Zhangjiakou VS Shanghai Blackbird

This game is a regular season game of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) and will be played at 19:30 Beijing time on January 1, 2026. Against the two sides, the home team Zhangjiakou Sports Cultural Tourism and the away team Shanghai Xuan Bird. The prediction for this game will revolve around the Over/Under 175.5 total option with odds of 1.79.

Zhangjiakou Sports and Cultural Tourism has a slow pace of recent games, average scoring efficiency, and relatively solid defensive performance, with a generally low total score in the past few games, with many times below 170 points. Shanghai Xuan Niao's recent offensive form has fluctuated greatly, and his scoring ability is often limited when playing away, and his defensive strategy tends to reduce the pace of the game and engage in positional battles with opponents. The recent style of play of both teams has shown the characteristics of heavy defense and rhythm control, creating fundamental conditions for small points.

According to available records, in the past confrontations between Zhangjiakou Sports and Cultural Tourism and Shanghai Xuandiao, the style of play has been mainly high-intensity defensive confrontation. The total score in most games failed to exceed 175 points, showing that the two sides were tactically restrained, and the course of the game was usually stalemate and the scoring explosiveness was insufficient. Historical head-to-head data strongly supports that this game could once again fall into a low-scoring defensive battle.

are for large and small markets with a total score of less than 175.5, and the institution offers an average odds of 1.79. This odds setting shows that the institution has given considerable recognition of the possibility of the total score of the game below this threshold, which is consistent with the recent playing style and historical head-to-head characteristics of the two teams, and the market expectation is also inclined to a small score pattern.

Based on recent records, historical head-to-head records and odds orientation, the possibility of a high score in this game is low. Both teams have the ability to slow down the pace of the game, and their offensive stability is questionable. The game is expected to be dominated by defense, and the total is likely to be held below 175 points. Therefore, the prediction direction is "total score less than 175.5".

This analysis is for sports research purposes only. There are many variables in basketball games, and the on-the-spot state, key player performance, referee scale, etc. can affect the final result. Please look at predictions rationally, abide by relevant laws and regulations, and do not participate in any illegal betting activities.