Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Preview & Prediction | BBL|14 | League Stage
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Both Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat may have an eye on the weather ahead of this latest BBL 14 encounter in Coffs Harbour.
Date & time: Thursday January 2nd 2025: USA PT – 11:05pm / Friday January 3rd 2025: USA ET – 2:05am / UK – 7:05am
Venue: C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia
Weather: Sunny intervals but a chance of thundery showers with a moderate breeze and temperatures in the early twenties.
How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Seven Network, Foxtel & Kayo Sports
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Sydney Sixers Preview: 100% comes to an end in Tasmania
League leaders Sydney Sixers flatlined with the bat last time out in what was a rare and unexpected development, as Hobart Hurricanes brought to an end their unbeaten record across the tournament in destructive fashion, winning by 50 runs on New Year’s Day.
That doesn’t take away the excellent league stage performance we have seen so far from the Sixers. At the half-way stage, they boast four wins from five games, good for eight points out of a possible ten. They are already not too far away from booking a place in the play-offs.
Brisbane Heat Preview: Run of losses sees Heat go cold
Brisbane Heat head to Coffs Harbour looking to arrest a slide which has seen them lose their last three BBL 14 fixtures. Hardly the performance of reigning champions and especially not of a team who began the competition with back-to-back wins.
Their last loss was arguably the most painful, with it coming against a previously winless Melbourne Stars. After being in a good position at one stage, Dan Lawrence took the game away from Brisbane with an unbeaten 64 to guide the Stars home by five wickets.
Sydney Sixers Betting Analysis
When it comes to scoring boundaries through a wide range of stylish shots, there aren’t many better than James Vince. The Sydney Sixers star has already piled up 21 fours over the course of five innings so far, a number exceeded only by Marcus Stoinis of Melbourne Stars. With that in mind, back the Englishman to accrue over 2.5 match fours in this game at excellent value for bettors currently.
Brisbane Heat Betting Analysis
From the ‘Batter Total Match Fours’ market, to the ‘Batter Total Match Sixes’ market we go as the spotlight falls on Brisbane Heat’s Max Bryant. Batting at number five, Bryant smashed six maximums in his team loss against the Stars, a match which saw him record 77 not out. Such power can be capitalised on by bettors, specifically through investment in Bryant to register over 0.5 match sixes this time around.
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Expert Prediction
Sydney Sixers are unlikely to have let their stumble in Hobart affect them too much. For Moises Henriques and his men, it’ll be a matter of drawing a line under it and moving on. This serves as the ideal contest in which to do just that with the Heat out of form and perhaps struggling under the pressure that comes from being reigning champions. The Sixers will want to make a statement here and are worth backing to do just that.
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Top Tip: Sydney Sixers to win
