The Titans open up the Des Hasler era with as easy a game as they could have hoped for but St George Illawarra are being wildly underrated in this Round 1 clash.
Best Bet
One of the great truisms in Round 1 betting is that good teams are not nearly as good as advertised and bad teams are not nearly as bad as advertised.
Round 1 underdogs of at least six points cover at 68% so they need to be bet. But when it is a bad team against another bad team, confidence goes through the roof. That is what we have here.
There is no justification for the Titans being so short. They have covered just 8 of 21 at night. They have covered just one of five as a favourite of more than a try over the last two seasons.
The Dragons know this year will be tough-sledding. They will be hellbent on pinching a couple of wins early.
Same Game Multi
This is the best SGM you will find this weekend.
Khan-Pereira scored 20 tries in his first season in the NRL and is the fastest player in the NRL.
Ravalawa has 64 tries in 87 games and scored 21 in 21 last year.
Value Bet
Ben Hunt is one of the best tryscoring halfbacks in the NRL and he knows that if the Saints are going to do anything this year, he will need to carry the team on his back. Hunt has 80 tries in his career and 12 of those have come against the Gold Coast with 11 of those in the last 15 meetings.
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