South East Melbourne Phoenix host Adelaide 36ers at John Cain Arena in an NBL Round 6 matchup, with both sides carrying 2025-26 playoff baggage from Adelaide’s semifinal elimination of the Phoenix. The 36ers enter on a two-game road winning streak after defeating Sydney and Tasmania, improving to 4-4 while relying on Bryce Cotton’s scoring and the frontcourt presence of Nick Rakocevic. South East Melbourne, at 3-5, bounced back with a dominant 115-83 win over Cairns behind Nathan Sobey’s 29-point outburst and seek back-to-back victories at home. Key absences shape rotations: Phoenix forward Hunter Goodrick remains sidelined with a knee issue while guard Tanner Krebs returns, and Adelaide continues without Flynn Cameron and Bul Kuol. Recent offensive trends favor high-scoring outputs from both teams, particularly Sobey against his former club and Cotton in transition.
In the upcoming NBL game, scheduled for October 24 at 4:30 AM ET: This market will resolve to "South East Melbourne Phoenix" if South East Melbourne Phoenix win the game by 2 or more points. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "Adelaide 36ers". If the game is postponed, this market will remain open until the game has been completed. If the game is canceled entirely, with no make-up game, this market will resolve 50-50. The result will be determined based on the final score including any overtime periods. This market will resolve according to the official final score published on nbl.com.au.