The Early Line
The Early Line: Round 21
Manly have opened up 5.5 to 6.5 point favourites against the Wests Tigers in their clash on the Central Coast on Friday night. There is plenty of feeling between these two so expect both teams to be near their best. Leave me out of the Tigers until they actually show something. Tim Sheens can bleat […]
The Early Line: Round 20
Betting in the Canterbury-Parramatta match has opened between pick'em and Canterbury +1.5. It is tough to get too excited about either of these teams but Parramatta has won 8 of the last 10 against Canterbury and have shown a bit more flair with Jarryd Hayne in the No.6 jersey and Luke Burt at fullback. The […]
The Early Line: Round 19
New Zealand have opened up 5.5 to 6 point favourites against Canterbury in their Friday night clash. Both teams have covered only once in their last five so neither is in great form. The Warriors looked better with Micheal Luck back last week but the Bulldogs have won 8 of their last 11 against the […]
The Early Line: Round 18
New Zealand have opened up 9.5 point favourites in their home clash with Gold Coast. It is rare that I jump at a big minus on a team that has failed to cover the last five but this Warriors team looks stronger with Micheal Luck and Sam Rapira back and the Titans are pathetic this […]
The Early Line: Round 17
Parramatta have opened up 2.5 point favourites in their Friday night match with Brisbane. The Eels have won 7 of 12 against the Broncos but their attack looks non-existent without Jarryd Hayne. The Broncos, meanwhile, look fairly well balanced across the board. Parramatta were dreadful last week so even though the return from Perth is […]
The Early Line: Round 16
The Wests Tigers–Canterbury clash has red flags all over it. The line has opened as Tigers 2.5 to 4 point home underdogs, a bit of a surprise even without Benji, though they have won only two of their last seven when he hasn’t played. Canterbury are going just awful though. They have lost five of […]
The Early Line: Round 15
Brisbane host St George-Illawarra on Friday night in an enthralling top-of-the-table clash. Betting has opened with the Broncos, a little surprisingly, 1.5 point favourites. Both teams have plenty of Origin players backing up with the Broncos likely to play five and the Dragons six, pending fitness tests. Wayne Bennett has remarkably lost 11 of the […]
The Early Line: R14
Betting in the St George-Illawarra–Gold Coast match ranges from pick 'em to the Dragons being 1 ½ point favourites. Just look at the Dragons three-quarter line to see why this is clearly a no-bet match. Reece Simmonds hasn't played since 2007, Peni Tagive has played 10 matches in four years, Alex McKinnon is on debut […]
The Early Line: Round 13
St George-Illawarra have opened up 12 point favourites against Parramatta. It is not enough. The last two times the Dragons have tackled the Eels, the Dragons have saluted 30-0 with the Dragons winning 6 of their last 7 clashes against the Eels, holding the Eels scoreless in 3 of their last 5. Even without Matt […]
The Early Line: Round 12
Image: Betting here has Manly 5 ½ to 6 point favourites over Brisbane though the match is at Suncorp. Sides are up in the air at present with Anthony Griffin insisting Darren Lockyer, Sam Thaiday and Ben Hannant won't play. They all could turn up though. We'll have to wait for teams in this one […]
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