Rugby League - 2021

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Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla Sharks

Melbourne Storm, the current champions, are clicking into gear.
They've won their last 4 by big margins and they're now facing a team on the slide.
The Sharks lost their last 3 and the last one was to the bottom of the table and winless until last week, Canterbury Bulldogs, who are still last on the ladder.

This Melbourne Storm outfit is exhilarating to watch, and they should run riot in this one.

Bet 1: Storm (-15.5) @1.80
Bet 2: Team Total Points - Storm Over 29.5 @1.86

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NZ Warriors vs Nth Qld Cowboys

The Cowboys improved in attack for the past few matches, buit their defence is still an issue, and they've had big scores in their matches.
The Warriors will be confident coming into this match. They have an excellent record in Gosford, covering nine of 12 at the ground. They have covered eight straight day matches. They've had some losses recently, but they were against top teams.

Bet 1: NZ Warriors -3.5 @1.84
Bet 2: Total points Over 44.0 @1.84

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Penrith Panthers vs Cronulla Sharks

The Panthers are sitting at the top with 8 wins in 8 matches. They have the best defence in the league, by far, with 60 points leaked. The next best defence has let in 100 points.

The Sharks are coming into this match on a 4-match losing streak and are leaking points by the bucket load: 178 in 8 matches.
Last week the Sharks held on for one half against Melbourne (current champions), going to the sheds leading 8-6. The final score was 40-14 to Melbourne.

This should be a one way match.

Bet: Panthers -19.5 @1.90, medium

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Cronulla Sharks vs South Sydney Rabbitohs

Both teams will be shaken after last week with both teams held scoreless in very heavy defeats.
The Rabbitohs lost 50-0 at home to Melbourne Storm while the Sharks were beaten 48-0 on the road to the Panthers.

Those defeats though, as similar as they look, are notably different when given context.

Souths were without stars Adam Reynolds and Latrell Mitchell, as well as a host of other players including Cameron Murray. While the latter two remain out, Reynolds is named to return to a team that sits squarely in the Top 4.

Cronulla are third from bottom and on a 5 game losing streak.

Reynolds is key here. His return brings some organisation and some kicking, and against a team that is in all sorts, that is enough.

Bet: South Sydney Rabbitohs -8.5 @1.83

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Newcastle Knights

Both teams are in bottom six and their defences are poor.
The Cowboys playing at home at their new stadium have had points in their games.

Bet 1: Team Total Cowboys Over 25.5 points @1.74
Bet 2: Total Points Over 46.5 @1.87

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Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Both teams are struggling but the Dragons are depleted with injuries.

Bet 1: Sharks -6.5 @1.90
Bet 2: Team Total Points Sharks Over 25.5 @1.79

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Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm

The Storm are title contenders and on a long run of wins.
The Broncos are struggling to lift themselves up from the basement.
Melbourne Storm have dominated the Brisbane Broncos for the last 15 seasons and nothing suggests that this will change tonight.
The Storm have been without several key players for a few weeks now, but they have continued to win convincingly, as they have incredible depth, and enter this off another easy win over the Raiders, another title contender, a 34-10 win away.

Bet 1: Melbourne Over 34.5 Points @1.80
Bet 2: Melbourne -21.5 @1.91
Bet 3: Melbourne Over 6.5 tries @2.00

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Nth Queensland Cowboys vs New Zealand Warriors

These two teams sit next to each other on the ladder, at het edge of the play-off zone. They both have poor defences and no particular form to talk about. They both won against opposition sitting lower than them, so I'll take a small over.

Bet: Over 50.5 points @1.91

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Wests Tigers vs St George Illawarra Dragons

These are two teams that are in no relevant form, and although the Dragons sit high on the table, 7th, they lost 4 of their last 5 matches.
The Tigers sit in the basement, but won 2 of their last 5.
The Tigers have high scoring matches in general, so I'll take an over here.

Bet: Over 47.5 points @1.91

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Penrith Panthers vs Canterbury Bulldogs

The Panthers are top of the ladder, 11 wins in 11 matches.
The Bulldogs are rock bottom, 1 win and 10 losses.
The Panthers have been beating everyone by big scores.
The Panthers have the tightest defence in the league, by far.

Bet 1: Panthers -35.5 @1.73
Bet 2: Team Total Tries - Panthers Over 7.5 tries @1.77

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Manly Sea Eagles vs North Qld Cowboys

Both teams can score points and both are poor defensively.
Manly have gone over in 22 of their last 31 at this stadium.

Bet 1: Over 49.5 Points @1.90
Bet 2: Over 8.5 Tries @1.78

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South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Newcastle Knights

The Knights are sitting in the bottom four and have a poor defence.
The Rabbitohs are in top 4, they had the week off and are much more potent. They will come in eager to fire after the long break they had.
The Knights are struggling and will be without their key playmakers and their top forward.

Bet: South Sydney -16.5 @1.91

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Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs

For the Broncos it**8217;s been another dismal season where they find themselves merely trying to avoid the wooden spoon.
There is clearly no arguing with the class difference between these two sides.
The Rabbitohs are 4th on the ladder, 10W-3L, while the Broncos are second from bottom, 3W-11L.

A close to full strength Broncos were comfortably beaten (38-16) by the out of form Raiders in the previous round.

The Rabbitohs welcome back some big guns, which should be a major concern for a Broncos team with almost no depth on the bench.
The Bunnies will win this by as much as they want to.

Bet: South Sydney Rabbitohs -18.5 @1.87

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Nth Qld Cowboys vs Cronulla Sharks

The Cowboys are a huge over team, going over the number in 9 of 13. They have a porous defence, so that helps.

Good conditions in Townsville are another factor.

Bet: Total Points Over 51.5 @1.81

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Newcastle Knights vs NZ Warriors

Pearce is back for the Knights.
Both teams desperately need to win. Newcastle beat a few decent teams at home, while the Warriors are quite poor away.
Wet weather in Newcastle.

Bet 1: Newcastle @1.93
Bet 2: Under 48.5 points @1.90