NBL1 Weekend Preview: April 5

Each week across the entire NBL1 there are countless games to watch. So here are three specific games from Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can watch to get your hoops fix and keep up to date with the biggest stories across the league this weekend!

Thursday: (Men’s NBL1 South) Sandringham Sabres vs Frankston Blues 

The Battle of the Bay will be a cracking match of NBL talent as the Sabres’ David Okwera, David Barlow, Dane Pineau and Ben Ayre will face off against Frankston’s Lachie Barker and Brad Newly. 

Melbourne United fans will be tuning in with a large part of their core from last season playing in this match. 

“CG (Chris Goulding) is already gassing it up a little bit, he’s pretty keen for it,” Newley said earlier this year.

“It should be a good match-up with the Melbourne connection, I’m sure there will be plenty of crap spoken in the lead-up to it”.

The first game of the double-header will feature the likes of the Sabres’ Funda Nakkasolgu and Brittany Smart against Frankston’s key signing Lou Brown.

The games will be streaming via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App with the women's from 6:00 pm AEST here and the men’s from 8:00 pm here.

Friday: (Women’s NBL1 Central) West Adelaide Bearcats vs South Adelaide Panthers

The reigning NBL1 Central champions will take on the South Adelaide Panthers in a Good Friday clash Live & Free on Kayo Freebies. 

The Panthers star, Ashleigh ‘Splash’ Spencer has a tough challenge ahead as the Bearcats are coming off a 24-point win against the Norwood Flames, where Sky Langenbrinck had 20 points in the win. 

While Spencer, Holly Forbes and the Panthers are a dangerous team in transition.

So if Bearcats' point guard and engine, Jasmin Fejo can control the tempo,  the Bearcats will be able to withstand South Adelaide at home. 

Watch the game Live & Free from 4:00 pm ACST on Kayo Freebies here.

Saturday: (Men’s NBL1 West) Geraldton Buccaneers vs Perth Redbacks

The Buccaneers are making the 1,180-kilometre trip to the top of Western Australia in Karratha for an Easter special against the Perth Redbacks. 

The runners-up from last season have added Sydney Kings development player Zac Gattorna and are coming off a 61-point win over the South West Slammers. 

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The Buccaneers have high aspirations and the Redbacks look significantly better than last season, scoring 103 points against the Lakeside Lightning in Round 1.

This Saturday special starts at 7:00 pm AWST streaming via NBL1.com.au or the NBL1 App here.