We take a look at Friday nights (29/03/2019) NRL Week 3 match which is between Canberra Raiders and Newcastle Knights. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Friday 29 March, 6:00pm
Where: GIO Stadium
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Preview:
Reality was a dish served cold to the Raiders last week. Canberra looked a strong chance at upsetting the Storm at home in what was supposed to be wet conditions, but the Raiders failed to show up to their own party losing by 12-points.
The Knights were equally disappointing following a Round 1 win over the Sharks. Many bought into what Newcastle were selling, but a two-point loss to the Panthers at home now leaves Newcastle with a few questions to answer.
These two sides met only once last year in a thrilling 30-28 Knights victory in Canberra. Two of the last five meetings between the two have gone to overtime, but with homefield advantage again this week, the Raiders enter as the short-price favourite.
Canberra are 5-2 straight-up as the home favourite over the last 12 months, and a less impressive 4-3 at the line. Unfortunately, the Knights are no better with a so-so 4-6 record as the away underdog against Canberra.
The safest bet here is obviously in the Points market. These two have put up over 50-points in four of their last five games, but don’t expect that kind of Total on Friday. Heavy rain looks set for Canberra again, and with both sides ranking inside the Top 5 in missed tackles, we could be in for a sloppy affair.
Odds:
Tip: Canberra Raiders at $1.70
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Nick Cotric at $9.00
Teams:
Raiders: 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2 Nick Cotric 3 Jarrod Croker 4 Joseph Leilua 5 Jordan Rapana 6 Jack Wighton 7 Aidan Sezer 8 Josh Papalii 9 Josh Hodgson 10 Dunamis Lui 11 John Bateman 12 Elliott Whitehead 13 Ryan Sutton Interchange: 14 Siliva Havili 15 Hudson Young 16 Sia Soliola 17 Corey Horsburgh Reserves: 18 Sam Williams 19 JJ Collins 20 Bailey Simonsson 21 Jack Murchie
Knights: 1 Connor Watson 2 Edrick Lee 3 Hymel Hunt 4 Jesse Ramien 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6 Kalyn Ponga 7 Mitchell Pearce 8 David Klemmer 9 Danny Levi 10 James Gavet 11 Siona Mata’utia 12 Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13 Tim Glasby Interchange: 14 Kurt Mann 15 Aidan Guerra 16 Mitchell Barnett 17 Herman Ese’ese Reserves: 18 Josh King 19 Mason Lino 20 Jamie Buhrer 21 Brodie Jones
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
