.0-2.0
8 Illawarra Hawks21150%97.0101.0-4.0
9 South East Melbourne41325%90.895.2-4.5
10 Adelaide3030%73.383.3-10.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Brisbane Bullets1820183086
Cairns Taipans2617271989
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