St George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers Tips, Odds and Free Bonus Bets – NRL 2022

WIN Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 8 NRL game between St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers. The game kicks off at 4:05 pm with St George Illawarra Dragons heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the St George Illawarra Dragons vs. Wests Tigers game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Sunday May 1, 2022 at 4:05 pm

Where: WIN Stadium

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Round 8 concludes with an intriguing duel after St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers breathed life into their flagging 2022 campaigns with back-to-back wins in the past fortnight.

The Saints ran down the Knights late in Round 6, before pulling off a gutsy 14-12 upset of the Roosters on Anzac Day. They really had to grind it out but were by far the better team, with Ben Hunt’s sensational form continuing and a widely-criticised pack standing up to the vaunted Roosters.

The Tigers have stolen consecutive wins over the Eels and Rabbitohs with last-minute field goals, Luke Brooks coming up with the winning play in the latter after earlier scoring a crucial runaway try. Jackson Hastings was again the best afield while David Nofoaluma bagged a second straight double.

Daine Laurie was a key component of both upsets but has been ruled out with injury, pitching Starford To’a into the No.1 hot-seat. Oliver Gildart returns in the centres and Kelma Tuilagi is back in the second-row after illness kept him out last week.

Jayden Su’A was huge against the Roosters but suffered an ankle injury, while Jack Bird has been named at five-eight despite going off with an arm complaint. Tyrell Fuimaono is the new face on the bench with Josh McGuire to start.

Wests Tigers have won the last four battles of the joint ventures by an average margin of 15.5 points. Last season the Tigers prevailed 16-8 in Wollongong and powered to a 34-18 victory at Western Sydney Stadium four weeks later.

The Hunt v Hastings duel shapes as the decisive factor here. The Tigers have played with real attacking enterprise in the past two weeks, creating plenty of changes for their wingers – but the Dragons have tightened up defensively in a big way.

Expect it to go down to the wire. But nine of the Dragons’ last 10 matches at WIN Stadium have produced 37-plus points and we should see a few scored on Sunday night.

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