Week 10 of the 2025 Super Rugby tournament will kick off on Friday the 18th of April with a singular fixture between the Crusaders and Blues taking place at the Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch.
We look at the game from a betting angle.
Let us start with a look at the Outright Betting where Chiefs are favourites at 2.45 followed by the Crusaders trading at 3.75 with the Blues and Brumbies at 5.50 and 7.50 respectively. You can get 10.00 and better the balance.
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The Crusaders have hit the top of the log after their performance last week and they sit 1 point above the Chiefs. They possess a points difference of +60 and have picked up 4 bonus points across their 8 fixtures of which they have won 6 and lost 2.
They met with the Hurricanes a week ago in a well contested clash but in the end they did enough to pull off a 7-point victory on the road, with the final scoreboard showing 31-24.
The Blues remain in the fight to climb the table after a poor start and after winning 3 and losing 5 of their 8 clashes, they are in 9th overall, earning 4 bonus points along the way. They are level on points with the Hurricanes in 8th with only their poor points difference of -20 separating the two sides.
They went head-to-head with Moana Pasifika on Saturday where they put up a dominant 80 minutes at home to win the match 36-17.
Head-to-Head
The Crusaders hold the advantage over recent years in terms of head-to-head meetings, winning 4 of these two teams last 5 fixtures, with the Blues claiming victory just once. The last time they faced off was in March when the Crusaders hammered the Blues 42-19 away from home. Prior to this they met in May last year where the Crusaders clinched a narrow 29-27 victory in Christchurch.
The total points in their last 6 matches reads 61, 56, 32, 67, 18 and 62
Betting and Verdict
Handicap: Crusaders [-5.5]
The Crusaders are priced at 1.45 with the Blues 3.10 and the draw 26.00.
The total points line is set at 53.5
This should be a really tight contest and with the weather forecast not looking great going under 53.5 could be the way to go.
The handicap itself looks well set and I am going for a Crusaders win by 7 points or less.
BET: Winning Margin, Crusaders by 1-7 points at 3.90
We will be back with our preview of Saturdays 4 remaining fixtures in a separate preview.
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