Bulldogs vs Storm NRL Round 5 betting tips – Saturday, April 10

It will take something akin to a miracle for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to keep up with the Melbourne Storm when they face off at Stadium Australia this Saturday night in round five of the 2021 NRL Premiership.

At $13, the Bulldogs are the most despised outsider in NRL betting history. Canterbury haven’t scored a solitary point since March 12 and last week became just the second team in history to go three straight games without scoring, and there will be plenty who believe they will extend that run to four. For a club who have won eight premierships, we are watching their darkest days on-field right before our eyes.

The Melbourne Storm at $1.04 are at even shorter odds than the Rabbitohs in round five, which highlights the current disparity between the top and bottom clubs. To have four players at single figures in the first tryscorer market is also another indication of how lopsided this fixture is expected to be.

Key matchup: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak vs Storm defence

The Canterbury Bulldogs face an almighty opponent on the field this weekend, but the inner demons they face are proving to get the better of them. Finding where they might score a try against an outstanding defensive unit is proving hard, but just getting that first one off a kick might help break the shackles and build some confidence. Corey Allan has been switched to centre to accommodate Dallin Watene-Zelezniak at fullback, who might be the guy the Bulldogs strike through. For a fullback to be $6 to score at any time tells you just how rank Canterbury have been, but perhaps his support play signals the Bulldogs are going to try and be a more offload-centric team moving forward. DWZ against a tiring middle is where things could happen for the Doggies.

Canterbury Bulldogs betting info

Some of the numbers are comical and sad all at once. Nick Cotric at $23 is the shortest-priced Bulldog to score first, while his rival Josh Addo-Carr is just $6. They are being given a +27.5 line by the online bookmakers, which is comfortably the longest handicap ever seen in a betting market for an NRL contest, but it’s completely justified. If you are brave enough, Cotric at $4.20 and DWZ at $6 are the best options to crash over at some stage for the Dogs.

Canterbury Bulldogs

1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
2. Nick Cotric
3. Will Hopoate
4. Corey Allan
5. Tuipulotu Katoa
6. Jake Averillo
7. Kyle Flanagan
8. Luke Thompson
9. Sione Katoa
10. Jack Hetherington
11. Adam Elliott
12. Corey Waddell
13. Josh Jackson
14. Jackson Topine
15. Renouf Atoni
16. Dylan Napa
17. Ofahiki Ogden

Melbourne Storm betting info

Sportsbet.com.au has jumped on to the Ryan Papenhuyzen train after his four-try effort against Brisbane, offering some fantastic specials to spice this game up. The $1.40 for him to score more points than the Bulldogs is a better option than taking the Storm in the head-to-head market. The $2.75 for Papenhuyzen to outscore the Bulldogs by 10 points is one to get on, as he may only need to kick five goals to do so. Josh Addo-Carr at $6.50 with Neds is the best option to score the first try and will no doubt be backed from here to Timbuctoo.

Melbourne Storm

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen
2. George Jennings
3. Reimis Smith
4. Justin Olam
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Jahrome Hughes
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Brandon Smith
10. Christian Welch
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Kenneath Bromwich
13. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
14. Chris Lewis
15. Tui Kamikamica
16. Tom Eisenhuth
17. Nicho Hynes

Bulldogs vs Storm betting prediction

The Melbourne Storm at the -27.5 line is the way to go. Some 12 of the first 32 games this season have been decided by 20 or more points, so logic is telling us this one will go that way.

Bulldogs vs Storm same game multi

Storm -27.5 into Josh Addo-Carr to score the first try at $9.75 with Sportsbet is well and truly on the cards.