Bathurst is the host town for the top-of-the-table clash between the Panthers and Knights.
Best Bet
Newcastle +10.5 ($1.90)
Both the Panthers and Knights enter this game unbeaten. Penrith flogged Manly but looked a little flat when piggybacked to a four-point win on the road to the Dragons. The Knights have two 13+ wins to their name, particularly impressive in both.
The Panthers have lost just two of the last 13 against the Knights with nine covers in that stretch and they may well get Nathan Cleary back but the value here is the Knights.
Penrith are in a major lay spot. They have covered just one of nine as a double digit favourite away from Panthers Stadium and just five of 15 away from the ground in total.
Big underdogs of more than a converted try off a cover hit at 61% and the early money has come for the Knights.
Same Game Multi
Under 39.5/Izack Tago Try ($6.25)
The under looks a strong play in this one with the under hitting in 8 of 11 Panthers-Knights clashes. The under is 13-4 when Penrith are a double digit favourite away from Penrith Stadium and 11-3 when the Knights are off a win.
Tago scored in his first start against the Knights and has been impressive in both starts with Penrith historically favouring their left side with Matt Burton topping Penrith’s count last year.
Value Bet
Jake Clifford First Try Scorer ($36.00)
Knights five-eighth has shown himself to be an outstanding opportunist with two tries in two games this year. He crossed first last week against the Tigers. He is big odds to cross first.
