Perth Wildcats vs Melbourne United Live Stream & Tips - Visitors value to win in NBL in the west

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Last updated: 02 Oct 2024

Jeremy Darke 02 Oct 2024

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Perth Wildcats vs Melbourne United expert predictions for Friday’s Round 3 NBL matchup
Melbourne excels in defence, ranking first in opposition 3P% and fast-break points
Game predicted to be low-scoring, backing Melbourne to win under 180.5 points total

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Perth Wildcats vs Melbourne United Predictions

The top two sides clash in Perth with the hosts one of the best shooting teams in the NBL and Melbourne United at their best when they control the tempo of the game. I'm backing the United defence to win the day.

Perth Wildcats vs Melbourne United Predictions
Head to Head
Perth Wildcats Form
Melbourne United Form

Melbourne ranks first in the NBL allowing their opponents just 3.3 fast-break points per game.
Perth have a field goal percentage of 44.8FG% over the first two rounds, ranked 7th in the NBL.
Melbourne ranks first in opposition 3P% at 29.2%.
4 of the past 6 matches between Perth and Melbourne have gone under the game total of 180.5

Head to Head

2023/24 Season Series

Melbourne United won 2-1

Perth Wildcats Form

The Perth Wildcats were unable to back up their win from Hoops Fest with another in round 2, falling to Championship favourites the Sydney Kings on the final possession of the game.

The Wildcats couldn’t find league MVP Bryce Cotton in the final stages of the match and paid for it in the end with a 88-87 loss.

The positive was that rookie Elijah Pepper stood up to the challenge and dropped 18 points from the bench and sinking 5-11 from 3-point range with a handful in the final quarter.

The disappointment for Perth in the match was the form of the masked man Keanu Pinder, who was simply in all sorts, registering just one point after scoring 29 in the opening match and almost stealing the show from Cotton in the Wildcats home opener.

Melbourne United Form

Melbourne started the year 2-0 after wins against NBL24 Grand Final rival Tasmania in the opening round and also getting up over South East Melbourne in Throwdown 31 to open round 2.

However they were then sent on the road to Tassie for the first instalment of the Battle of Bass Strait and their second meeting against the Jack Jumpers in 10 days.

Thing didn’t go as they did in the first match of the NBL25 season, this time the Ants shutting down United’s guards and holding both Matthew Dellavedova and Shai Ili to a combined total of 14 points compared to the 35 they scored in the game 1.

Despite the loss, Melbourne have started the season extremely strong, especially on the defensive side of the ball ranked second in the NBL in opposition FG% (42.1%) and first in opposition 3P% (29.2).

Melbourne are also ranked second in opposition 2nd chance points, giving up an average of just 11 points per game.

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Verdict

Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United

Melbourne United can slow down the scoring and keep this match under the 180.5 total. The visitors are backed to win the match as the away underdog.

Melbourne United

Money Line

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Under 180.5

Game Total

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