NRL Tips - Dragons v Rabbitohs

St George Illawarra failed to collect the two points in their opening round clash with Canterbury but will be much more confident against a banged-up South Sydney.

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St George Illawarra -6.5

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South Sydney were gutsy as hell last week when they ground out a 16-14 victory over the Dolphins but with more outs face a difficult task against a Dragons team that typically show up when heavily favoured.

The Bunnies will be without Jack Wighton through suspension and Tyrone Munro to another collarbone injury, joining a large list of outs.

The Dragons are mostly healthy and this is a super spot for them.

The Saints have covered four straight against the Rabbitohs and are 7-3 ATS when favoured by at least a try. They are 29-15 ATS off a loss while they love Wollongong, covering 12 of 17 at the venue including five of seven when favoured.

Souths are 4-9 ATS when an underdog of 6.5 or more while they tend to start seasons slowly, covering just four of 13 Rounds 1-4 games the last four seasons.

The Dragons laying points is a lovely play.

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Valentine Holmes Try/Luciano Leilua Try

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Valentine Holmes comes off a 16-try season and has two tries in his last two matches against South Sydney.

Luciano Leilua is a great edge runner and the Rabbitohs look extremely vulnerable on the edges.

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Christian Tuipulotu

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Christian Tuipulotu has emerged as a tryscoring machine for the Dragons. He has 11 tries in his last nine appearances including two hat-tricks. Lining up against Isaiah Tass, he looks every chance of going over multiple times.

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