We take a look at Sunday afternoons (21/7/2019) AFL Week 18 match which is between the St Kilda Saints and the Western Bulldogs. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Sunday July 21st, 4:40pm
Where: Marvel Stadium
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Preview:
The Western Bulldogs are making a charge towards the top eight and they will go into this clash with St Kilda as clear favourites.
They proved their wins over Port Adelaide and Geelong were no flukes when they kept their call to outlast Melbourne last weekend.
Winning as favourites has been something of an issue for the Bulldogs and they have won only four of their past seven games in this scenario, while they are 2-5 against the line when giving away a start.
St Kilda parted company with Alan Richardson during the week, after six unsuccessful seasons at the helm, and the new-coach bounce has definitely been a factor in the AFL this season.
Carlton and North Melbourne have both improved significantly since Brendan Bolton and Brad Scott were removed from their positions and it will be interesting to see if the Saints are able to follow suit.
St Kilda have won only three of their past 16 games as underdogs and they are a battling 7-9 against the line in this scenario.
This looks set to be a low-scoring clash and the Total Points line of 161.5 points does seem excessive.
Less than that figure have been scored in four of the past five games played between these two sides and I would be surprised if that figure is exceeded.
Odds:
Tip: Western Bulldogs at $1.44
Value Tip: First Goal Scorer: Josh Schache at $13.00
Teams:
SAINTS
B: Coffield, Brown, Savage
HB: Wilkie, Carlisle, Clark
C: Billings, Ross, Newnes
HF: Hind, Bruce, Dunstan
F: Lonie, Membrey, Langlands
FOLL: Marshall, Gresham, Steele
I/C (from): Acres, Paton, Parker, Sinclair, McKenzie, Rice, Joyce, Rowe
IN: Langlands, Parker, Rice, Joyce, Rowe
OUT: Long (rested)
BULLDOGS
B: Johannisen, Trengove, Crozier
HB: Duryea, Cordy, Wood
C: Hunter, Smith, Lipinski
HF: Suckling, Schache, Lloyd
F: Naughton, Bontempelli, Dickson
FOLL: English, Dunkley, Macrae
I/C (from): West, Richards, Liberatore, Dale, Williams, Daniel, Smith, Morris
IN: West, Liberatore, Dale, Daniel, Morris
OUT: McLean (injured)
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
