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  • Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks expert predictions for Monday’s Round 16 NBL matchup
  • Tip-off is at 7:30 PM AEDT at Adelaide Entertainment Centre
  • Illawarra Hawks aim to avoid a 3-0 season sweep against Adelaide.
  • Adelaide's key players Kendric Davis and Montrezl Harrell have powered their previous wins.
  • Illawarra leads in 1st quarter scoring; take them to win.
Ryan's Monday Dive in the NBL

Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks NBL25 Tips


Illawarra will pull out all stops to get a win against the 36ers on Monday avoiding a 3-0 sweep on the season.
  • Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks NBL25 Tips
  • Head to Head 
  • 2024/25 Match Results
  • 2023/24 Season Series
  • Offensive & Defensive Rankings
  • Adelaide 36ers Form & Team News
  • Illawarra Hawks Form & Team News
  • Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks Frequently Asked Questions

Adelaide have taken two wins already against Illawarra this season both times as the underdog. In the first matchup it was Kendric Davis who scored 32 pts in the 2pt win and in the most recent game both Montrezl Harrell and Dejan Vasiljevic went for 20+. 

The 36ers are getting very little help from their bench unit with an average of just 18.2 points per game whilst the Hawks average 34.5 bench points per game. Mason Peatling and Darius Days are both producing more points since their swap between starting and 2nd unit whilst Trey Kell III is averaging 23 points in his last 7 games including two 31 point efforts.

Illawarra have been the best frist quarter team all season. There was a short period recently where they had trouble getting in front early but that seems now to be rectified. Adelaide are slow out of the blocks and allow their opponents the third highest number of first quarter points.

Illawarra have no option than to play at a high pace and get out to an early lead over this 36ers team. Take their first quarter moneyline and a 3+ point margin to the Hawks in the first term.

  • Adelaide have the worst ranked defence in the league allowing 97.1 pts per game. 
  • Illawarra lead the NBL in scoring with 101.3 points per game.
  • The Hawks are 1st in second chance points while the 36ers allow the 3rd highest number.
  • The 36ers give up the 3rd most 1st Quarter Points, Illawarra score the most.

Head to Head 


2024/25 Match Results


Oct 5th 24: Illawarra 100-102 Adelaide
Nov 10th 24: Adelaide 93-73 Illawarra

2023/24 Season Series


Adelaide 36ers won 2-1

Offensive & Defensive Rankings


ADE OffRankStatRankILL Def
936PPG692.6
38.710RPG439.9
46.5%5FG%244.6%
36.4%33P%334.7%
10.42TOV612.2

ADE DefRankStatRankILL Off
97.110PPG1101.3
42.17RPG143.9
47.4%9FG%148.6%
39.1%103P%436.0%
11.68TOV110.3

Adelaide 36ers Form & Team News


The Adelaide 36ers gave up a 10 point halftime lead and 5 point lead with 30 seconds remaining to then lose in OT by one point to the JackJumpers on Friday. 

In a game where Kendric Davis had a career night with 39 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists the 36ers once again could not deliver in a clutch situation. Momentum swings in games often but to allow their opponents to push this game to OT was just bad. 

Poor decision making and a lack of genuine depth means this team gets fatigued and cannot close out games. 3 players totalled 40+ minutes while only 3 players saw minutes off the bench, contributing just 7 points to the 103pt total.

You can obviously only play the roster you have but there has to be something this team can do to make sure their star players are able to deliver when the time comes. 

On a positive note they did put up 103 points on the league’s best defensive team with 50 points in the paint while having 24 assists to just 8 turnovers.

Illawarra Hawks Form & Team News


Illawarra are back on a two game win streak downing the Tassie JackJumpers and New Zealand Breakers in succession. 

The most recent win against NZ started in true Hawks form with a 35-28 first quarter effort. The home team then stretched out their lead to 21 points at the half with bench forward Darius Days having 16 of his 22 points in the first two terms. 

The Breakers took advantage of Illawarra taking their foot off the accelerator in the second half, out-scoring them 52-39 but the game was never in doubt with the Hawks shooting 44% from 3pt range and taking 42 points in the paint.

Illawarra have scored 100+ points in 10 of their last 11 games and lead the league in scoring on the season. A worrying trend appearing is that the defence is also leaking points in high scoring games. Opponents have scored 100+ in 4 of the last 6.

Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks Frequently Asked Questions

What time does Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks start?

Tip-off between Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks is at 7:30 PM AEDT, Monday 13th January

What channel is Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks on?

You can watch Adelaide 36ers vs Illawarra Hawks on ESPN via Kayo and Foxtel.

Verdict

Illawarra have no option than to play at a high pace and get out to an early lead over this 36ers team. Take their first quarter moneyline and a 3+ point margin to the Hawks in the first term.
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