The Tigers were annihilated last week, and it’s going to be very interesting to see if they can come back from that, or if their season is now essentially circling the drain. This week, they get a good chance to bounce back, as they take on the Rabbitohs at home in Campbelltown. This should be a fantastic way to end round 11.
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Wests Tigers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs
Location: Campbelltown Sports Stadium – Sydney
Date: Sunday, 18th May
Time: 6:15pm AEST
Odds: Tigers ($1.90) vs Rabbitohs ($1.90)
Line: Tigers (-1.5)
Points: 45.5
Match Preview
The less said about the round 10 performance from the Tigers, the better. They were absolutely destroyed by the Storm in Melbourne, going down 64-0. They only managed 1200 running metres, whilst they conceded over 2100, allowed the Storm to break the line 11 times, and missed a whopping 51 tackles. It can’t get much worse for the Tigers.
The Rabbitohs will be full of confidence after last week, beating the Broncos 22-14. All the statistics would indicate the Broncos should have won comfortably, but it was a great sign of how good the Rabbitohs are at keeping in games and competing. Latrell Mitchell was the hero for the Bunnies, kicking a 49-metre two-point field goal with just two minutes left to win the game for his team. He will be looking to make one more statement before Origin teams are picked.
These teams met twice last year, with both games toward the back end of the season. In round 20, the Rabbitohs took their home game to Gosford, where they closed 9.5-point favourites, with a total of 51.5. The Rabbitohs dominated, winning 42-28, as the Tigers missed 45 tackles, made 15 errors and conceded 7 penalties in a terrible performance. They met again just four weeks later at Campbelltown, with the Rabbitohs closing 6.5-point road favourites, with the total bumped up to 53.5. The Tigers led 18-4 at the half, before allowing two late converted tries to let the Rabbitohs get within touching distance. The home side prevailed, 18-16, but it was a grandstand finish.
The Tigers opened 1.5-point favourites, where they remain at most books, however you can find both teams as small favourites at different books. Whilst my numbers say the Tigers are the play, I don’t know how well they recover from last weekend. The Rabbitohs and Latrell Mitchell will be pumped up for this one, and I like the Bunnies to get the win here.
The total opened 45.5, and it is still at this number. My fair total is 42, and the under is the only play here. The Rabbitohs are unbelievably 100% to the under in games this season, and whilst the Tigers have shown they can leak bulk points, surely their defence looks better this week. Give me the under here thanks.
Also Backing: Under 45.5 total points - $1.87 at Boombet (1.5u)
Rabbitohs to Win
$1.95 (1.5 Units)
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Leg 1: Under 45.5 points – See above, total is outlined.
Leg 2: Rabbitohs ML – See above again, the Rabbitohs to win for mine.
Leg 3: L Mitchell (1+ try) – Latrell scored his first try of the season last week, expect another against the Tigers here.
SGM Odds: $8.00 at BoomBet
