Manly are in it to win it this week with a home final at Brookvale awaiting if they win while the motivations of the Sharks rest on whether they want to play the Storm or the Panthers.
Best Bet
This is the most difficult game of the week to get a grip on.
Manly will be full tilt at this game but have lost Tom Trbojevic and Jason Saab and their disastrous history without their superstar custodian is well known.
Cronulla’s fate could well be decided by the time they play so players could be rested and it is unclear whether they would prefer to play in Sydney against Penrith or meet a team that gets three days more rest in the Storm down in Melbourne.
The best play in this one is probably the under.
The under hits at 60% when Top 4 teams are off a loss Rounds 21=27 while over the same time period it hits at 58% when there is a home favourite.
The under is 17-11 when Cronulla play day games and 20-16 when they are an underdog.
Insights
🚀 Cronulla’s Recent Form: Cronulla has won by 13+ points in 5 of their last 7 games. 🔥
🏠 Manly at Home: Manly has covered the spread in 7 of their last 9 home games, with 6 of those wins by 13+ points. 💪
🏠 Manly at Home: Manly has covered the spread in 7 of their last 9 home games, with 6 of those wins by 13+ points. 💪
Same Game Multi
Lehi Hopoate has eight tries in his last six games.
Briton Nikora is scoring well of late with six tries in his last 10 matches.
Value Bet
The tryscoring Sharks prop returned to the tryscoring list last week and now has seven for the season and two in his last three. The Sea Eagles middle is not renowned for its defence. Looks a super bet.
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