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SuperCoach NBL PODs: Ultimate Round 8 Guide

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SuperCoach NBL PODs: Ultimate Round 8 Guide
SuperCoach NBL PODs: Ultimate Round 8 Guide

Cairns Taipans’ Jack McVeigh looks to pass under pressure from Melbourne United’s Cole Anthony during their Round 7 NBL27 clash at Cairns Convention Centre on October 31, 2026. Photo: Emily Barker/Getty Images.

Only four clubs play twice in Round 8, and nine of our 14 low-owned SuperCoach picks get two games.

What is it with Jack McVeigh ($349,800) and SuperCoaches? The Australian Boomers marksman and former Houston Rockets two-way player ranks 14th on the overall leaderboard (311 points) but is owned by just a little more than six per cent of SuperCoaches.

Admittedly, he is somewhat cost-prohibitive but is a POD. Cairns has eight double rounds to go in NBL27, including Round 8.

The best SuperCoach NBL Round 8 PODs come from a round in which only four clubs play twice.

Nine of the 14 players on this week's list play twice, and the five who play once all double in Round 9.

A POD (point of difference) is a player your head-to-head opponent almost certainly does not own, scoring enough to swing the week. All 14 players in the table below were in fewer than 10 per cent of SuperCoach NBL teams when ownership was checked on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

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The Brisbane Bullets, Cairns Taipans, Illawarra Hawks and Perth Wildcats each play twice in a round that runs from Wednesday, November 4 to Sunday, November 8. SuperCoach NBL counts every game a club plays in the round, so their players get two chances to score, and a captain from one of those clubs has his doubled score built on two games rather than one.

Brisbane and Perth double again in Round 9 and Illawarra in Rounds 9 and 10, so their players carry four games across the next two rounds. Sydney, Tasmania and SE Melbourne play once this week and twice in Round 9.

Ownership moves right up to lockout, so check the table before you trade. Round 8 starts locking at 7.30pm AEDT on Wednesday, November 4, when Brisbane hosts Perth.

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SuperCoach NBL Round 8: Points of Difference

14 players · all under 10% owned · prices after the Round 7 update
Jack McVeighCairns+ Add6.2v ILL 3911 Octat PER 406 Feb 262 gamesR8, R10,R12, R13,R1436.041, 30, 3728.341$349,800 >$320,700−$29,100+$16,2001130.717.82.63.81.50.2311
Dylan WindlerPerth+ Add6.4at BRI 1213 Feb 26v CNS 316 Feb 262 gamesR8, R9,R11, R1332.026, 24, 4632.846$271,100 >$334,700+$63,600−$2,300930.417.16.83.21.20.6295
Tyrell HarrisonBrisbane+ Add6.4v PER 2313 Feb 26at MEL 4727 Dec 252 gamesR8, R9,R11, R1328.325, 18, 4232.759$336,100 >$341,100+$5,000−$17,000926.216.68.72.30.61.4294
Josh BannanTasmania+ Add1.3v NZL 1618 Oct1 gameR9, R12,R1333.742, 35, 2429.445$317,500 >$299,300−$18,200+$15,400830.214.87.53.90.60.0235
Andrew CarrSydney+ Add3.6v SEM –no data1 gameR9, R11,R12, R13,R1430.736, 37, 1929.247$277,000 >$318,200+$41,200+$19,6001023.611.69.11.50.81.2292
Torrey CraigSydney+ Add5.0v SEM 368 Feb 261 gameR9, R11,R12, R13,R1432.348, 35, 1429.148$290,400 >$326,600+$36,200+$12,9001028.818.06.91.00.80.8291
Malique LewisCairns+ Add4.9v ILL 1811 Octat PER 164 Mar 262 gamesR8, R10,R12, R13,R1424.727, 29, 1826.537$207,900 >$251,300+$43,400+$4001129.410.74.82.61.21.4292
Elijah PepperPerth+ Add5.3at BRI 3613 Feb 26v CNS 36 Feb 262 gamesR8, R9,R11, R1323.733, 27, 1125.644$202,700 >$252,700+$50,000−$3,500930.919.02.72.61.20.0230
Dakota MathiasTasmania+ Add4.1v NZL 2418 Oct1 gameR9, R12,R1334.729, 32, 4324.743$145,200 >$228,300+$83,100+$42,8001033.715.34.42.30.80.2247
Yannis MorinSE Melbourne+ Add1.4at SYD –no data1 gameR9, R10,R1135.735, 37, 3520.837$277,000 >$247,500−$29,500+$26,7001018.17.04.81.01.01.7208
Taine MurrayBrisbane+ Add3.0v PER 1113 Feb 26at MEL 321 Jan 262 gamesR8, R9,R11, R1314.77, 20, 1714.020$99,700 >$114,500+$14,800+$14,800417.911.01.21.80.00.256
Todd BlanchfieldIllawarra+ Add2.0at CNS 33 Jan 26at ADL 55 Feb 262 gamesR8, R9,R10, R1417.319, 28, 514.628$123,800 >$147,700+$23,900+$10,000512.08.03.60.80.40.273
Milton DoyleIllawarra+ Add4.0at CNS 1011 Octat ADL 292 Oct2 gamesR8, R9,R10, R1416.013, 14, 2123.846$274,700 >$223,500−$51,200−$20,1001125.610.42.65.31.30.4262
Jaylin WilliamsBrisbane+ Add1.3v PER –no dataat MEL –no data2 gamesR8, R9,R11, R1315.313, 27, 620.035$277,000 >$224,000−$53,000−$30,0001026.010.35.11.60.81.0200
Only Brisbane, Cairns, Illawarra and Perth play twice in Round 8; the single-game players here all double in Round 9. Tap a section to filter; Add opens the player’s SuperCoach profile.
How this table is built, and where the numbers come from
All under 10% owned, 3+ games, not listed out or unconfirmed. v R8 opp is his SuperCoach score the last time he played each Round 8 opponent: this season where they have met, otherwise his last NBL26 meeting, finals included; “no data” means he has not played them in either season. Doubles shows Round 8 games, then rounds 8 to 14 in which the club plays twice. Last 3 is the average of his last three games. Start > Now is the starting price and the price after the Round 7 update; Last move is that update. Season box is per game, Rounds 1 to 7, from NBL box scores; SuperCoach totals match SuperCoach’s own. Own % is live Round 8 ownership and moves until lockout. Round 8 breakevens were not yet published. Checked on 4 November 2026.

