NRL betting odds hold steady despite pre-season upsets

No major betting sites have altered their 2025 NRL Premiership odds despite round two of the Pre-Season Challenge featuring several upsets over the weekend.

A total of 16 teams were in action between Thursday and Sunday with notable upsets including the New Zealand Warriors thrashing the Melbourne Storm, the Dolphins beating the North Queensland Cowboys and St George-Illawarra Dragons beating the Sydney Roosters.

But bookmakers are willing to put the Storm’s poor performance down to rust, with Dabble keeping them safe $3.75 to win the NRL premiership, with the Panthers ($4.50) and the Brisbane Broncos ($8) rounding out the top three.

NRL Pre-Season Challenge Round 2 results

Round 2 of the NRL Pre-season Challenge featured eight matches, with the results as follows:

• Cronulla Sharks beat Canberra Raiders 40-10
• Parramatta Eels beat Newcastle Knights 44-18
• Dolphins beat North Queensland Cowboys 50-8
• New Zealand Warriors beat Melbourne Storm 36-10
• Manly Sea Eagles beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 34-24
• Brisbane Broncos beat Gold Coast Titans 50-12
• Canterbury Bulldogs beat Wests Tigers 20-14
• St George Illawarra Dragons beat Sydney Roosters 26-8

NRL Premiership odds 2025

Despite their heavy loss, the Storm are still favourites at NRL bookmakers to win the Premiership in 2025. The Melbourne club are paying $3.75 to win the title, ahead of the Panthers ($4.50) and Broncos ($8).

• Melbourne Storm $3.75
• Penrith Panthers $4.50
• Brisbane Broncos $8
• Cronulla Sharks $11
• Canterbury Bulldogs $15
• Manly Sea Eagles $15
• South Syndey Rabbitohs $17
• Sydney Roosters $17
• North Queensland Cowboys $21
• Parramatta Eels $26
• Newcastle Knights $41
• New Zealand Warriors $41
• Wests Tigers $41
• Dolphins $51
• Gold Coast Titans $51
• Canberra Raiders $67
• St George Illawarra Dragons $67

One more round of Pre-Season Challenge action will unfold this coming weekend with seven matches taking place between Friday and Sunday.

Three of the teams playing in the opening two matches of the tournament in Las Vegas will not compete, with the Warriors, Raiders and Sharks opting to head to the United States early.

The Panthers, however, will have one final hit-out, taking on the Sea Eagles on Friday.

The four-time defending champions are heavy favourites across NRL betting sites to beat Manly in their final match before taking on Cronulla on Saturday, March 1.

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