NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS v NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
One wonders how much seller’s remorse the Cowboys have over letting Kalyn Ponga go? Sure Lachlan Coote was a great player but Ponga was clearly the better bet. The Cowboys looked much better last week, and this should be a decent game to watch, and bet on.
- Newcastle have won two thirds of their home games versus the Cowboys.
- Newcastle have also won 75% of Sunday games Head-to-Head
- Newcastle have a 50% record on Sunday this season from eight games. The Cowboys have lost both of their games.
- Newcastle have won their last six home games versus Queensland opposition.
- Cowboys are 2 from 9 against NSW opposition this season.
- Cowboys have won only two games in the last 15 versus NSW teams away from home.
- Next to no movement at all betting-wise on this game, with Newcastle remaining strong favourite all week. And hard to argue against either with Newcastle on nearly three times as many competition points.
- Take on the over 43.5 points with the overall points total at 43 points, and games going back to 2015 more often than not clearing that line, and both teams have recently been involved in some high scoring games.
- Both sides tend to score more points in the second, so what a way to end the rugby league week with a win in that market.
- Newcastle win a lot of second halves too. Out of form sides like the Cowboys do struggle in second halves.
- Since the Cowboys are improving but don’t really know how to win lately, the 9.5 start looks like a good option.
- North Queensland are in the bottom four for both scoring first and last, so either look to Newcastle for both, or take the improved Michael Morgan-led Cowboys on faith.
- Newcastle’s 9 from 14 is a decent strike rate for last try scorer, and for cheekiness suggest that Ponga is your man to score last.
- As for first try scorer, it is open, with wingers well under represented in this game compared to overall, so take a punt elsewhere for value.
THE FINAL SAY SAME GAME MULTI
North Qld +9.5 start
Total Points Over 45.5
Second half – highest scoring half
Kalyn Ponga to score anytime second half
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