Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats NBL26 Round 13 Tips - Jackies back to defending the island

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Last updated: Fri 19 Dec 2025 12:05

Jeremy Darke 19 Dec 2025

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Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats expert predictions for Sunday’s Round 13 NBL matchup
Tip-off is at 2:30 PM AEDT at MyState Bank Arena
JackJumpers are favorites despite losing 5 of the last 6 home games.
Josh Bannan in top form, expected to score 15+ points.

Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats NBL26 Round 13 Tips

Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats NBL25 Round 13 Expert Tips

The JackJumpers are favourites at home which scares me considering they have lost 5 of the last six on the island. But, with Perth’s form dip and the JJ’s returning to their defensive selves I’m backing the home team to cover the 1.5 points as the favourite.

Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats NBL25 Round 13 Expert Tips
Head to Head
Tasmania JackJumpers Form & Team News
Perth Wildcats Form & Team News
Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats Frequently Asked Questions

Scott Roth has the JackJumpers playing his style of basketball again, pressuring their opponents and slowing their scoring then capitalizing when they get the opportunity. The Josh Bannan - Will Magnay connection is blossoming with the former playing the best basketball of his career and the latter becoming the enforcer down low.

Perth have been off their game over the last couple of weeks, presenting the perfect opportunity for the JackJumpers to level up the series 2-2 against the Wildcats. Magnay will be in a tough battle with Jo Lual-Acuil so I like the 7+ rebound market, which he has hit in his last 5 matches.

On the offensive side of things I am leaning into Josh Bannan, who will be on full attack again against Perth after scoring an equal career-best 29 points against the Wildcats last time out.

Tasmania have won 3 of their last 4 matches.
Tasmania have held their opponents to an average of 82.1 points per game in their last 4 matches.
Will Magnay is averaging 8.8 rebounds in his last 5 matches.
Josh Bannan has 15+ points in his last two games against Perth

Head to Head

Last 5 Match Results

Date	Home Team	Score	Line	Total Points
21/11/2025	PER	PER 101-95	TAS +6.5	O 174.5
29/10/2025	TAS	PER 95-84	PER +5.0	O 174.0
20/09/2025	PER	TAS 75-72	TAS +6.5	U 182.5
12/01/2025	TAS	PER 105-73	PER -2.0	U 190.0
07/11/2024	PER	PER 88-82	Push	O 168.5

Offensive & Defensive Rankings

TAS Off	Rank	Stat	Rank	PER Def
85.6	9	PPG	2	86.3
41.3	8	RPG	5	41.6
44.7%	6	FG%	1	42.6%
31.4%	7	3P%	6	31.9%
10.9	4	TOV	9	10.1

TAS Def	Rank	Stat	Rank	PER Off
86.1	1	PPG	7	88.3
40.7	2	RPG	2	44.2
44.4%	6	FG%	8	43.9%
32.7%	7	3P%	8	31.2%
10.7	7	TOV	5	11.7

Tasmania JackJumpers Form & Team News

The JackJumpers have turned things around, blocking out all the noise for more offence and once again taking over as the best defensive team in the competition, giving up an average of just 82.1 points to their opponents in their last 4 matches, going 3-1 during that span.

Their latest match against Cairns was their best defensive showing of the season, containing the Taipans to just 68 points in an 81-68 victory, forcing the northerners to just 41.4% accuracy from the field throughout the match.

Cairns may not be the benchmark but the Tasmania victories over Sydney 104-81 and offensive powerhouses South East Melbourne 89-81 have been more impressive. Will Magnay has proven to be the difference defensively with the Boomer taking his new role as the rock down low averaging 8. 5 rebounds, 2.25 blocks and 11.75 points over his last 4 games.

Perth Wildcats Form & Team News

The Wildcats home struggles continued as they dropped their third match in 4 games, giving up a 16-point lead at the start of the third quarter to go down to the South East Melbourne Phoenix 77-76 at the hands of a John Brown buzzer beater.

The Wildcats appear to be derailed since Bryce Cotton showed up for the first time in Perth handing them their first loss of this run and there is no one on the roster that has felt that more than Kristian Doolittle.

The Perth import was the rock for the Wildcats in the opening half of the season, however, since the loss to Adelaide 95-94, Doolittle’s numbers have faded, scoring no more than 8 points in the three matches that have followed, after hitting double digits in 10 of 11 games prior. Doolittle also has not been as effective on the boards, collecting no more than 6 rebounds per game, well below his 7.9 average for the season.

Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats Frequently Asked Questions

What time does Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats start?

Tip-off between Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats is at 2:30 PM AEDT, Sunday, December 21
What channel is Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats on?
You can watch Tasmania JackJumpers vs Perth Wildcats on ESPN via Kayo and Foxtel.