Both the Eels and the Dolphins are missing plenty of stars but the market seems to have overreacted in having the Eels so heavily favoured outside of Sydney.
Best Bet
Parramatta may be listed as the home team in this one but this game is being played in Darwin and finding a gap of 8.5 points between them and the Dolphins seems a stretch at best.
The Eels remain without Mitchell Moses. They have dropped Mika Sivo in order to play Morgan Harper and Bailey Simonsson.
The Dolphins have lost Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and his loss, of course, is critical and adds to a long list of injuries. Trai Fuller though is a handy replacement and this line seems too big.
Parramatta won this clash 48-20 last year but they are typically poor travellers. The Eels are 4-10 ATS when travelling interstate. They are also 7-14 against the number at night.
The Dolphins have covered seven of their last 11 off conceding 26-plus while they are 10-7 ATS when playing at night.
This line just looks a little big.
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Trai Fuller scored off the bench in his only NRL game and now gets a start t fullback. He is an elite tryscorer in the Queensland Cup, scoring 32 tries in his last 43 games across the last three seasons.
Jack Bostock is turning into a quality finisher with six tries in nine games
Value Bet
Kenny Bromwich has never been an elite tryscorer but gets a good spot here against the heinous Eels left edge. He has started just two games this year and crossed in one of them. Not a huge impact player these days but does back up well.
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