We take a look at Thursday nights (5/9/2019) Week 25 NRL match which is between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Thursday September 5, 7:50pm
Where: Shark Park
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Preview:
The Roosters are locked and loaded at the two-spot heading into the finals, but they’ll still be out to spoil Souths top four chances on Thursday night.
Sydney pulled apart the Panthers 22-6 at the SCG last week – marking their third straight win by 16-points or more. Technically, this week is an “away” game for the Chooks, and they should play with plenty of intensity after losing to the Rabbits 26-16 back in Round 1.
After a bit of a late-season slump, Souths have since steadied to win two on the trot. The Bunnies backed up their one-point win over the Broncos a fortnight ago with a blowout victory over the Warriors in Auckland, but that still hasn’t been enough to convince the bookies.
The Rabbitohs have opened as the home underdog only once over the last calendar year, while the Roosters are 6-3 on the road.
Numbers aside, there’s still reason to believe in Souths chances. The Bunnies have tightened up defensively over the last fortnight and have also limited sloppy skill errors and turnovers.
Thursday night’s game will likely boil down to each sides key attacking players, namely Damien Cook and James Tedesco. With the finals only a week away though, you can expect Bennett and Robinson to take a conservative approach into this game as the two teams will likely meet not long after.
Considering the Rabbitohs’ last three home games against the Roosters have gone Under the Total, backing this one to be low-scoring looks to be the safest play.
Tip: Sydney Roosters at $1.54
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: James Tedesco at $9.00
Teams:
Rabbitohs: 1. Adam Doueihi 2. Alex Johnston 3. Campbell Graham 4. Dane Gagai 5. Corey Allan 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Sam Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. Liam Knight 11. John Sutton 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Cameron Murray 14. Ethan Lowe 15. Tom Amone 16. Tevita Tatola 17. Mark Nicholls 18. Bayley Sironen 19. Connor Tracey 20. Kurt Dillon 21. Mawene Hiroti
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Luke Keary 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Sam Verrills 10. Isaac Liu 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Victor Radley 14. Lindsay Collins 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Nat Butcher 17. Angus Crichton 18. Billy Smith 19. Sitili Tupouniua 20. Poasa Faamausili 21. Drew Hutchison
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change