Dakota Mathias ($145,200) was the Round 7 POD that paid off, scoring 75 across Tasmania's double and rising $42,800 in the price update that followed. Below is how all 14 Round 7 PODs performed, to help you decide ahead of Round 8.

The group scored 691 points across 27 games, 25.6 a game and up from 19.6 a game for the Round 6 PODs. Zylan Cheatham ($339,500) was next best on 73, followed by Dylan Windler ($271,100) on 70 and Brandon Knight ($277,000) on 62.

The miss was at the top of the list. Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200) scored 39 across New Zealand's two games and fell $51,500. Lat Mayen ($69,000) played once for 7, and Jacob Rigoni ($69,000) scored 13 across two.

The trap calls split. Dejan Vasiljevic ($144,000) scored 30 across two and fell $2,400, so that call held, but Brandon Knight ($277,000) scored 62 and rose $11,400.

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Rd Performance: How the Round 7 PODs went

14 players · 691 points across 27 games · 25.6 a game
Dakota Mathias+ Add75278$145,200$228,300▲ +$42,8003.34.1
Zylan Cheatham+ Add73269$339,500$313,900▲ +$13,9007.47.3
Dylan Windler+ Add70261$271,100$334,700▼ −$2,3002.06.4
Brandon Knight+ Add62263$277,000$256,700▲ +$11,4000.94.2
Tyrell Harrison+ Add60253$336,100$341,100▼ −$17,0004.86.4
Josh Bannan+ Add59268$317,500$299,300▲ +$15,4001.31.3
Andrew Carr+ Add56245$277,000$318,200▲ +$19,6004.13.6
Taran Armstrong+ Add51264$304,700$328,600▼ −$18,6006.76.3
Torrey Craig+ Add49265$290,400$326,600▲ +$12,9005.75.0
Malique Lewis+ Add47253$207,900$251,300▲ +$4004.04.9
Parker Jackson-Cartwright+ Add39255$405,200$426,000▼ −$51,5008.48.1
Dejan Vasiljevic+ Add30256$144,000$136,900▼ −$2,4008.88.6
Jacob Rigoni+ Add13236$69,000$104,400▼ −$2,9004.24.1
Lat Mayen+ Add7113$69,000$98,400▲ +$2008.56.9
The 14 Round 7 PODs scored 691 points across 27 games, 25.6 a game. Dakota Mathias led with 75 across Tasmania’s double and rose $42,800, ahead of Zylan Cheatham (73) and Dylan Windler (70). Parker Jackson-Cartwright was the miss at the top: 39 across two games and a $51,500 fall. Lat Mayen played once for 7 and Jacob Rigoni scored 13 across two. The trap calls split: Dejan Vasiljevic scored 30 across two and fell $2,400, but Brandon Knight scored 62 and rose $11,400. Add opens the player’s SuperCoach profile.
How this table is built, and where the numbers come from
The 14 players from the Round 7 points-of-difference table. R7 pts, games and minutes are SuperCoach’s Round 7 figures; points and games match the NBL box scores, and SuperCoach rounds minutes up. Price move after R7 is the change SuperCoach applied after Round 7. Start price is the Round 1 price and SC price the current price. Own % at R7 lock is ownership at the Round 7 lockout; Own % now was read at 6.58am Wednesday 4 November 2026 and moves until the Round 8 lockout.
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