The 1-0 Heat host the 1-1 Adelaide Strikers on Sunday night in Brisbane.
Head to Head
The toss will be all-important here, especially for the home side.
At the Gabba, the Heat have won last seven when batting first but they’ve lost their last seven when they bat second. That’s too good a trend to ignore, so back the Heat if they bat first.
If they bat second, then they may struggle to chase down a big total that could be set by the powerful Strikers top six with the Heat still missing Spencer Johnson and Michael Neser.
The Strikers set a big enough target against the Stars on a two-paced Adelaide Oval wicket on Friday night despite none of Matt Short, Jake Weatherald and Ollie Pope passing 11 runs.
They could explode on a typically batter-friendly Gabba wicket, so back the Strikers if they bat first.
Best Best
Lynn continues to be a BBL standout and looks a great bet against his old team here. The veteran has cleared 25 in six of his last seven innings including three of his last four away games.
Value Bet
The pontiff is prone to copping some stick from opposition batters but it does provide bulk opportunity for wickets. Pope has taken 14 wickets in his last five BBL games and has been the leading wicket-taker for his team in three of his last four.
Same Game Multi
Short & Lynn 20+ Runs / Pope & Bartlett 1+ Wickets
