It's a 7-game week in the NBL (Australia), with games stretched across 5 different match days. 5 games involve a top-half team on either side, those are our must-watch picks below.
Hottest sides on form: Tasmania JackJumpers, Sydney, Perth. Coldest: Illawarra Hawks, South East Melbourne, Melbourne United. The mismatch games, a hot side hosting a struggling visitor, or vice versa, are where the line tends to be softest, especially on Asian Handicap and team-totals markets. We flag the form, pace and last-5 record on every fixture below.
This is your weekly evergreen guide to NBL this week. The page auto-refreshes every Monday at 06:00 UTC with the latest schedule, standings and form data, so you always get the freshest week-of-2026-10-19 (2026-W43) read on the NBL. Bookmark it.
Each fixture below shows the local tip-off, recent form, scoring differential and last-5 results so you can sense-check any line before tip. Click through to any preview for the full A-vs-B breakdown including head-to-head history, streaming options, and odds.
Ranked by current form, games featuring two teams in the top half of 2026-2027 standings rise to the top.
Tasmania JackJumpers
Brisbane Bullets
Illawarra Hawks
Sydney
Perth
Melbourne UnitedIllawarra HawksBrisbane Bullets
Cairns Taipans
New Zealand BreakersEvery fixture comes with the tip-off date and time and a quick form/pace read. Click for the full match preview.
Tasmania JackJumpersBrisbane BulletsIllawarra HawksSydneyPerthMelbourne UnitedIllawarra HawksBrisbane Bullets
South East Melbourne
AdelaideCairns TaipansNew Zealand BreakersMelbourne UnitedSydneyEvery NBL game this week is streamed live by either Bet365 or Stake, whichever holds the broadcast rights in your country. The Watch live button on each match card routes you to the correct operator for your IP. You'll need a funded account or a placed bet within the past 24 hours to unlock the Bet365 stream; Stake gates fewer streams.
There are currently 7 NBL fixtures scheduled across the next 7 days. The number can change, cup ties, fixture rescheduling and play-off brackets all shift the count. The page refreshes Monday at 06:00 UTC.
The hottest sides on win percentage right now are Tasmania JackJumpers, Sydney, Perth. The full NBL form guide ranks every team by win %, scoring offence and scoring defence with last-5 sequences.
We rank must-watch fixtures by combined form, games where both teams are top-half of the standings rise to the top. The list above is automated, but if you only have time for one game, look for two top-3 sides facing off, or a top-3 vs bottom-3 mismatch where the value is on the underdog covering a soft spread.