Central Stags vs Northern Brave Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 New Zealand Super Smash | League Stage

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Victory here for Northern Brave away to Central Stags would take Jeet Raval’s side top of the Super Smash table.

Date & time: Sunday January 5th 2025: USA PT – 7:25pm / USA ET – 10:25pm / Monday January 6th 2025: UK – 3:25am

Venue: Saxton Oval, Nelson, New Zealand

Weather: Dry with sunny intervals and temperatures of 19c.

How to watch: USA – ESPN+ / UK – TNT Sports & discovery+ / Australia – Foxtel / New Zealand – TVNZ Duke

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Central Stags Betting Analysis

Angus Schaw’s off-break bowling and drawing admiring looks from the rest of the league and his three-wicket haul most recently vs Wellington Firebirds is testament to that. Schaw now boasts four wickets across his two matches played so far in this league stage and backing him to record over 1.5 match wickets on this occasion should be considered.

Northern Brave Betting Analysis

Joe Carter at the top of the order is utilising the powerplay to good effect for the Brave. Carter racked up 66 from just 44 balls last time out against Wellington and will look to set the tone here for the Brave. Consider backing Carter to follow that up with another score of 30+ runs in this next game.

Central Stags vs Northern Brave Expert Prediction

Northern Brave are already looking a stronger side than they were last season, which bodes well for them moving forward. But Central Stags are at home and despite losing to the Firebirds, showed their quality earlier in the competition against Otago Volts. It would be no surprise to see them bounce back at the first time of asking with victory here.

Central Stags vs Northern Brave Top Tip: Central Stags to win