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Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers NBL26 Round 10 Tips - McVeigh venomous in Taipans upset

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Last updated: Wed 19 Nov 2025 13:12

Jeremy Darke 19 Nov 2025

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Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers expert predictions for Saturday’s Round 10 NBL matchup
Tip-off is at 5:30 PM AEDT at Cairns Convention Centre
Jack McVeigh and Andrew Andrews are instrumental with stellar performances.
Breakers struggle with consistency, crucial moments may cost them the match.

Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers NBL26 Round 10 Tips

Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers NBL25 Round 10 Expert Tips

Cairns are on the up and will get a well-deserved victory at home against the New Zealand Breakers on Saturday at the Cairns Convention Centre.

Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers NBL25 Round 10 Expert Tips
Head to Head
Cairns Taipans Form & Team News
New Zealand Breakers Form & Team News
Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers Frequently Asked Questions

It has been a disastrous start for the Taipans, however, despite sitting at the bottom of the ladder, they are just 2 wins from sixth. The Breakers have just one more win than Cairns and are fighting the consistency demons early on in NBL26.

Since the return of Jack McVeigh from injury, the Taipans offence has been able to compete for long periods with their opposition and they come up against the Breakers who fail to hit the mark while taking the second-mot shots of any team in the NBL.

With McVeigh in hot form after dropping a career-best 39 points last match and his combination with import Andrew Andrews flourishing, I am all over Cairns for the upset here. McVeigh’s run will continue with 20+ points and 3+ threes made, while Andrews will be the provider with 7+ assists, which is his average over the last 5 matches.

New Zealand are 2-5 away from home this season.
Cairns have scored an average of 95 points in their last 3 matches, 15 points more than their season average.
Jack McVeigh has averaged 24 points since returning from injury 5 games ago.
Andrew Andrews has 8+ assists in 4 of his last 5 matches.

Head to Head

Last 5 Match Results

Date	Home Team	Score	Line	Total Points
01/02/2025	NZB	NZB 99-92	NZB +3.5	O 179.5
31/12/2024	CAI	NZB 92-68	NZB +7.0	U 180.0
16/11/2024	CAI	NZB 77-69	NZB -2.5	U 172.5
15/12/2023	CAI	NZB 111-82	NZB +4.5	O 175.0
03/11/2023	NZB	NZB 91-81	NZB -5.5	U 174.5

Offensive & Defensive Rankings

CNS Off	Rank	Stat	Rank	NZB Def
80.4	10	PPG	6	87.6
39.5	9	RPG	7	42.5
42.4%	10	FG%	5	44.6%
31.7%	7	3P%	1	27.4%
13.2	8	TOV	4	12.4

CNS Def	Rank	Stat	Rank	NZB Off
96.1	9	PPG	8	87.3
44.8	10	RPG	3	43.8
45.8%	9	FG%	8	43.6%
29.7%	2	3P%	9	29.6%
7.6	10	TOV	7	12.6

Cairns Taipans Form & Team News

Cairns are at rock bottom, however they are still well in reach considering only a little over one-third of the season has passed. The Taipans have lost 10 of their last 11 games, including three straight, but it is not doom and gloom just yet.

There have been some vast improvements over the last three games and credit has to be given to their marquee signing Jack McVeigh, who has returned from his bone bruising injury and has lifted the offence of the Taipans dramatically, averaging 24 points per game, 6.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists in his last 5 matches since his injury.

We have seen the Taipans begin to compete since snatching their latest victory against Tasmania, scoring 90+ points per game in their last 3 matches, well above the 80.4 points they average on offence this season.

New Zealand Breakers Form & Team News

The Breakers are suffering from inconsistency, unable to string together consecutive victories and are just one win off the bottom of the NBL26 ladder with just 4 wins this season.

A few tight losses have haunted the Breakers over the last month where they have had the match in their grasp but have been able to close out, winning just 50% of the games that they lead at halftime.

Defensively they could be better, however it is their offence that is jutting them the most. The Breakers take the second-most shots of any team in the NBL with an average of 76.8 field goal attempts per game, the problem, they rank eight in the NBL with a 43.6 FG% and ninth with a 29.5 3P%.

Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers Frequently Asked Questions

What time does Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers start?

Tip-off between Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers is at 5:30 PM AEDT, Saturday, November 22

What channel is Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers on?

You can watch Cairns Taipans vs New Zealand Breakers on ESPN via Kayo and Foxtel.

Verdict

Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers

Jack Mcveigh will score 20+ and sink 3+ three as Andrew Andrews tallies 7+ assists as the Taipans get a home victory against the Breakers.

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