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Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix NBL25 Tips - Hunter headlines in Throwdown victory for the Phoenix

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: Fri 07 Feb 2025 10:26

Jeremy Darke 07 Feb 2025

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Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix expert predictions for Saturday’s Round 20 NBL matchup
Tip-off is at 8:00 PM AEDT at John Cain Arena
Phoenix's strong home record and balanced gameplay are vital advantages
South East Melbourne Phoenix are set for their third consecutive Throwdown win.
Preview, stats, head-to-head, team news & more

Tips for the final day of the NBL25 regular season.

Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix NBL25 Tips

South East Melbourne will get their third straight Throwdown victory over Melbourne with their offence powering them to the win and Jordan Hunter scoring 15+ points for the fourth consecutive game against his Victorian rivals.

Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix NBL25 Tips
Head to Head
Melbourne United Form & Team News
South East Melbourne Phoenix Form & Team News
Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix Frequently Asked Questions

Melbourne United come into this game in good form, winning their past three matches, however, they just scraped past Tassie to claim their first win at John Cain Arena in four matches on their home court. On the other side of the spectrum is South East Melbourne who have dominated as the home team this season, winning 10 of their past 11 in Melbourne.

The success for the Phoenix has been the balance as a good offensive and defensive team, ranked third in points scored and also conceded. The Phoenix defence has been vastly improved by coach Josh King, however, it is their aggressive offence that has got them victories.

Expect Jordan Hunter to tick over the scoreboard as most of the attention is needed on his power-forward teammate Matt Hurt. The Phoenix will likely put up 100+ points in this game with Hunter scoring at least 15 points, just as he has done in all three games this season against United.

South East Melbourne have won 10 of their past 11 games as the home team.
Melbourne have lost 3 of their past 4 games at John Cain Arena.
South East Melbourne have scored over 96.5 points in 14 of their past 15 games.
Jordan Hunter has scored 17,20 & 23 points in his three appearances against Melbourne this season.

Head to Head

2024/25 Match Results

15/12/24: South East Melbourne 109 - 97 Melbourne

20/10/24: Melbourne 84 - 93 South East Melbourne

26/09/24: South East Melbourne 84 - 96 Melbourne

2023/24 Season Series

Melbourne United won 4-0

Offensive & Defensive Rankings

MEL Off	Rank	Stat	Rank	SEM Def
95.3	4	PPG	3	91.2
43.4	2	RPG	6	41.1
45.8%	7	FG%	4	45.7%
35.0%	5	3P%	5	35.2%
11.5	6	TOV	3	12.3

MEL Def	Rank	Stat	Rank	SEM Off
91.4	4	PPG	3	96.2
40.3	4	RPG	5	41.7
45.3%	3	FG%	4	46.7%
35.0%	4	3P%	7	34.4%
11.5	6	TOV	3	10.6

Melbourne United Form & Team News

Melbourne United are priming for the finals winning their past 3 matches and 6 of their last 8 games. There most impressive in their run home was a 99-93 victory over the Perth Wildcats who they are fending off to hold the all important second placing and a direct spot in the semis.

United did look shaky in their most recent match, needing a 26-15 fourth quarter to get past Tasmania, beating last year’s champions 94-92. Besides a very poor first quarter, there were good signs on offence for United though, with 6 players hitting double-digits, utilising their spacing on the floor and finding their open man.

An important factor for Melbourne is that they are utilising their bench and are able to get offensive production and also defensive stops no matter who is on the court.

The concern is the fitness of Jack White heading into the finals with their power forward only playing 15:38 mins against Tasmania.

South East Melbourne Phoenix Form & Team News

South East Melbourne are proving that they deserve to be in the hunt heading into the play-in and could very easily snatch a semifinal berth if they can play to their potential in the play-in.

Winning 6 of their past 8 games, the Phoenix take good momentum into the final Throwdown of the season against Melbourne and will rely heavily on their offensive power in the paint through the likes of Matt Hurt to overpower United.

The Phoenix rank second in the NBL with ann average of 44.7 points in the paint per game with Hurt the dominant and aggressive force along with Jordan Hunter who has been strong on the boards, both offensively and defensively.

The 4,5 combination of Hurt and Hunter could be the most underrated in the league with Hurt averaging 18.2 PPG + 8.2RPG and Hunter 10.4 PPG + 7.8 RPG in their past 5 matches.

Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix Frequently Asked Questions

What time does Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix start?

Tip-off between Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix is at 8:00 PM AEDT, Saturday, 2025-02-08

What channel is Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix on?

You can watch Melbourne United vs South East Melbourne Phoenix on ESPN via Kayo and Foxtel.

Verdict

Melbourne United v SE Melbourne Phoenix

South East Melbourne

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