Cairns Taipans vs Adelaide prediction
NBL · 18 October 2025
Game preview
Cairns Taipans hosted Adelaide in the NBL on Saturday, 18 October 2025. Final score: Cairns Taipans 86–91 Adelaide. Cairns Taipans were 2-4 this season and Adelaide 4-1. Cairns Taipans had won two of their last five (L-L-L-W-W, newest first), scoring 75.2 and allowing 88.2 points a game. Over their last five games Adelaide went 4-1, averaging 92.4 points for and 84.4 against. In their last five meetings Cairns Taipans won one and Adelaide four; the most recent ended Cairns Taipans 79–110 Adelaide. Adelaide were on the second night of a back-to-back. Tip-off was at 06:30 UTC. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.
Season: Cairns Taipans 2-4 · Adelaide 4-1
Recent form
Cairns Taipans: last 5
L L L W W
- Melbourne United 95–60 Cairns Taipans · 12 Oct
- Cairns Taipans 77–80 Perth · 10 Oct
- Cairns Taipans 79–110 Adelaide · 2 Oct
- Sydney 74–77 Cairns Taipans · 28 Sept
- Cairns Taipans 83–82 Brisbane Bullets · 26 Sept
Adelaide: last 5
W L W W W
- Adelaide 88–71 South East Melbourne · 16 Oct
- Adelaide 79–103 Sydney · 11 Oct
- Adelaide 98–89 Tasmania JackJumpers · 9 Oct
- Cairns Taipans 79–110 Adelaide · 2 Oct
- Adelaide 87–80 Brisbane Bullets · 28 Sept
Last meetings
- Cairns Taipans 79–110 Adelaide · 2 Oct
- Cairns Taipans 75–99 Adelaide · 19 Jan
- Adelaide 99–93 Cairns Taipans · 25 Oct
- Cairns Taipans 101–97 Adelaide · 28 Sept
- Adelaide 88–71 Cairns Taipans · 27 Jan