Wests Tigers vs Dragons NRL Sunday best bets & odds – Rd 24, 2022
| Wests Tigers vs St.George Illawarra DragonsNRL Betting Odds & Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Best odds | Wests Tigers $3.25 at Marantelli Bet | Dragons $1.35 at Marantelli Bet |
| When | Sunday, August 28 | 2pm AEST |
| Where | Commbank Stadium, Parramatta |
| Last time they met | Dragons 12–6 Tigers (Rd 8, 2022) |
| Watch live | Fox Sports, Kayo |
Sunday afternoon football kicks off in Parramatta as the West Tigers and St George Dragons travel west in a game that will go towards deciding the wooden spoon.
The Tigers will be looking to avoid winning their first wooden spoon in the club’s short history, while the Dragons will be playing for their head coach as the club continues to make changes behind the scenes. T
he Tigers will have plenty to play for with off field interests as the club has allegedly tabled an enormous deal for Cameron Munster to come to the club, so they will be right in the shop window this Sunday. Will the Dragons march on to victory, or will the Tigers come up with a win to avoid the wooden spoon?
There have been plenty of changes made by both the Tigers and Dragons through both injury and suspension. Luke Garner is suffering with concussion, Ken Maumalo has a groin injury, Alex Seyfarth has sustained a pec injury ruling him out for the remainder of the season. Jacob Liddle, Kitione Kautoga and Junior Pauga all come into the side as replacements.
For the Dragons, Francis Molo will miss this match through suspension with Moses Mbye, while Michael Mol and Andrew McCullough are out through injury. Tyrell Fuimaono, Jaiyden Hunt, Jackson Ford, and Tyrell Sloan have all been named on the interchange bench as replacements.
The history between these two clubs is very evenly balanced as the Dragons have only won one more match than the Tigers. With this match technically being an away game for both sides, it’s imperative to note the Tigers have the higher winning percentage of these two sides at CommBank Stadium. One of those wins came back in round six when the tigers took down the Eels in a golden point thriller, a match the side will surely draw inspiration from.
The odds suggest that this match will be easy for the Dragons to take care of, but the Tigers won’t be going down without a fight, and they’re a great value bet to win the match paying $3.25 with Marantelli Bet.
Should the Tigers go on to win this Sunday, they will need their big-name players to stand up in big moments. The likes of Joe Ofahengaue and Fa’amanu Brown have been enormous for the Tigers this season, but it will be skipper Adam Doueihi needing to step up and deliver the Tigers the win. Doueihi’s strong running game and support play will be the aspects of his game he relies on to drag the Tigers to the win, and should he manage to do so, he’ll score a try during the match paying $3.90.
Weather in Parramatta this weekend is predicted to be very rainy and counterproductive to scoring points. Even in the best of conditions, these sides have faced their issues with cohesive a free-flowing attack to score. The safest play in this match is for the total points to finish below 54.5 paying $1.90.
Key matchup: Adam Doueihi vs Ben Hunt
The clash between these two captains will be great to watch as the afternoon unfolds. Both players will be marking each other in attack and defence, they’ll be the main kicker for their side and they will be the orchestrator and focal point of their sides attack. Ben Hunt is every chance of winning the Dally M Medal at the end of the year, so Doueihi will have a large gap to bridge to play up to the standard of Hunt. Hunt’s kicking game will certainly be stronger than Doueihi’s but if Doueihi can run the ball and attack better, he will go a long way to leading the Tigers to victory.
