This match has been thrown into carnage with Cyclone Alfred due to hit Queensland with this match being moved to Sydney and a number of Dolphins players staying behind to be with their families.
Best Bet
This game has become the most difficult game of the round to assess with Cyclone Alfred forcing its relocation. The game has move from Suncorp to CommBank with a number if Dolphins set to remain in Queensland with their families.
As a result, the betting on this game has moved from the Dolphins favoured by 5.5 points to the Rabbitohs now being the elect by 1.5 points.
The lean is with South Sydney given the stress and difficult preparation for the Dolphins.
The better play though is the under.
Rain is forecast for Sydney on Friday night. The under hits at 79.2% in Round 1 games the last three seasons and 62.8% the last decade. When there is an interstate team playing in the opening month the under hits at 70.6% while night games in Round 1 go under at over 63%.
Points should be hard to come by in this one.
Same Game Multi
Jye Gray has tremendous speed and has scored seven tries in 13 games.
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has 30 tries in 36 games since joining the Dolphins.
Value Bet
Jamie Humphreys gets the nod at No.7 with Lewis Dodd suspended and he is absolutely a tryscoring halfback. He scored in his only NRL game and crossed seven times in 20 appearances for Blacktown last year. Great value.
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