Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has opened the St. George Illawarra Dragons as the $1.60 favourite for Friday night’s clash with the Newcastle Knights ($2.35) and installed the Bulldogs as the $3.30 outsiders against the undefeated Melbourne Storm ($1.33).
Manly have also been installed as short-priced favourites in Round 7 of the NRL, opened at $1.22 to account for the Gold Coast Titans ($4.25) while the Sharks are at $1.50 for their clash with the Parramatta Eels ($2.50).
“It’s not often a Des Hasler coached side is priced at $3.00 or more but the Storm are simply on fire and playing them in Melbourne is the toughest task in the game right now,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.
“The Dragons are also tough to beat at WIN Jubilee and will be keen to bounce back from their loss to the Sharks so we’re tipping them to account for the Knights while Cronulla will brush past the Eels for win number five.”
The Wests Tigers have been installed at $1.65 against the Panthers ($2.25) while the South Sydney Rabbitohs have been opened as the $2.50 outsider against the Warriors ($1.50).
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NRL Betting Round 7 Head-to-head
$1.60 St. George Illawarra Dragons
$2.35 Newcastle Knights
$1.35 Brisbane Broncos
$3.15 Canberra Raiders
$1.33 Melbourne Storm
$3.30 Canterbury Bulldogs
$2.00 Sydney Roosters
$1.80 North Queensland Cowboys
$1.22 Manly Sea Eagles
$4.25 Gold Coast Titans
$1.53 New Zealand Warriors
$2.50 South Sydney Rabbitohs
$1.50 Cronulla Sharks
$2.55 Parramatta Eels
$2.25 Penrith Panthers
$1.65 Wests Tigers