Round 8 Buy, Hold, Sell, Captain: SuperCoach NBL Classic

SuperCoaches at the top of the table don’t need to do much heading into Round 8, but those who need to claw back points need to Doolittle – Kristian Doolittle ($317,500), now $365,800.

He is the captain call, and his ownership at the time of publication is 15.1%. He’s averaged 41.7 SuperCoach points across his last three games, he scored 49 the last time he played Brisbane and 45 the last time he played Cairns, and Perth hosts the Taipans on Sunday. The Wildcats double again in Round 9.

Only four clubs play twice in Round 8 of SuperCoach NBL: Brisbane, Cairns, Illawarra and Perth.

Illawarra is the trap. The Hawks play twice in each of Rounds 8, 9 and 10, but Sam Froling ($228,200), now $213,800, Kelan Martin ($277,000), now $181,900, and Milton Doyle ($274,700), now $223,500, have averaged under 17 across their last three games. Martin alone is down $95,100 since Round 1.

If you want a piece of the Hawks’ run, Makur Maker ($99,800), now $211,300, is up $111,500 since Round 1 and cash cow Johny Narkle ($69,000), now $117,900, is up $48,900.

Bryce Cotton ($473,900), now $451,900, plays once, at home to Illawarra on Saturday, and is the single-game armband option: 53, 37 and 54 in his last three games.

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Round 8 tips off at 7:30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, November 4, when Brisbane hosts Perth.

Buy

Kristian Doolittle ($317,500), now $365,800, scored 54, 33 and 38 in his last three games and is up $48,300 since Round 1, $20,700 of it in the Round 7 update. Perth plays at Brisbane on Wednesday and hosts Cairns on Sunday, then doubles again in Rounds 9, 11 and 13.

Nate Hinton ($277,000), now $336,900, scored 43, 31 and 41 in his last three games and is up $59,900 since Round 1. Brisbane hosts Perth on Wednesday and visits Melbourne on Saturday, and doubles again in Rounds 9, 11 and 13.

Dylan Windler ($271,100), now $334,700, scored 46 in his last game, after 26 and 24, and is up $63,600 since Round 1. He has the same Perth doubles as Doolittle and is the differential option at the Wildcats. He scored 31 against Cairns last time, but 12 in Brisbane.

Tyrell Harrison ($336,100), now $341,100, scored 42 in his last game and 47 the last time he played Melbourne. He dropped $17,000 in the Round 7 update and is the differential option at the Bullets.

Jack McVeigh ($349,800), now $320,700, scored 41, 30 and 37 in his last three games and is up $16,200 in the Round 7 update, though still $29,100 under his starting price. Cairns hosts Illawarra on Thursday and visits Perth on Sunday, and he scored 39 and 40 the last time he played them. The Taipans double again in Rounds 10, 12, 13 and 14.

Value: Makur Maker ($99,800), now $211,300, scored 40, 17 and 25 in his last three games and is up $23,300 in the Round 7 update. Illawarra visits Cairns on Thursday and Adelaide on Saturday, then doubles again in Rounds 9, 10 and 14. He scored 25 against the Taipans on October 11.

Cash cow: Johny Narkle ($69,000), now $117,900, scored 5, 17 and 25 in his last three games and is up $14,300 in the Round 7 update, with the same Hawks doubles.

Hold

Bryce Cotton ($473,900), now $451,900, is up $13,500 in the Round 7 update, and his 42.5 average is second only to Parker Jackson-Cartwright’s. Adelaide hosts Illawarra on Saturday, its only game, and he scored 24 against the Hawks on October 2. The 36ers do not double again until Round 11.

Kendric Davis ($436,000), now $419,100, scored 14, 51 and 46 in his last three games and has a 42.3 average. Sydney hosts SE Melbourne on Sunday, he scored 56 against the Phoenix in February, and the Kings double in Round 9.

Nick Rakocevic ($188,400), now $384,300, is up $195,900 since Round 1, the biggest rise in the game, after 46, 49 and 41 in his last three games. One game this round: Illawarra at home on Saturday.

Cole Anthony ($300,000), now $370,800, scored 61, 46 and 22 in his last three games and is up $70,800 since Round 1. Melbourne hosts Brisbane on Saturday and doubles in Round 9.

Will Magnay ($269,300), now $356,600, has a 39.0 average. Tasmania hosts New Zealand in Launceston on Friday, he scored 31 against the Breakers on October 18, and the JackJumpers double in Round 9.

Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200), now $426,000, scored 41, 26 and 13 in his last three games and dropped $51,500 in the Round 7 update, but his 43.4 average is still the best in the game. The Breakers visit Tasmania on Friday, then double in Rounds 9 and 10. Hold through the dip.

Jonah Bolden ($133,600), now $277,300, is up $143,700 since Round 1, and Cairns plays twice. He scored 46 against Illawarra on October 11.

Still rising: Carlin Davison ($121,600), now $300,400, scored 23, 55 and 32 in his last three games and is up $25,500 in the Round 7 update and $178,800 since Round 1. The Breakers double in Round 9.

Still rising: Dash Daniels ($115,000), now $196,800, is up $8,300 in the Round 7 update and $81,800 since Round 1. SE Melbourne visits Sydney on Sunday, then doubles in Rounds 9, 10 and 11.

Sell

Kelan Martin ($277,000), now $181,900, scored 4, 3 and 23 in his last three games, lost $26,900 in the Round 7 update and is down $95,100 since Round 1. Illawarra plays twice, but not enough to save this one.

Milton Doyle ($274,700), now $223,500, scored 13, 14 and 21 in his last three games and is down $20,100 in the update. Sam Froling ($228,200), now $213,800, scored 13, 16 and 12 and is down $25,000. Both play twice for Illawarra this round and in the next two, and neither has earned it.

Keanu Pinder ($300,000), now $280,400, scored 26, 22 and 21 in his last three games and is down $15,200 in the update. Cairns doubles, but he has been below his 28.2 average in each of those games.

Skylar Mays ($277,000), now $239,500, scored 18, 14 and 8 in his last three games and is down $18,400 in the update. SE Melbourne plays once, at Sydney on Sunday.

Xavier Cooks ($308,000), now $275,400, scored 35, 10 and 22 and is down $20,900 in the update. Sydney plays once.

Injured and still owned: Ben Gold ($69,000), now $115,300 (foot, return to be confirmed), and Max Mackinnon ($200,000), now $235,800 (concussion, return to be confirmed). Brisbane plays twice this round, and Tasmania once.

Captain

Kristian Doolittle: 37.2 average and 41.7 across his last three games. At Brisbane on Wednesday and home to Cairns on Sunday. He scored 49 and 45 the last time he played them.

Nate Hinton: 35.7 average and 38.3 across his last three. Home to Perth on Wednesday and at Melbourne on Saturday.

Dylan Windler: 32.8 average, and 46 in his last game, his best of the season.

Tyrell Harrison: 32.7 average and a season-best 59. He scored 47 the last time he played Melbourne.

Jack McVeigh: 28.3 average, 36.0 across his last three. Home to Illawarra on Thursday and at Perth on Sunday.

Bryce Cotton: the single-game option. A 42.5 average, 48.0 across his last three and a season-best 64, at home to Illawarra on Saturday.