After recording their tenth-straight win last Friday night in a 38-12 thrashing of Cronulla at Panthers Stadium, Penrith are now the $3.75 favourites at TAB to win the 2020 NRL premiership.
The Panthers – $15 before their winning streak commenced in Round 6 – occupy the top line of premiership betting for the first time this season and are the fourth side to be title favourite since the coronavirus-enforced shutdown.
The TAB punter who on July 9 placed a $5,000 wager at $7.50 on the Panthers to win this year’s premiership for a potential $37,500 collect would be encouraged by Penrith’s excellence.
Another TAB customer plonked $20,000 at $4 on the Panthers to claim this season’s title, which would result in an $80,000 payday.
Melbourne drifted from $3.75 to $4 after their 14-0 loss to Parramatta at Bankwest Stadium last Thursday night while the Sydney Roosters ($4) and the Eels ($6) did not budge in 2020 premiership betting over the weekend.
In other TAB notes of interest following Round 15:
- Penrith has tightened from $1.50 to $1.18 to win the 2020 minor premiership (Melbourne $2.75 to $7.50)
- Alex Johnston – $51 before Round 12 – shortened from $6 to $3.50 favourite after Round 15 to be the top tryscorer in the 2020 home-and-away season
- Adam Reynolds – $41 before Round 13 – firmed from $5.50 to $3 equal favourite with Kyle Flanagan after Round 15 to be the top pointscorer in the 2020 home-and-away season
2020 NRL Premiership
$3.75 Penrith $4 before Round 15
$4 Melbourne $3.75 before Round 15
Sydney Roosters $4 before Round 15
$6 Parramatta $6 before Round 15
$10 Canberra $11 before Round 15
$17 Souths $21 before Round 15
$21 Newcastle $21 before Round 15
$34 Cronulla $29 before Round 15
$126 St George Illawarra $251 before Round 15
$151 Manly $67 before Round 15
$251 Wests Tigers $151 before Round 15
$301 NZ Warriors $401 before Round 15
$1001+ Others Quoted
2020 NRL Minor Premiership
$1.18 Penrith $1.50 before Round 15
$7.50 Melbourne $2.75 before Round 15
$8 Parramatta $9 before Round 15
$67 Sydney Roosters $51 before Round 15
$151 Canberra $101 before Round 15
$251 Souths $501 before Round 15
$501 Newcastle $251 before Round 15
2020 NRL Most Losses
$2.20 Canterbury $2.25 before Round 15
$2.50 Brisbane $2.75 before Round 15
$5 North Queensland $6 before Round 15
$13 Gold Coast $9 before Round 15
$101 St George Illawarra $41 before Round 15
NZ Warriors $13 before Round 15
$126 Manly $101 before Round 15
$151 Wests Tigers $151 before Round 15
2020 NRL Top Tryscorer
$3.50 Alex Johnston $6 before Round 15
$4 Stephen Crichton $4 before Round 15
$6 Sione Katoa $4 before Round 15
$7 David Nofoaluma $9 before Round 15
$8 Maika Sivo $5 before Round 15
$11 Mikaele Ravalawa $17 before Round 15
$17 Kyle Feldt $13 before Round 15
$21 Brett Morris $101 before Round 15
$26 Matt Dufty $15 before Round 15
$34 Josh Addo-Carr $21 before Round 15
Nick Cotric $67 before Round 15
$51 Zac Lomax $41 before Round 15
$101+ Others Quoted
2020 NRL Top Pointscorer
$3 Kyle Flanagan $3 before Round 15
Adam Reynolds $5.50 before Round 15
$3.50 Zac Lomax $3.50 before Round 15
$6 Nathan Cleary $3 before Round 15
$34 Shaun Johnson $17 before Round 15
Kalyn Ponga $17 before Round 15
$41 Jarrod Croker $41 before Round 15
$151+ Others Quoted
2020 NRL Round 16
$1.45 Parramatta
$2.75 Souths
Thursday 7:50pm AEST at Bankwest Stadium
$1.33 St George Illawarra $1.35 Monday 8am
$3.35 Gold Coast $3.20 Monday 8am
Friday 6pm AEST at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
$1.04 Sydney Roosters
$11 Brisbane
Friday 7:55pm AEST at the SCG
$3.20 NZ Warriors
$1.35 Newcastle
Saturday 3pm AEST at Scully Park in Tamworth
$1.25 Cronulla
$4 Parramatta
Saturday 5:30pm AEST at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
$1.13 Penrith
$6 Wests Tigers
Saturday 7:35pm AEST at Panthers Stadium
$1.25 Melbourne
$4 Manly
Sunday 4:05pm AEST at Sunshine Coast Stadium
$1.13 Canberra
$6 Canterbury
Sunday 6:30pm AEST at GIO Stadium