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Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers NBL25 Tips - Bench unit key for Sydney against 36ers

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2025

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Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers expert predictions for Friday’s Round 18 NBL matchup
Tip-off is at 7:30 PM AEDT at Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney Kings to leverage strong defense against Adelaide 36ers.
Kouat Noi is crucial off the bench for Sydney's scoring edge.
Adelaide struggles with bench scoring; a critical factor in matchup.

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Bul Kuol and Kouat Noi of the Kings. (Photo by Mark Kolbe Photography/Getty Images)

Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers NBL25 Tips

Sydney will continue to put pressure on the first placed Illawarra Hawks with a win at home against Adelaide on Friday night covering the short line in the process.

Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers NBL25 Tips
Head to Head
2024/25 Match Results
2023/24 Season Series
Offensive & Defensive Rankings
Sydney Kings Form & Team News
Adelaide 36ers Form & Team News
Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers Frequently Asked Questions

Whilst Sydney have had a number of close games in both directions this season they are still 14-11-1 ATS as well as 15-6 straight up as the favourite. They are the 2nd best defensive team in the league on the season and the equal best over the last 10 games.

Adelaide have won 2 of the 3 matchups these teams have had this season with Sydney unable to restrict the scoring of the 36ers. DJ Vasiljevic has scored 26 and 19 in the two wins against his former team while Kendric Davis and Montrezl Harrell combined for 55 in their most recent matchup.

This game will come down to coaching and defensive effort. Sydney head coach Brian Goorjian and his team will have enough tape and coaching know-how to enact strategies to make it difficult for the 36ers to get to their spots to score. If the players can execute then Adelaide will be left high and dry.

The matchup of the bench units will also be critical with Kouat Noi and Alex Toohey scoring well over their recent stretch of games while the 36ers bench is the worst scoring in the league.

Take Sydney to cover the line at home while keeping the 36ers Under their team total. Kouat Noi will be critical off the bench and he is trending in scoring right now.

Sydney are 14-11-1 ATS this season and 15-6 straight up as the favourite.
Sydney have kept Adelaide Under 93.5 in 3 of their last 5 games at home.
Adelaide have the worst bench scoring in the league and give up the 3rd most points to opposition 2nd units.
Kouat Noi is averaging 22pts over his last 9 games and 27.6 over his last 3 games.

Head to Head

2024/25 Match Results

Sep 22nd 24: Adelaide 94-102 Sydney

Oct 11th 24: Adelaide 89-79 Sydney

Dec 30th 24: Sydney 96-111 Adelaide

2023/24 Season Series

Adelaide 36ers won 2-1

Offensive & Defensive Rankings

SYD Off	Rank	Stat	Rank	ADE Def
90.8	7	PPG	9	96.4
42	3	RPG	8	42.4
44.3%	8	FG%	8	46.5%
34.2%	8	3P%	10	37.8%
11	4	TOV	8	11

SYD Def	Rank	Stat	Rank	ADE Off
86.7	2	PPG	5	93.5
43.2	9	RPG	10	38.7
42.0%	1	FG%	3	47.1%
32.7%	2	3P%	3	36.5%
13.2	1	TOV	2	10.2

Sydney Kings Form & Team News

The Kings led from start to finish in their 103-92 victory over the South East Melbourne Phoenix on Wednesday. Once again it was Kouat Noi off the bench with 24 points that was the difference for the Kings with 4 other players scoring in double digits in support.

Jaylen Adams was noticeably stiff towards the end of the game with his back still giving him trouble but he played out the encounter with 20 points on 50% shooting as well as 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.

The win put the Kings into 2nd spot on the ladder, ahead of Melbourne United on Point Percentage and ahead of the Perth Wildcats by 1 win. They are still 1 win and 1 loss behind the top placed Illawarra Hawks after their loss to Cairns on Thursday.

Sydney have climbed to the 2nd best defensive ranking in the NBL with an average of 86.7 pts per game allowed to opponents this season. They also hold their opponents to the lowest FG% of anyone at just 42% while forcing 13.2 turnovers per match, the most of any team in the NBL.

Adelaide 36ers Form & Team News

The Adelaide 36ers have won 4 of their last 6 games and are knocking on the door of the top 6. Most recently it was a 99-75 victory on the road in Cairns taking their season record to 11-13 just one win behind Tasmania in 6th with a game in hand.

Dejan Vasiljevic was the star of the show scoring 32 points including 10 from 21 from distance in the win. Kendric Davis had 27 points and 8 assists while the beast Montrezl Harrell added 17 pts and 15 boards. Jarell Martin had 8 pts off the bench after having been an influential scorer in the past few games. Jason Cadee was the only other bench scorer with 2 pts in 18:21 minutes.

Defensive guard Sunday Dech, coming off a stellar performance against Bryce Cotton a game earlier did well to hold the Taipans guards to just 11 points a piece with the 75 points scoreline the 2nd lowest opposition total of the season for Adelaide who now rank 9th in defence in the league.

Over their past 6 games the 36ers are averaging 101.1 points offensively, 4th most in the NBL, while keeping opponents to an average of 92.3 pts per game - the second best number across the league.

Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers Frequently Asked Questions

What time does Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers start?

Tip-off between Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers is at 7:30 PM AEDT, Friday 24th January

What channel is Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers on?

You can watch Sydney Kings vs Adelaide 36ers on ESPN via Kayo and Foxtel.

Verdict

Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers

Take Sydney to cover the line at home while keeping the 36ers Under their team total. Kouat Noi will be critical off the bench and he is trending in scoring right now.