Sydney vs Cairns Taipans prediction
NBL · 21 December 2025
Game preview
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, Cairns Taipans visited Sydney in the NBL. Final score: Sydney 119–77 Cairns Taipans. Season records: Sydney 10-7, Cairns Taipans 5-13. Sydney had won three of their last five (W-W-W-L-L, newest first), scoring 93.6 and allowing 91.4 points a game. Over their last five games Cairns Taipans went 2-3, averaging 91.4 points for and 91.8 against. Head-to-head: 4-1 for Sydney over the last five games, most recently Sydney 74–77 Cairns Taipans. Cairns Taipans were on the second night of a back-to-back. Tip-off was at 05:30 UTC. The game page also covers the point spread, total points, the predicted score, rest days and key players. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.
Season: Sydney 10-7 · Cairns Taipans 5-13
Recent form
Sydney: last 5
W W W L L
- Sydney 97–93 Adelaide · 17 Dec
- Melbourne United 86–92 Sydney · 14 Dec
- Perth 79–108 Sydney · 12 Dec
- New Zealand Breakers 95–90 Sydney · 3 Dec
- Tasmania JackJumpers 104–81 Sydney · 23 Nov
Cairns Taipans: last 5
W L W L L
- Cairns Taipans 99–95 New Zealand Breakers · 19 Dec
- Cairns Taipans 68–81 Tasmania JackJumpers · 13 Dec
- Illawarra Hawks 76–93 Cairns Taipans · 6 Dec
- Cairns Taipans 96–102 New Zealand Breakers · 22 Nov
- Adelaide 105–101 Cairns Taipans · 16 Nov
Last meetings
- Sydney 74–77 Cairns Taipans · 28 Sept
- Sydney 91–87 Cairns Taipans · 12 Jan
- Cairns Taipans 75–81 Sydney · 29 Nov
- Sydney 99–73 Cairns Taipans · 13 Oct
- Sydney 101–82 Cairns Taipans · 29 Dec