Perth vs Cairns Taipans prediction
NBL · 22 January 2026
Game preview
Perth hosted Cairns Taipans in the NBL on Thursday, 22 January 2026. Final score: Perth 106–69 Cairns Taipans. Perth were 15-10 this season and Cairns Taipans 7-18. Perth had won four of their last five (W-W-W-W-L, newest first), scoring 95.4 and allowing 89 points a game. Cairns Taipans had won two of their last five (L-W-W-L-L, newest first), scoring 88.2 and allowing 97.2 points a game. In their last five meetings Perth won four and Cairns Taipans one; the most recent ended Cairns Taipans 78–110 Perth. Perth had 6 days of rest and Cairns Taipans 5. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.
Season: Perth 15-10 · Cairns Taipans 7-18
Recent form
Perth: last 5
W W W W L
- Perth 92–87 Illawarra Hawks · 16 Jan
- South East Melbourne 97–107 Perth · 10 Jan
- New Zealand Breakers 91–99 Perth · 4 Jan
- Brisbane Bullets 75–95 Perth · 1 Jan
- Adelaide 95–84 Perth · 28 Dec
Cairns Taipans: last 5
L W W L L
- Cairns Taipans 86–104 New Zealand Breakers · 17 Jan
- Cairns Taipans 88–83 Brisbane Bullets · 12 Jan
- Melbourne United 92–93 Cairns Taipans · 7 Jan
- Illawarra Hawks 96–78 Cairns Taipans · 3 Jan
- Cairns Taipans 96–111 South East Melbourne · 31 Dec
Last meetings
- Cairns Taipans 78–110 Perth · 22 Oct
- Cairns Taipans 77–80 Perth · 10 Oct
- Perth 116–125 Cairns Taipans · 25 Jan
- Cairns Taipans 92–128 Perth · 14 Dec
- Cairns Taipans 87–90 Perth · 10 Oct