Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles betting tips & best bets; NRL Rd 8 2022

South Sydney and Manly travel north to one of the most picturesque grounds in Australia, Central Coast Stadium in Gosford on Friday night. Both teams will be looking to make up for disappointing losses to the Wests Tigers and Cronulla Sharks respectively.

Changes have been made in the centres for both clubs as Isaiah Tass and Tolutau Koula will start, while Martin Taupau and Sean Keppie also return to the starting side for Manly.

In 41 clashes between these two clubs, Manly have won on 21 occasions. However, it’s the Rabbitohs who has won two of the last three by a mammoth 34 points. This appears to be swaying punters early as the Rabbitohs have been backed from $1.70 into $1.55 with NRL betting sites. This in turn has created value for the Manly Sea Eagles as they drift out to $2.45. Given Manly have won 14 of 19 games at Gosford, and they welcome back a host of starters to the line-up, Manly represent great value to win.

The Sea Eagles have stuck to their guns in a change at right centre, as Tolutau Koula retains the starting spot over Morgan Harper. Against one of the best centres in the 2022 season, Koula didn’t miss a single tackle when marking up on Siosifa Talakai. Koula looks to be one of the brightest young stars in the NRL with incredible speed and defensive presence as a stocky outside back.

Koula looks a great value play for an anytime try scorer, as he marks up on a South Sydney left edge not known for their defence, with Koula currently set at $3.50 to score with online bookmakers.

While both Manly and Souths find themselves in the top eight when it comes to scoring points, they’re both equally as good at conceding points.

Both teams possess as many attacking weapons as each other, and with what’s predicted to be a dry night in Gosford on Friday, will be flexing their point scoring muscles. The total points for this match are currently set at 39.5, and it’s easy to see this total exceeded by these two try scoring powerhouses.

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KEY PLAYER MATCH UP: Cody Walker V Kieran Foran

Both Kieran Foran and Cody Walker are the orchestrators of left edge attacks that have been incredibly successful this season. Both players have been strong in very separate departments of playmaking. While Walker is a running threat that can score tries as well as setting them up, it’s important that if Foran isn’t setting up another man to score, he can score himself. Walker and Foran each have their own cases for being regarded as one of the form five-eighths of the 2022 season, and one of these men will be the key to ensuring a win for their club Friday Night.

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