The Early Line
The Early Line: Grand Final
Betting in the 2012 NRL Grand Final between Canterbury and Melbourne opened pick 'em but some strong support for the Storm has seen them firm to 1.5-point favourites. Both teams enter this off three straight covers, though Canterbury were the top cover team this year. No real betting situations stand out though the Storm are […]
The Early Line: Preliminary Finals Weekend
Melbourne will go into their preliminary final clash with Manly as a 2.5 to 4 point favourite. The Storm are 7-5 since the 2007 premiership decider against the Sea Eagles, including a 3-2 record in Melbourne (across three grounds). These two met in the 2007 and 2008 Grand Finals (the Storm winning in '07, the […]
The Early Line: Finals Week 2
Betting in this match is fascinating with Manly and the Cowboys at pick 'em with some joints with the Eagles getting up to 1.5 points with other joints. It has been a rough week for Manly, who lost Steve Matai to suspension and possibly Jamie Lyon, Tony Williams and Joe Galuvao to injury. Premiership favourites […]
The Early Line: Finals Week 1
The minor premiership was not enough to get Canterbury favouritism in their qualifying final with Manly, the Bulldogs getting 2 to 2.5 points. Manly have won 8 of the last 12 between the two teams, but the Bulldogs won the last clash between the two, winning 20-12 at Brookvale in round 20. The Eagles have […]
The Early Line: Round 26
Newcastle are getting 3.5 to 4 points in their clash with South Sydney. The Knights have a 25-9 all-time record over the Bunnies including 11 of the last 12 in Newcastle. Souths have lost their last two on the road. The Knights have lost their last four to top five sides (all played in the […]
The Early Line: Round 25
Manly will go in 6-point favourites in their clash with Brisbane at Brookvale. Manly have won 7 of the last 9 and 16 of the last 19 at Brookvale while the Broncos have lost five straight and won just 4 of their last 14. The Eagles haven't been great at home this year (at least […]
The Early Line: Round 24
Brisbane get 4 to 4.5 points at home against rivals Melbourne. The Broncos have won just 4 of 19 against the Storm and just 1 of 6 at home against Melbourne. Tough to get a gauge on this. Melbourne are 20-8 ATS since 2010 as a fave of less than 6 but the Broncos are […]
The Early Line: Round 23
Betting has the Souths-Manly game as pick 'em to the Bunnies as 1.5-point favourites. Wonderful clash and the people of the Central Coast should lap it up. Souths have won just 6 of 18 against Manly since the Eagles returned in 2003 while Manly's win record with Brett Stewart is nearly 22 points higher than […]
The Early Line: Round 22
Image: The Sydney Roosters are getting 4.5 to 5.5 points against St George Illawarra and are capable of causing an upset in this. The Roosters have lost five straight at home but the Dragons have failed in their last eight road clashes. The Roosters have won just 3 of 15 against the Dragons, including four […]
The Early Line: Round 21
St George Illawarra are getting 5.5 points at home against Melbourne in what shapes as a dour grind. The Storm are 16-3-1 in this match-up dating back to 2001 with the Storm scoring 11 and two point victories in the only two matches these two have played the last two years. Both teams have been […]
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