Punters with online bookmaker sportsbet are giving New South Wales a sniff to win game one of the 2013 State of Origin series, with money to this point just in favour of the Blues.

Series winner betting on the other hand is a completely different story, with money 10 to 1 for Queensland to win an eighth straight Origin series.

Queensland remain the $1.83 favourites to win the ANZ Stadium opener, with the Blues the $2.00 outsider. The Maroons have firmed into $1.70 to win the series, New South Wales are out to $2.10.

“Compared to previous years, the support for the Blues is much higher at this point in the buildup to game one. The general consensus from punters seems to be that the Blues should jag one win but will drop an eighth straight series,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

Sportsbet.com.au already has 73 markets open on game one, including line betting, which sees the Blues’ given a +1.5 point head start, margin betting, where Queensland 1-12 is the $2.50 favourite, and first try scorer betting, where Greg Inglis and Billy Slater head the market at $10.

Inglis has scored the most tries in Origin history (14 in 18 games) and should he cross for a four pointer in game one, sportsbet.com.au will refund all losing first bets wagered on the game.

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
2013 State of Origin Game 1 head-to-head
$1.83 Queensland
$2.00 New South Wales

Line
$1.92 Queensland -1.5
$1.92 New South Wales +1.5

Margin
$2.50 Queensland 1-12
$2.75 New South Wales 1-12
$5.00 Queensland 13+
$6.00 New South Wales 13+
$21 Draw

First try scorer
$10 Billy Slater, Greg Inglis
$11 Brett Morris
$12 Blake Ferguson, Darius Boyd,
$13 Josh Morris, Michael Jennings, Justin Hodges, Brent Tate
$15 Jarryd Hayne

2013 State of Origin series winner
$1.70 Queensland
$2.15 New South Wales