One of the great rivalries in Rugby League, Penrith and Parramatta square off at the foot of the mountains on Friday night and it is a burnt Panthers team that will be steeled to get their season on track.
Best Bet
Parramatta always find another gear against Penrith but that is unlikely to be enough against a Penrith team burnt by being held scoreless last week against Melbourne.
Penrith bounce back as well as any team. They have covered 12 of 15 off a loss including a perfect 6-0 cover record off a defeat at BlueBet.
The Panthers are always underrated at home too with a 21-10 cover record at Bluebet including a 16-8 cover record when favoured by more than a converted try at the ground.
Mitchell Moses’ niggling groin injury only adds to the Penrith confidence.
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Taylan May looked electric against the Storm and did top the Panthers tryscoring tally in his only full season.
Liam Martin will be running all night at Morgan Harper and has scored in two of his last four against the Eels.
Value Bet
Moses Leota is not a renowned tryscorer but he has managed to find himself across the line enough the last few years with seven tries in his last 69 games. The Panthers love using him close to the game and there is some frailties in the Eels middle defence.
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