When these two old rivals meet there tends to be plenty of points and no different is expected at Brookvale Oval on Friday night.
Best Bet
There is no love lost when the Sea Eagles and Eels square off but that has not manifested itself in tight, low-scoring games. Quite the opposite. When Manly and Parramatta square off, the points have flown freely.
The over is 10-3 in the last 13 clashes between these two. In the last six night games, the over is 5-1. The over has also hit in five straight at Brookvale.
Both teams are in strong over spots too.
The over is 30-17 when the Sea Eagles are off scoring 20-plus and has hit in 10 of 16 at Brookvale.
The over is 30-17 when the Eels are off conceding 20-plus and 25-10 when they are off a loss. When the Eels are an underdog, the over is 23-10 while the over has hit in eight straight Eels night games.
With the Eels unable – or unwilling – to tackle and the Sea Eagles scoring 21-plus in nine of 11, this game is going to sail over the number.
Same Game Multi
Jason Saab has scored in two of his last three against the Eels and his speed may be too much for an apparently-injured Maika Sivo
Tom Trbojevic has 44 tries in his last 42 games and is a bet every week.
Maika Sivo has eight tries in nine games against Manly.
Value Bet
Daly Cherry-Evans is an elite try sneak and in a game expected to have a ton of points, he looks a silly price. Chery-Evans has three tries this year and is rarely far from the action when it comes to support or chasing kicks. Big odds.
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