Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars BBL preview & tips | 13/1

January 12, 2024 6:53 am.by Jack Hudson

Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars BBL13 Preview - 13:1:24


Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars BBL Betting Odds & Game Info
Best odds	Renegades +120 at Neds \| Stars -153.85 at Bet365
When	Saturday, January 13 \| 7:30pm AEDT
Where	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Watch live	Seven, Fox Sports, Kayo

Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars BBL13 preview

Match 36 will be a must-win match for the Melbourne Stars this weekend when they travel to Marvel Stadium to take on the Melbourne Renegades in the BBL13 season.

Saturday night is expected to be the final match in Melbourne for former Australian, Victorian, and Renegades star Aaron Finch before he retires from the BBL at the end of this season.

The Melbourne Renegades have won just one match this season, losing their last two in a row to their cross-town rivals, the Hobart Hurricanes. With Finch expected to be selected for his last game in his home state, emotions will likely be high for coaches and players alike, who will be motivated to make the star’s last games for the Renegades winning ones.

For the Melbourne Stars, winning this match against the Renegades will go a long way to securing the club’s first finals appearance since BBL09. After losing their first three matches this summer, with two heavy defeats to the Heat and Scorchers, expectations were low before the men in green won four of their next five matches to put them fourth with two matches left to play in Melbourne. Will the Stars be able to secure a long-awaited finals berth?

Renegades vs Stars BBL top tips & odds

Melbourne Stars to win

-153.85
@
Neds

Stars Leading RunerScorer: Glenn Maxwell

+350
@
Dabble

Renegase Leading RunScorer: Jake Fraser-McGurk

+350
@
PlayUp

Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars betting predictions

Since betting markets opened, the hosts have been well supported, from +140 to +120 to win the match. While the Renegades have won three of their last five matches against their ‘big brother’, this season the Stars are a completely different side. Led by Men’s ODI World Cup winners Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis, supported by Beau Webster and Hilton Cartwright, the Stars are the best bet to win this match at -153.85 with the leading cricket bookmakers.

The form of captain Maxwell across the entire BBL13 competition has been better than most in the league. The all-round superstar has belted 191 runs at an average of 38, including two innings where he was not dismissed. As the Stars build towards a possible finals spot, expect the skipper to stand up as the Stars’ leading run-scorer (+350 with Neds) on the night.

While Finch is drawing the curtains on his career as one of Australia’s greatest white-ball batters of all time, the career of one teammate is only just beginning. Jake Fraser-McGurk is the fifth-highest run scorer of the BBL13 season, with Maxwell declaring there is “no ceiling” for the young Renegade. In a big match, look for the 21-year-old to stand up as the Renegades’ leading scorer (+350 with Playup) with the bat.