The Tigers have been very impressive this season but are unreliable when favoured and are worth taking on this week against the Raiders.
Parramatta and Canterbury have one of the fiercest rivalries in Rugby League so expect the Eels to find this week even with plenty of troops sidelined.
The Sydney Roosters will finish 2026 a better team than the Newcastle Knights but the line in this one is far too big making the Knights an excellent play.
The Wests Tigers look a different team this season and look well-placed to best an injury-ravaged Broncos.
The Dragons have failed to win a game and have not covered any of their last five but look to be getting too many points against a Rabbitohs side with more than enough injuries.
The Warriors come off a super impressive win over the Storm but they are no morals at home to the lowly Titans given their struggles with dealing with expectation.
Penrith enter this clash off a rare defeat and that should signal danger for a Dolphins team that has been leaky defensively this season.
The Melbourne Storm have dropped four straight and look to be in genuine trouble when they travel to Canberra to meet the rejuvenated Raiders.
Round 7 is expected to open with a free-flowing affair between the Cowboys and Sea Eagles with both teams in super scoring form.
The Tigers and Knights are both surprisingly in the Top 4 and both see this as an early opportunity to see this as a chance to lay legitimacy to their finals claims.