Punters have a full house of 6 Super Rugby Matches to look forward to this weekend and we suggest a bet in each of them.
The Chiefs remain favourites to win the Super Rugby Title at 23/20 with the Blues at 26/10, the Crusaders at 29/10 and you can get 8/1 the Hurricanes, 9/1 the Brumbies and 90/1 and better the balance.
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FRIDAY
Highlanders v Chiefs – Click here to bet
The Highlanders are currently 8th on the log with 3 wins and 6 defeats in their opening 9 matches. They were in action in Week 10 going down to a late Waratahs score to lose 21-20 on the road. Their last home game was at home to the Hurricanes where they went down 14-29.
The Chiefs are top of the table with a 100% record after 9 matches. They were too strong for the Crusaders last week winning 34-24 at home and their last away game was a 33-17 victory over the Hurricanes.
These sides met in Hamilton in Week 3 with the Chiefs winning 28-7.
Handicap: Highlanders +13.5
The Handicap looks well set for this game, I am going to take a bet I don’t often do and that is point range where I am betting on 56-62 points inclusive in total in the match.
Suggested Bet: Point range 56-62 points inclusive at 15/4
SATURDAY
Fijian Drua v Hurricanes – Click here to bet
The Drua are currently second from bottom of the table with 3 wins and 6 defeats in their opening 9 matches. They were in trouble early at home last week against the Blues, but held on well to eventually lose 14-30 at home. The highlight of their season was back in Week 3 when they beat the Crusaders 25-24 in Fiji.
The Hurricanes are 3rd on the log with 7 Victories and 2 defeats to date. They were too strong for the Brumbies last week winning 32-27 at home and their last away game was a 29-14 win over the Highlanders back in Week 7.
Handicap: Fijian Drua +11.5
I expect the Drua to give a good account of themselves at home and actually think that this points line of 64.5 is a little bit too high.
Suggested Bet: Under 64.5 points at 10/11
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Crusaders v Western Force – Click here to bet
The Crusaders are 5th on the log with 6 victories and 3 defeats in their opening 9 matches. They were beaten 34-24 away by the Chiefs last week and their last home game was a 38-21 win over Moana Pasifika.
The Force are currently 10th on the log with 3 victories and 6 defeats. They were beaten 31-17 by the Reds away last week and prior to that had caused an upset beating the Highlanders by 13 points at home.
Handicap: Crusaders -27.5
The handicap for this game is very big at 27.5, but is it big enough? I don’t think so and I am backing the Crusaders to put this Force side to the sword.
Suggested Bet: Handicap, Crusaders -27.5 at 9/10
Blues v Moana Pasifika – Click here to bet
The Blues are currently 4th on the log with 6 wins and 3 defeats and last week they were too strong for the Drua away winning by 16 points in a low scoring encounter in Fiji. The Blues last home game was a convincing 55-21 hammering of the Waratahs.
Moana Pasifika put up a brave fight to the Rebels last week, but a late comeback wasn’t enough to get them over the line and they went down 33-43 in Auckland and their previous action before that was a 12 point loss to the Reds in Samoa.
Handicap: Blues -25.5
I can’t see past a comfortable Blues victory here and I am going for them to score 46 points or more in the match.
Suggested Bet: Over 45.5 points at 5/6
Reds v Waratahs – Click here to bet
The Reds are 6th on the table with 4 wins and 5 defeats in their opening 9 games. They were too strong for the Force last week winning by 14 points in Brisbane and they met the Waratahs at home back in March winning 32-20.
The Waratahs are 1 position behind the Reds on 7th on the log with 3 wins and 6 defeats so far this season. The Waratahs were fortunate to grab a narrow 21-20 win to the Highlanders last week. The week before that they did rest a number of their key players and went down 55-21 at the Blues.
Handicap: Reds -2.5
The Reds have had the better of recent encounters of the Waratahs and I am actually backing the visitors to upset the applecart here.
Suggested Bet: Waratahs win at 14/10
SUNDAY
Rebels v Brumbies – Click here to bet
The Rebels are currently 9th on the log with 3 victories and 6 defeats and they face the Brumbies who are the top Australian side who sit 2nd with 7 wins and 2 losses.
The Rebels beat Moana Pasifika 43-33 in Auckland last week, a game they nearly let slip from their grasp after being well in control. Their last home game was a 27-43 defeat to the Crusaders where they also conceded late points.
The Brumbies found the Hurricanes just too good for them last week going down by 5 points in Wellington and the week before that they had beaten the Fijian Drua by 15 points at home.
These sides haven’t met yet this season, but last season the Rebels hosted the Brumbies and went down 17-36.
Handicap: Rebels +9.5
This Rebels team has been a profitable one to follow on the handicap this season, but I think that ends this weekend with the Brumbies running out comfortable winners.
Suggested Bet: Handicap, Brumbies -9.5 at 17/20
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
