A sustained betting plunge on NSW has seen the Blues firm into outright favouritism at Centrebet for game 1 of the Origin Series tomorrow night.

“The Blues have been heavily backed in the last couple of days and are now clear favourites in Origin 1 due to weight of money,” Centrebet’s Michael Felgate said.

“We opened up Queensland favourites in game 1 at $1.87 and the Blues $1.97 outsiders but the punters have jumped on the Blues bandwagon and the odds have now flipped with NSW $1.87 favourites and QLD out to $1.97 outsiders.”

“The way the money is going, and NSW’s recent record at ANZ, I expect the Blues will start even shorter tomorrow night.”

NSW has also been backed to break the Maroons seven year series winning streak, firming from $2.15 into $2.05 but Queensland is still a clear favourite at $1.77 after opening at $1.70.

NSW Captain Paul Gallen has also been the subject of a betting plunge for the most run metres in the series firming from $7 into $3

ORIGIN GAME 1

NSW $1.87 (in from $1.97) line -2

QLD $1.97 (out from $1.87)

ORIGIN SERIES

QLD $1.77

NSW $2.05