Featured Tip from Mike Wilson

Pick Details

Sport / league:: NRL
Event / fixture:: Eels vs. Tigers
Event date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 at 4:00 PM
Market:: Line/Handicap
Tip:: Eels -6.5 @ 1.99 (Pinnacle)
Tip Result:: Loss

One major factor has shaped the odds well in the Eels favour against the Tigers in Monday afternoon footy, and that is the absence of Robbie Farah.
The Tigers will be hurting greatly without Farah and his omission with an injured elbow only further compounds the recent loss of fullback James Tedesco.
The Tigers still have plenty of oomph in the forward pack to make them competitive but the loss of a blue chip player in Farah can often lead to a lack of motivation amongst other players.
The Eels are hardly lacking motivation as they come into this encounter off the back of three wins in a row and there is plenty of motivation for a fourth straight win as it would lift the Eels to equal first on the ladder.
Darcy Lussick returns to the side from from a 4 week suspension but it seems the Tigers aren’t too concerned as was evident when Tigers forward Martin Tapau was asked what he expects from a fired up Lussick.
“"Not much, just running the ball. We're a pretty good defensive team, I reckon. We'll just wait for them to run at us and we'll just dominate the ruck," he said.
I’m keen to have a bet in this one; The Eels are on a roll thanks to some up-tempo attack on the edges and they look more than capable against a Farah-less Tigers outfit.
The Eels were always favourites of mine to cover the -6.5 line even though their recent record at ANZ Stadium is poor. But the fact of the matter is that the Eels recent record at any ground is poor and they are starting to turn that poor discipline around.

Mike’s Tip: Eels
Mike’s Best Bet: Eels -6.5 @ $1.99 (Pinnacle)

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