NSW Captain Paul Gallen insists he won’t play 80 minutes in game 1 of State Of Origin at ANZ stadium tomorrow night, but that hasn’t stopped punters from heavily supporting the Blues enforcer to rack up the most run metres of the 2013 Origin series.
Gallen has replaced fullback Jarryd Hayne as favourite in Sportingbet’s Series Most Run Metres market, with punters slashing his price from $7 into $3.
“With Gallen’s role changing this series from previous years we thought Hayne and Slater deserved favouritism for most metres, but punters still only want Gal,” Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said.
“We’ve written four times as many bets on Gallen in this market than what we have for any other player from either side,” Sullivan said.
Hayne’s odds have eased from $4 to $5 on the back of the support for Gallen, while Queensland fullback Billy Slater’s odds have drifted from $5 to $6. Greg Inglis is a $9 fourth favourite.
In Sportingbet’s Most Tackles Of The 2013 Origin Series market, Robbie Farah has been supported from $2.25 into a clear-cut $1.80 favourite. Cameron Smith is a $2 second favourite.
Meantime, one Sportingbet punter has wagered $11,000 at $1.91 on a New South Wales victory in game 1. NSW is now a $1.87 favourite at Sportingbet with Queensland’s odds of victory in the series opener drifting from $1.87 out to $1.97 since Sunday.
2013 State Of Origin series
Sportingbet Australia market
NSW v QLD – Game 1
NSW $1.87 (was $1.95)
QLD $1.97 (was $1.87)
2013 State Of Origin Series Most Run Metres
Sportingbet Australia market
Paul Gallen $3.00
Jarryd Hayne $5.00
Billy Slater $6.00
Greg Inglis $9.00
James Tamou $11.00
Darius Boyd $11.00
Matt Scott $11.00
Greg Bird $11.00
Brett Morris $17.00
Blake Ferguson $17.00
David Shillington $26.00
Justin Hodges $34.00
2013 State Of Origin Series Most Tackles
Sportingbet Australia market
Robbie Farah $1.80
Cameron Smith $2.00
Nate Myles $11.00
Sam Thaiday $21.00
Paul Gallen $26.00
Ashley Harrison $26.00
Greg Bird $41.00
Others $67.00+
