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NRL Betting Tips: Sunday afternoon footy Round 3 Season 2019


Table-topping Tigers set to batter Bulldogs

Sunday afternoon footy sees two games where the NRL odds suggest that the scorelines will be one sided.

Read our NRL betting tips to see if we give either the Bulldogs or Titans a chance of pulling off an upset when they face the Tigers and Rabbitohs respectively.

 

Wests Tigers vs Canterbury Bansktown Bulldogs

NRL Odds: Tigers $1.42 (-7.5) / Bulldogs $2.85 (+7.5)

Tigers fans won't know themselves after they look at the NRL ladder and see that their side is sitting at the summit.

And with the bottom-placed Bulldogs their next opponents, common sense says that they'll remain at the top for at least one more week.

While everything's looking rosy for the Tigers, Dogs fans are already anticipating the arrival of the dreaded wooden spoon after two lacklustre performances. 

With not much to suggest things are about to change, they could be in for a very long afternoon.

 

Why Tigers can win

The Tigers have been near flawless under Michael Maguire, not only scoring a whopping 56 points, but conceding a league-low 12 from their opening two fixtures.

Their forwards and outside backs have been dominating up the middle of the park, eating metres for fun. 

This has given fan favourites Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah the room to play how they want, and these two have been instrumental in the opening two rounds.

With Moses M'Bye also lining up against his former side for the first time, look for him to have a big performance from fullback.  

 

Why Bulldogs can win

The Dogs would need to produce a massive form reversal to even come close to pulling off an upset here.

The worrying sign is that there's not much room for improvement when it comes to the basics, with the Bulldogs completing their sets at a league-high 83%.

These stats suggest that they've been straying on the side of caution and need to be more adventurous in attack to worry a stingy Tigers defence.

But the main concern for Canterbury-Bankstown has been their defence. They'd need to produce something special to stand any chance here.

 

NRL Stats Key NRL Stat
  • The last 3 games between these sides have all produced total match points totals of 30 or less: Total match points to be under 40.5 @ $1.90
NRL Betting Tip NRL Betting Tip: Tigers to win by 13+ @ $2.83

Reasoning: Nothing this season has indicated that the Bulldogs will come within cooee of the ladder-leading Tigers.

 

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Gold Coast Titans

NRL Odds: Rabbitohs $1.20 (-12.5) / Titans $4.50 (+12.5)

The round concludes with another lop-sided contest on paper, as the winless Titans try to stop the Rabbitohs making it three from three.

Without both of their first choice halves, the Titans will struggle to contain a South Sydney side who couldn't have started the season any better, after defeating both of their arch-rivals. 

 

Why Rabbitohs can win

The Rabbitohs have the better players, the better form, as well as the home ground advantage.

While there is an injury concern over Greg Inglis, he has been named to start.

Even if he is left out as a precautionary move by Wayne Bennett, then there is more than enough cover in Souths' ranks.

Sam Burgess has started the season in some of his career-best form under Bennett, who really looks to have got the best out of the Englishman.

With Adam Reynold's kicking game on point, only complacency will stop the Bunnies here.

 

Why Titans can win

Like last week, the Titans will again be without both of their first choice halves.

And it showed, with Gold Coast only managing one try against the Sharks.

In even more grim moves for Titans fans, hooker Nathan Peats faces a lengthy stint on the sidelines after sustaining a torn pectoral muscle in training on Thursday.

Once again, it will be up to the Titans' pack to give them a shot of pulling off an unlikely upset.

With the quality of Ryan James, Kevin Proctor, Jarrad Wallace and Jai Arrow in there, it's more than a possibility.

But based on what they've produced so far, it's impossible to tip them.

 

NRL Stats Key NRL Stat
  • The Rabbitohs have won 4 of their past 5 games at ANZ Stadium: South Sydney to win @ $1.20
NRL Betting Tip NRL Betting Tip: Rabbitohs to cover the -12.5 point line @ $1.90

Reasoning: With Wayne Bennett's experience, he'll ensure his side doesn't get complacent here.

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