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Perth Wildcats vs Adelaide 36ers Live Stream & Tips - Wildcats to keep top two spots alive in NBL

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Last updated: 06 Feb 2025

Ryan Tucker 06 Feb 2025

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Perth Wildcats vs Adelaide 36ers expert predictions for Friday’s Round 20 NBL matchup
Wildcats have won 9 of their last 10 against Adelaide
Wildcats aim for top 2 in NBL; 36ers look to solidify finals spot.

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Wildcats win (Getty)

Perth Wildcats vs Adelaide 36ers Preview
Head to Head
Perth Wildcats Form
Adelaide 36ers Form

Perth Wildcats vs Adelaide 36ers Preview

Perth can keep their hopes of taking second place in NBL alive with victory on Friday. The Sixers are assured of their place in the finals if they avoid defeat by 50 or more points.

Perth have won 9 of their last 10 matchups against Adelaide.
Adelaide allow an average of 101.7 pts per game to opponents on the road this season.
The 36ers rank 8th in defensive rebounding and 10th in offensive rebounding.
Kristian Doolittle scored 27 points in his matchup against the 36ers earlier this season.

Head to Head

2024/25 Match Results

Jan 17th 25: Perth 110-103 Adelaide

Dec 28th 24: Adelaide 92-116 Perth

Dec 8th 24: Adelaide 105-115 Perth

2023/24 Season Series

Perth Wildcats won 3-1

Perth Wildcats Form

The Perth Wildcats are on a two game win streak and have taken victories in 7 of their last 9 games. They have the opportunity to finish anywhere from 2nd to 5th depending on the result of this game and others this weekend due to their inferior point differential.

Should they win this game though, the worst they can finish is 3rd with SEM and Sydney not having enough wins to topple them.

Perth have been on a scoring run in the second half of the NBL season. They have scored 100+ points in 12 of their last 15 games and lead the league in scoring over that period with an average of 108.93 points, 3 pts clear of Illawarra in 2nd spot.

It has been the defence that has sunk the Wildcats on occasions. Over the same 15 game span they rank 10th in defensive average, allowing 99.8 pts per game to their opponents.

Adelaide 36ers Form

The Adelaide 36ers have lost two in a row heading into the final round of the season but are almost guaranteed to play finals with the point differential over the 7th placed Tasmania JackJumpers impossibly large for them to make up.

What put them in this position was a stretch of 6 wins in 8 games prior to this losing streak, taking down opponents like Sydney (twice), Melbourne United and Illawarra.

Kendric Davis and Montrezl Harrell have led this team in scoring and energy while Dejan Vasiljevic and Isaac Humphries have had their hot shooting nights.

Over the past 10 games Adelaide rank 4th in scoring with an average of 99.4 pts per game while being the 2nd best defensive team allowing just 92.5 points per game to opponents.

The 36ers are one of the scariest teams heading into the post-season with their ability to knock off any team above them very real and has been proven in recent matchups.

Verdict

Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers

Take the Wildcats laying points with their team and Game Total both going Over. Kristian Doolittle had a good game out last time around against the 36ers, get him to score 20+ again.

Perth -5.5

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