The NRL heads to the Central West on Saturday when the Panthers host the Tigers at Carrington Park in Bathurst and the premiers will be hoping for a better result than the one they got last year.
Best Bet
Despite Penrith having won three straight premierships and the Wests Tigers claiming the last two wooden spoons, these two have played remarkably tight, defensive-oriented affairs in recent years.
The Tigers have covered the big number in four straight, no doubt helped by torrential rain when these teams met in Bathurst last year
One theme that has held consistently though is how low scoring Panthers-Tigers matches have been for a long time.
Dating back to 2008, the under is 19-8. We are currently riding an 11-game under streak when these teams meet. Eight of the last nine clashes have tallied 36 points or fewer.
With the under 6-3 when Penrith play day games and 17-7 when the Tigers play in the afternoon.
Very keen to bet the under.
Same Game Multi
Sunia Turuva has six tries in his last four games and just keeps finishing on the side the Panthers prefer to attack.
Jahream Bula has three tries in his five games this season and looks the best attacking weapon the Tigers have.
Value Bet
Lachie Galvin has played just three NRL games but has already become a central character to the Tigers story. For an 18yo rookie, he is tough and uncompromising and he backs up particularly well. He is a good chance of turning into a quality tryscoring half.
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