The Hawks will be looking to continue their fast start to 2025 when they host Essendon on Friday night at the MCG.
Best Bet
The over looks one of the bets of the weekend.
Nine of the last eleven between these teams have gone over the total, with an average tally of 179 points. The last five have averaged 188 points.
The over is always a great bet in Round 1, clearing the mark in 68% of games. Twelve of the last 16 Round 1 games at the MCG have gone over too.
Hawthorn’s first match of 2025 last week hit 172 points despite rain hitting late, leading to just 25 points in the last quarter, while Essendon put up a ton against Geelong in their final pre-season match.
With perfect conditions forecast in Melbourne, we’ll be chips in the over in this one.
Same Game Multi
We’re getting some good value for a rebound game from the Wizard here, while Sicily could go forward even earlier this week with Essendon lacking quality key talls to defend.
There isn’t much speed in Hawthorn’s small forward stocks so Isaac Kako could have some fun in his first game, after booting four in his last pre-season match.
Value Bet
These two teams put on 190 points in this fixture last year so hitting 200 is no stretch.
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