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Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers NBL26 Round 6 Tips - Jackies take it to the Kings

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: Fri 24 Oct 2025 10:25

Jeremy Darke 24 Oct 2025

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Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers expert predictions for Sunday’s Round 6 NBL matchup
Tip-off is at 4:30 PM AEDT at Qudos Bank Arena
Game likely to be low-scoring, with Tasmania covering 4.5 points.
Josh Bannan projected to excel in rebounds amidst defensive play.

Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers NBL26 Round 6 Tips

Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers NBL25 Round 6 Expert Tips

The JackJumpers will win their fourth away match in 6 games on the road when they beat the Sydney Kings for the second time in two weeks.

Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers NBL25 Round 6 Expert Tips
Head to Head
Sydney Kings Form & Team News
Tasmania JackJumpers Form & Team News
Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers Frequently Asked Questions

As much as I love and have faith in the JackJumpers, this is more about the Sydney Kings for me, who just don’t have the depth to compete with the good defensive teams in the competition.

Scott Roth and the JackJumpers are defensive specialists and picked the Kings to pieces in their Ignite Cup clash, holding Kendric Davis to 10 point, forcing the others to lift the load, which they were unable to do with Sydney scoring 70 points in the match and going down by 16.

It will be on repeat here at Qudos Arena on Sunday with this one set to be a bore again. I’ll take the 4.5-point start for Tasmania as the away dog and back this game to stay under for the sixth straight time between these two clubs.

There will be missed shots from both so rebounds will be up and Josh Bannan has been the collector for Tasmania and will go over his total of 8.5 boards.

Tasmania beat Sydney by 16 points 10 days ago.
The last 5 matches between Tasmania and Sydney have gone under the game total
10 of 14 games this season involving Sydney and Tasmania have gone under the game total.
Josh Bannan has average 9.33 rebounds in his last 6 games.

Head to Head

Last 5 Matches

Date	Home Team	Score	Line	Total Points
15/10/2025	TAS	TAS 86-70	TAS +3.0	U 177.0
19/01/2025	SYD	SYD 88-77	SYD -8.5	U 179.0
03/11/2024	SYD	SYD 88-60	SYD -8.0	U 167.5
18/10/2024	TAS	SYD 80-71	SYD -5.0	U 173.5
17/12/2023	TAS	SYD 90-82	SYD +3.0	U 181.0

Offensive & Defensive Rankings

SYD Off	Rank	Stat	Rank	TAS Def
88.5	6	PPG	2	82.6
44	2	RPG	6	42.4
45.0%	5	FG%	6	43.5%
29.4%	7	3P%	2	26.7%
7	1	TOV	9	10.7

SYD Def	Rank	Stat	Rank	TAS Off
82.7	3	PPG	9	82
43.3	7	RPG	8	40
42.5%	2	FG%	6	44.9%
31.6%	6	3P%	6	30.5%
11.7	6	TOV	3	10.7

Sydney Kings Form & Team News

The Kings have started the season 3-4 going 2-2 at home QUDOS Arena in an underwhelming NBL26 to date, not even scratching the expectations they had at the beginning of the new season.

They have to be the most disappointing team in the NBL for mine. They have experience in Matthew dellavedova and you flair in Kendric Davis and just can’t get it right.

Xavier Cooks has been nowhere and went completely missing against South East Melbourne on Thursday night in the Kings 112-95 loss.In 20 minutes on the court, Cooks tallied just 3 points and 3 rebounds and got fouled out.

Sydney’s depth is an issue with their bench averaging just 22.7 points per game (6th in NBL) with a plus/minus of 0 points. So if the starters are getting shutdown or contained, they are getting nothing positive from their bench.

Tasmania JackJumpers Form & Team News

The JackJumpers are fairing well with their 4-3 record after starting the season with 5 away games in their first 7 matches. They will have one more on Sunday against Sydney before bunkering up on the island for 4 straight home matches. A win against the Kings would have them in a good position to push for a top-two spot by the mid-way point of the season.

The Jackies are looking to redeem themselves after a poor loss to the Breakers in New Zealand last time they played, unable to buy a bucket for long periods in the game, going down 82-65.

As always the concern for Tasmania is scoring, once again ranked 9th in the NBL with an average of 82.0 points per game. Physicality is often an issue getting out rebounded by their opponents on most nights.

There is also a lack of shots being taken despite the class off their offence this season, averaging 69.7 attempts and are ranked 7th while SEM lead the league with 82.0 attempts per game, to put that figure into perspective.

Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers Frequently Asked Questions

What time does Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers start?

Tip-off between Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers is at 4:30 PM AEDT, Sunday, October 26

What channel is Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers on?

You can watch Sydney Kings vs Tasmania JackJumpers on ESPN via Kayo and Foxtel.

Verdict

Sydney Kings v Tasmania JackJumpers

The JackJumpers will cover the 4.5 points as the underdog in a low scoring game that stays under 173.5 points. Josh Bannan will collect over 8.5 rebounds.

Tasmania +4.5

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