63 percent of all money wagered on tonight’s opening game of the 2013 State of Origin series with online bookmaker sportsbet has been on Laurie Daley’s New South Wales.
The Blues’ have tightened from $2.00 into $1.95 to go one up, with the Maroons easing from $1.88 to $1.95.
Interestingly, Queensland have attracted 67 percent of all money bet on the series winner market, and remain the $1.75 favourite to make it eight straight. NSW are the $2.08 outsider.
“There’s a clear trend here – punters like the Blues’ to win game one but they’re hedging their bets and taking Queensland to win the series,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.
It’s a three way tie in betting to take out the Wally Lewis Medal, with Robbie Farah, Cooper Cronk and Jonathan Thurston all priced at $7.00.
Greg Inglis – the greatest try scorer in Origin history – is the $3.50 favourite to be the leading try scorer in the series and should he score a try at any time in game one, sportsbet.com.au will refund losing first bets on the game.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
2013 State of Origin Game 1 head-to-head
$1.88 Queensland (out from $1.83)
$1.95 New South Wales (in from $2.00)
Wally Lewis Medal
$7.00 Robbie Farah, Cooper Cronk, Jonathan Thurston
$9.00 Greg Inglis, Cameron Smith
$10 Paul Gallen
$11 Billy Slater
$13 Greg Bird
$15 Mitchell Pearce, James Maloney
Series leading try scorer
$3.50 Greg Inglis
$6.00 Billy Slater
$7.00 Brett Morris
$8.00 Jarryd Hayne
$9.00 Blake Ferguson, Darius Boyd, Michael Jennings
$11 Justin Hodges
$13 Josh Morris, Brent Tate
2013 State of Origin series winner correct score
$2.40 Queensland 2-1
$2.60 New South Wales 2-1
$5.50 Queensland 3-0
$7.00 New South Wales 3-0
2013 State of Origin series winner
$1.75 Queensland (out from $1.70)
$2.08 New South Wales (in from $2.15)