Like Penrith’s coaching staff, TAB punters will be sweating on the fitness of star playmaker Nathan Cleary ahead of Thursday night’s grand final rematch.
The Panthers remain NRL title favourites with TAB but there is nothing splitting them and defending premiers Melbourne with both sides priced at $1.90 in TAB’s Head To Head market.
Penrith remain $5.50 in the Premiership Futures with the Storm drifting slightly from $6.00 to $6.50 after their loss to Parramatta.
The Eels win saw their odds shorten from $15 into $11 and the Raiders have come in from $9.00 to $8.00 after a surviving a Sharks scare.
The biggest movement has been at the tail of the market, with the Cowboys, Bulldogs, Tigers, Manly and Broncos all drifting. Brisbane is now the longest odds to win the premiership going from $67-$81.
$5.50 Penrith
$6.00 South Sydney
Roosters
$6.50 Melbourne (Were $6.00 before round 2)
$8.00 Canberra (Were $9.00 before round 2)
$11 Parramatta (Were $15 before round 2)
$17 Newcastle (Were $21 before round 2)
$19 Gold Coast (Were $21 before round 2)
$29 Warriors (Were $26 before round 2)
$34 Cronulla (Were $26 before round 2)
$41 Manly (Were $34 before round 2)
$67 Wests Tigers (Were $41 before round 2)
North Queensland (Were $41 before round 2)
Canterbury (Were $51 before round 2)
St George Illawarra (Were $81 before round 2)
$81 Brisbane (Were $67 before round 2)
TAB Odds
NRL – Round 3 Thursday Night
H2H
$1.90 Penrith
$1.90 Melbourne
LINE
$2.00 Penrith -1.5
$1.80 Melbourne +1.5