Featured Tip from Mike Wilson

Pick Details

Sport / league:: NRL
Event / fixture:: Titans vs. Eels
Event date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 at 5:30 PM
Market:: Total Score
Tip:: Total Match Points Under 44.5 @ 1.91 (bet365)
Tip Result:: Win

The Titans’ form is about as predictable as the weather this year. Their last four games have been all over the place starting with their loss against the Dragons back in Round 15 when they had every chance to beat a lesser side.
Next they played the Rabbitohs and when given no hope of winning, they came out and won at long odds. If a team can down the Rabbitohs then surely they can down the lowly placed Raiders right? Not the Titans. They found a way to get beaten at home by the second to last placed green machine.
Next up was the Knights during Rise for Alex round and the money came heavily for the Newcastle side yet come game time, the Titans were the ones rising unexpectedly and stealing an upset win.
These last four games are simply a long winded way for me to say that I won’t be placing any money on them whilst they cough up such unpredictable results.
The Eels on the other hand are consistent in the way they lose away from home and are not surprisingly the outsiders in this game.
If the Eels are to give themselves the best chance of winning, I’d like to see them target Dave Taylor in attack. No this is not a mistake, I’d like to see them target the biggest man on the field.
Why? Because Dave Taylor has always had a poor work ethic and it still surprises me today that he was chosen for Origin game 3.
Coach John Cartwright got the best out of Taylor last week by moving him into the centres and finally putting Takairangi into the second row.
As a result of the positional change, Taylor had to do less defending and had plenty more to offer in attack.
If the Eels can run the likes of Tepai Moeroa straight at Taylor, and get Ryan Morgan and Vai Toutai making the big fella move laterally, he will wear himself out because the blunt truth is that Dave Taylor would rather tackle a bucket of chicken than his opposition.

Mike’s Tip: Titans
Mike’s Best Bet: Total match points under 44.5 @ $1.91 (Bet365)

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Bio: Mike Wilson is an avid Rugby League fan and has been following the game since he was 6 years old. He devotes much of his time to studying and reviewing games. When he is not neck deep in match replays and stats, Mike enjoys earning some pocket money playing online poker, which he has done successfully for over 7 years. Mike lives on the Gold Coast and also enjoys Formula One and casual afternoon in front of the horses with a few quiet beers ;)

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