Punters expect Melbourne Fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen to continue his stellar goal-kicking form in tonight’s blockbuster against Parramatta, with the Storm sensation surging into favouritism in TAB’s NRL Top Point Scorer market.
Papenhuyzen has shortened dramatically from $9.00 into $3.50 after opening at $11 in a market that was previously headed by Panthers playmaker Nathan Cleary ($4.50) and South Sydney sharp shooter Adam Reynolds ($5.50).
Taking over goal-kicking duties from Cameron Smith, Papenhuyzen starred in last week’s win over the Rabbitohs with a personal haul of 18 points from two tries and 5 goals. The Storm custodian is paying $2.60 to score 12 or more points against the Eels at Bankwest Stadium.
Melbourne ($1.47) hold 88% of the money in Head To Head bets against Parramatta with TAB taking two separate bets of $9,000. The Eels have only beaten the Storm as underdogs once in the last ten years, although they did win last season’s round 15 match at home. They moved from $2.90-$2.70 this morning.
In other updates to TAB NRL markets:
- The Titans ($1.40) will start at their shortest price ever against the Broncos and Brisbane their longest odds against Gold Coast after opening at $2.75 and drifting to $3.00. The Titans have only been favourites for the south-east Queensland derby twice before since 2011.
- The Broncos ($3.25) are favourites for The Most Losses from the Dragons ($3.75) but Manly have tightened from $19-$10 and the Cowboys from $19-$15.
- The Sharks have drifted to $3.00 H2H against the Raiders at home on Sunday.
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THURSDAY NIGHT
Head To Head
$2.70 Parramatta (Opened at $2.75)
$1.47 Melbourne (Opened at $1.45)
Line
$1.95 Parramatta +5.5
$1.85 Melbourne -5.5
Bets of Note
$9,000 Melbourne H2H @ $1.45
$9,000 Melbourne H2H @ $1.44
$5,000 Melbourne H2H @ $1.45
FRIDAY NIGHT
Head To Head
$1.95 Warriors
$1.85 Newcastle
$1.40 Gold Coast (Opened at $1.45)
$3.00 Brisbane (Opened at $2.75)
SATURDAY
$6.00 Bulldogs
$1.13 Panthers
$3.90 Manly (opened at $3.80 and were out to $4.00)
$1.26 Souths (Opened at $1.27)
$1.52 North Qld
$2.55 St George Illawarra
SUNDAY
$3.80 Wests Tigers (Opened at $3.50)
$1.27 Sydney Roosters (Opened at $1.30)
$3.00 Cronulla
$1.40 Canberra
NRL PREMIERSHIP
$5.50 Penrith
$6.00 South Sydney (Were $5.50 before round 1)
Melbourne (Were $6.50 before round 1)
Roosters (Were $7.00 before round 1)
$9.00 Canberra (Were $10 before round 1)
$15 Parramatta
$21 Gold Coast (Were $17 before round 1)
Newcastle (Were $26 before round 1)
$26 Warriors (Were $34 before round 1)
Cronulla (Were $34 before round 1)
$34 Manly (Were $26 before round 1)
$41 North Queensland (Were $34 before round 1)
Wests Tigers
$51 Canterbury (Were $41 before round 1)
$67 Brisbane (Were $51 before round 1)
$81 St George Illawarra (Were $61 before round 1)
Top Point Scorer
$3.50 R.Papenhuyzen (Storm) (Was $9.00 before round 1, opened at $11)
$4.50 N.Cleary (Panthers) (Was $3.75 before round 1)
$5.50 A.Reynolds (Rabbitohs)
$11 M.Moses (Eels)
$12 J.Croker (Raiders)
Most Losses
$3.25 Brisbane (Were $3.50)
$3.75 St George Illawarra (Were $4.00)
$5.25 Bulldogs
$7.50 Wests Tigers (Were $7.00)
$10 Manly (Were $19)
$15 North Qld (Were $19)
$17 Cronulla (Were $8.00)
$21 Warriors (Were $19)
$26 Gold Coast (Were $29)
$29 Newcastle (Were $23)
$51 Parramatta (Were $29)
$81 Canberra (Were $41)
$101 Souths (Were $81)
$126 Melbourne ($81)
$126 Sydney Roosters (Were $81)
$151 Penrith (Were $101)