Dream11 Predictions of today will be for the dream teams, Wellington Saints (WST) and Southland Sharks (SSK) in New Zealand Basketball League 2020-21 on May 7 at TSB Bank Arena, Wellington. The chances for WST to win this match is higher than SSK.
WST, holding the first position in the league standing will be facing against SSK, in the upcoming match. In their last match, they were up against Canterbury Rams on April 20th, in which WST won the match with 95 points, whereas the opponent team scored 74 points. WST have won the championship a total of 11 times, they won their 11th NBL Championship in 2019, by defeating the Hawke’s Bay Hawks with a 78–68 score. The Saints declined to enter the rejigged competition due to coronavirus pandemic in 2020, and began focusing on 2021.
Whereas, SSK holds the second position in the league standing. In their last match, they were up against Taranaki Mountains on April 29th, in which SSK won the match with 78 points, whereas the opponent team scored 76 points. SSK have won the championship 4 time, the last they won was in 1992. In 2008, CAR withdrew from NBL, but later granted entry for 2014 NBL season. In 2016, CAR were regular season winners since for the first time since 1993, behind two others.
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MATCH DETAILS
SERIES: New Zealand Basketball League
VENUE: TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
TIME AND DATE: Friday, May 7, 2021 01:00 PM
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KEY PLAYERS OF:
WST:
Taane Samuel: The 21-year-old player joined the WST in 2020 as Power Forward for the team.
Dion Prewster: As the Shooting Guard and Small Forward of the team, the 31-year-old player also joined WST in 2021.
Tohi Smith-Milner: Joined the WST in 2021, the 25-year-old played as Power Forward for the team.
SSK:
Courtney Belger: The 31-year-old player joined SSK in 2021. He joined the league as a Point Guard.
Toby Gillooly: He is currently 22-year-old is the Shooting Guard and Small Forward of the team. He joined SSK in 2021.
Alonzo Burton: The 27-year-old plays as the Shooting Guard for the team, joined SSK in 2020.
TEAM SQUAD:
Wellington Saints (WST): Taane Samuel, Ezra Vaigafa, Kael Robinson, Isaac Miller-Jose, Kerwin Roach, Dion Prewster, Thomas Gold, Tohi Smith-Milner, Kenneth Tuffin, Rangimarie Mita, Romaro Gill, Troy McLean
Southland Sharks (SSK): Tom Cowie, Brayden Inger, Alonzo Burton, Josh Cunningham, Ethan Mitchell, Liam McRae, Johnny Helu, Dom Kelman-Poto, Cameron Archer, Andrew Wheeler, Toby Gillooly, Courtney Belger, Connor Coll, Alex Pledger
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PROBABLE LINEUPS:
Wellington Saints (WST): Taane Samuel, Dion Prewster, Tohi Smith-Milner, Kerwin Roach, Romaro Gill
Southland Sharks (SSK): Courtney Belger, Cameron Archer, Alonzo Burton, Ethan Mitchell, Toby Gillooly
RECORD OF CHASING TEAMS:
Wellington Saints (WST): W – 2, L – 0
Southland Sharks (SSK): W – 2, L – 0