Storm vs Sharks NRL round 15 betting guide & top tips | Sunday, 11/6/23

Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks predictions & best bets

Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks match preview

Sunday afternoon NRL will see the Melbourne Storm host the Cronulla Sharks at AAMI Park. Both sides are looking to bounce back from round 14 losses, but can the Sharks win on the road in Melbourne?

The Melbourne Storm have been forced to replace Justin Olam (injury, concussion) with Grant Anderson in the centres, although Marion Seve has been named in the reserves and could be a late change. Tariq Sims has also been named on the bench to play his first match since round 12.

Fortunately, the Sharks have been able to name an all but unchanged line up from the side that was beaten by the Broncos in Cronulla. Thomas Hazelton will make way for Cameron McInnes to return from injury on the interchange bench.

The Storm and Sharks have met on 44 occasions with the Storm having a winning rate well over 50%, as well as winning 11 from 13 at AAMI Park. It is no surprise to see the home side has been favoured heavily in betting despite losing Olam to injury.

There is a case to be made that the Cronulla Sharks could go to Melbourne and upset the home side, however; it is not often the Storm lose two in a row. Equipped with a better forward pack and a more dynamic halves pairing, the Storm should be good enough to secure a win at home at $1.56 with the top online bookmakers.

Given the balance between these two sides, picking try scorers is incredibly difficult. However; punters can expect the Storm to be the first to find the in goal area ($1.68) and begin the match strongly.

Similarly, with the number of stars in both these sides, and brilliant weather predicted for Melbourne on Sunday, points should be very easy to come by for both sides. Recent history between these two sides shows these matches are very high scoring which should see more then 43.5 points recorded ($1.86).

Key matchup: Cameron Munster v Nicho Hynes

Cameron Munster vs Nicho Hynes

Sunday afternoon could be tough for Hynes who will be auditioning for the halfback spot in the New South Wales Blues side for game two at Suncorp Stadium. To compound issues, Hynes will be defending on the edge of Munster, the man that beat him on defence in game one to ultimately win the match for Queensland in Adelaide. If Hynes fails to step up on Sunday, he could lose his chance to play Origin again this year along with losing the game.

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