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South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers NBL26 Round 10 Tips - Scoring Powerhouses meet on Saturday night dustup

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Last updated: Fri 21 Nov 2025 12:56

Ryan Tucker 21 Nov 2025

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South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers expert predictions for Saturday’s Round 10 NBL matchup
Tip-off is at 8:00 PM AEDT at John Cain Arena
South East Melbourne Phoenix face Adelaide 36ers for 2nd spot in NBL.
Phoenix lead league in scoring; Adelaide struggles at John Cain Arena.
Prediction: Phoenix favored with stronger depth; expect a high-scoring game.

South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers NBL26 Round 10 Tips

South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers NBL25 Round 10 Expert Tips

The 2nd of 4 games between these NBL26 powerhouses will take place this Saturday at John Cain Arena with 2nd spot on the ladder up for grabs.

South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers NBL25 Round 10 Expert Tips
Head to Head
Last 5 Match Results
Offensive & Defensive Rankings
South East Melbourne Phoenix Form & Team News
Adelaide 36ers Form & Team News
South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers Frequently Asked Questions

Thanks to their win against the Phoenix earlier in the season, Adelaide currently occupy 2nd spot on the ladder behind Melbourne United. They have a 10-3 record and are 4-1 on the road. Bryce Cotton leads the league in scoring with 27.7 pts per game while Zylan Cheatham sits 2nd in Average Total Rebounds.

South East Melbourne are the league’s top scoring team but they are doing it as a collective. Nathan Sobey is averaging 20.6 per night and up until last weekend was having a career year in scoring. The Phoenix also lead the league in Assists per game and Bench scoring, once again highlighting the fact they are winning together as a unit.

Defensive strategy could decide this one with both teams in the lower half of the rankings for opposition points. Adelaide have not had success at John Cain, losing 9 straight at the venue. Before Adelaide’s win earlier in the season, SE Melbourne had collected 3 straight victories over their opponent.

With the depth that South East Melbourne have compared to Adelaide, it is unreasonable to think the 36ers defence can cover it all. Take SEM to cover as the home favourite and extend Adelaide’s misery at John Cain Arena. Grab Angus Glover to reach his points total and the Game Total to go Over.

SEM have beaten Adelaide in 3 of their last 4 games and the 36ers have lost 9 straight in Melbourne.
The Phoenix lead the league in Scoring, Assists and Bench Points.
SE Melbourne have hit 100+ pts in 6 of their last 8 games. Adelaide have hit at least 97 pts in 3 straight games.
Angus Glover leads all bench players in the league in scoring with a career best 12.8 pts per game this season. He had 17 against Adelaide earlier this year.

Head to Head

Last 5 Match Results

Date	Home Team	Score	Line	Total Points
16/10/2025	ADE	ADE 88-71	ADE -5.5	U 187.5
16/02/2025	SEM	SEM 85-75	SEM -3.0	U 195.0
2/2/2025	SEM	SEM 105-99	SEM -4.5	O 197.5
21/12/2024	SEM	SEM 106-86	SEM -4.5	U 193.5
03/10/2024	ADE	ADE 93-83	ADE -5.0	U 186.5

Offensive & Defensive Rankings

SEM Off	Rank	Stat	Rank	ADE Def
97.8	1	PPG	5	86.3
41.7	6	RPG	2	41.2
42.7%	9	FG%	7	44.9%
38.0%	1	3P%	3	31.6%
10.7	3	TOV	6	11.2

SEM Def	Rank	Stat	Rank	ADE Off
87.9	7	PPG	4	91.7
42.6	9	RPG	7	41.5
45.7%	8	FG%	6	44.5%
35.2%	9	3P%	2	34.7%
19.2	1	TOV	2	10.3

South East Melbourne Phoenix Form & Team News

South East Melbourne had no troubles in disposing of the Brisbane Bullets in their Thursday night clash at the BEC. The Phoenix got away early leading 27-19 at the first break, outscoring their opponent in 3 of the 4 quarters of the game.

Jordan Hunter was the team’s highest scorer with 24 pts and 9 boards, going 4 of 5 from deep. Once again every single player on the active roster saw game time and scored at least 2 points. Something this Phoenix team have achieved multiple times in NBL26.

The team effort is what is propelling South East Melbourne to success. They are switched on, play with the 2nd highest pace, lead the league in scoring and assists as well as bench points.

Adelaide 36ers Form & Team News

Adelaide’s most recent outing was on Wednesday night as they won at home 97-85 in their Ignite Cup clash with the Illawarra Hawks.

In what was an emotional game for Bryce Cotton, dealing with physical sickness, the multiple MVP dished up 31 pts, 3 boards and 13 assists to lead his team to victory. Isaac Humphries added 22 and 9 but again the bench was not deep, just 19 points.

Defensively they let the Hawks out of the gates, trailing 49-44 at the main break, but after a lockdown 3rd quarter they were able to regain the lead and control the final term.

Heading into the round, Adelaide were the 4th ranked scoring team and the 5th ranked defensive team.

South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers Frequently Asked Questions

What time does South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers start?

Tip-off between South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers is at 8:00 PM AEDT, Saturday, November 22

What channel is South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers on?

You can watch South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers on ESPN via Kayo and Foxtel.

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SE Melbourne -1.5

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