Round 18 finishes with the Raiders hosting the Knights and Kalyn Ponga’s return should be enough to see Newcastle collect the two points.
Best Bet
There is only one way to bet this game and that is to roll heavily into the Knights as a small road favourite.
The Raiders absolutely stink and Ricky Stuart is not helping things with his latest reshuffle.
The Knights have won six of the last nine against the Raiders with seven covers over that stretch.
Newcastle are 12-6 ATS off scoring 18 or more points while they have covered 12 of 14 day games.
Canberra have covered just five of 16 home games and just four of 15 day matches. Against teams outside the Top 8, the Raiders are 12-26 ATS.
Ponga is back and the Knights are a bet.
Insights
🔥 Newcastle Away Performance: In the last 9 games away, Newcastle has achieved 7 covers, showing strong form on the road.
🏟️ Canberra vs Newcastle: In their last 9 matchups, Canberra has only achieved 2 covers, indicating a struggle against Newcastle.
💪 Newcastle Recent Performance: Newcastle has achieved 7 covers in their last 8 games.
Same Game Multi
Greg Marzhew has 26 tries in 34 games since joining the Knights and comes off a double.
Bradman Best has seven tries in his last 10 games.
Value Bet
Nobody thinks of Elliott Whitehead as a tryscorer but he has been good at getting across this year. Since returning from injury in Round 9, Whitehead has four tries in seven games. He is big value to finish off the round.
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