One of the most important matches of the round sees the Bulldogs host the Cowboys with the winner locked into a home final against eighth place while the loser likely travels to Brookvale.
Best Bet
Canterbury’s loss last week would not have been too upsetting for Cameron Ciraldo but with this game now critical for the Bulldogs to win, the cost of losing Matt Burton to a HIA and Bronson Xerri will not sit great.
There is no doubt the Cowboys get a cruisier run into this one but the Bulldogs are just a better team and they will lean on their superior defence to collect the points here.
Stephen Crichton is back for the Dogs.
The market has them completely wrong too with the Dogs covering 16 of their last 21. They are 6-3 ATS at Accor and 6-2 ATS when playing a Top 8 team.
Canterbury are the play here.
Insights
🏡 Canterbury at Home: Canterbury has won 8 of their last 9 games at home. 🔥
📈 Canterbury Off a Loss: After a loss, Canterbury has won 6 of their last 7 games and covered the spread in 6 of those games. 🛡️
📉 North Queensland Against Top 8: North Queensland has struggled against top 8 teams, covering the spread in only 2 of their last 9 games. 🎯
Same Game Multi
Josh Addo-Carr has 11 tries in 11 clashes with the Cowboys.
Stephen Crichton has seven tries in his last 10 matches.
Value Bet
Reed Mahoney comes off an unbelievable tryscoring performance last week where he scored the first and last tries of the match in the loss to the Sea Eagles. With 16 tries over the last three seasons, he can get across the white strip.
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