Featured Tip from Mike Wilson

Pick Details

Sport / league:: NRL
Event / fixture:: Raiders vs. Eels
Event date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 at 5:30 PM
Market:: Total Score
Tip:: Total Match Points Under 44.5 @ 1.91 (bet365)
Tip Result:: Loss

It’s sudden death for the Eels as they head to the nation’s capital to take on the Raiders, assuming their premiership hopes haven’t been killed off by this stage already.
Please note that I’m writing this preview before the Broncos v Storm game has been played and if the Broncos defeat the Storm then the Eels will not be able to make the finals.
Going on general form throughout 2014 one would suspect that the Eels are the clear winners in this contest but they wouldn’t be in such a precarious position had their performances in away games been of a higher standard.
These two sides met not that long ago in Darwin where obviously neither side had a home ground advantage and on that night the Eels were only able to win by 9 points with the difference being superstar Jarryd Hayne.
Now it’s the same match up but the Raiders have the home ground advantage and will be looking to close off 2014 with a win for the fans.
They might lack the skills of the higher placed teams but the Raiders have certainly shown plenty of effort in the last couple of weeks whereas the Eels on the other hand seem to flake out of contests around the 60 minute mark.
So if the Eels come into this game having already been knocked out of the finals race and have nothing to play for it’s unlikely they are going to play their best footy in the cold weather of Canberra with little motivation and it will be a good time for the Raiders to run at Chris Sandow.
If you’re in a tipping comp and have last minute options, I would wait and see if the Broncos win and tip the Raiders, but if the Broncos have lost, tip the Eels.
This is another game where points scoring won’t be the forte of either team given the circumstances. The Eels struggle to score points away from home and will struggle now that they are under pressure whereas the Raiders struggle to score points period.
The 44.5 total points line once again is too high in my opinion and I’m going at the unders.

About Mike Wilson

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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