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Melbourne United vs Sydney Kings Live Stream & Tips - Kings defence to keep United at bay in NBL

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: 30 Nov 2024

Jeremy Darke 30 Nov 2024

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Melbourne United vs Sydney Kings expert predictions for Sunday’s Round 10 NBL matchup
Sydney Kings favored to cover the 6.5-point spread against Melbourne United
Sydney's defence leads the NBL, holding opponents to 82.1 points per game

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Cameron Oliver thriving in starting role. (Photo by Emily Barker/Getty Images)

Melbourne United vs Sydney Kings Preview
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Melbourne United Form
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Melbourne United vs Sydney Kings Preview

Sydney are backed to cover the surprisingly large line of 6.5 points as the underdog. Sydney’s top-ranked defence will cool down the hands of Chris Goulding, who has dropped 86 points for Melbourne in his past three games.

Sydney have covered the line in their past two games as the underdog against Melbourne.
Melbourne have conceded 97.66 points in their past 3 games.
Sydney averages just 82.1 points against per game this season.
Sydney are ranked first in the NBL with a 40.0 opposition FG% and a 30.5 opposition 3P%.

Head to Head

2024/25 Match Results

30-10-24: Melbourne 87-83

2023/24 Season Series

Melbourne United won 2-1

Melbourne United Form

Melbourne United will be happy that the storm if the FIBA break is over and they can get back to focus on their on court performance.

Coming off 14 days of rest and recovery, United now have an injury free list with their biggest concern Jack White available to face Sydney.

Melbourne stand 2 wins clear at the top of the NBL standings with 10 wins and 4 losses, however, they have played two extra games than Illawarra who sit in second place. United have won six of their past 7 games and are currently on a three-game run.

Their past 3 victories have been in high-scoring contests as United have shown that they can play in a shootout if need be, averaging 113 points during that span.

The fast-pace is not the usual gameplan expected from Dan Vickerman and his men, more renowned for their lockdown defence which we saw earlier in the season.

Sydney Kings Form

Sydney held off the Taipans in their opening game of round 10 on Friday night, beating Cairns in North Queensland by 6 points in a match that had 6 lead changes.

Playing in Cairns is a tough task, but it was once again another unpolished performance from the Kings, who were expected by many to have a blow out wind in the sunshine state.

With the three-ball no where to be seen hitting just 5 from 25 attempts the Kings relied on their presence in the paint, especially from Cam Oliver to get the job done.

Oliver had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks after finally getting the nod from coach Brian Gorjian to start. The Kings dominated inside, winning the points in the paint count 34-24 and had 40 attempts from the free-throw line, albeit only sinking 70%.

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Verdict

Melbourne United v Sydney Kings

Sydney are backed to do enough against Melbourne to cover the 6.5 points as the underdog relying on their defence. That should also hold the game total under 184.5.

Sydney +6.5

Handicap/Line

@6/7 - 2 Units

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