South East Melbourne vs Cairns Taipans prediction
NBL · 24 January 2026
Game preview
On Saturday, 24 January 2026, Cairns Taipans visited South East Melbourne in the NBL. Final score: South East Melbourne 118–91 Cairns Taipans. Season records: South East Melbourne 18-8, Cairns Taipans 7-19. South East Melbourne had won four of their last five (W-W-L-W-W, newest first), scoring 115.2 and allowing 108.4 points a game. Over their last five games Cairns Taipans went 2-3, averaging 82.8 points for and 96.2 against. Head-to-head: 5-0 for South East Melbourne over the last five games, most recently Cairns Taipans 96–111 South East Melbourne. Cairns Taipans were on the second night of a back-to-back. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.
Season: South East Melbourne 18-8 · Cairns Taipans 7-19
Recent form
South East Melbourne: last 5
W W L W W
- South East Melbourne 123–116 New Zealand Breakers · 21 Jan
- Adelaide 89–108 South East Melbourne · 18 Jan
- South East Melbourne 97–107 Perth · 10 Jan
- South East Melbourne 124–113 Illawarra Hawks · 8 Jan
- Sydney 117–124 South East Melbourne · 5 Jan
Cairns Taipans: last 5
L L W W L
- Perth 106–69 Cairns Taipans · 22 Jan
- 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