Punters Pounce On Tigers Going Extinct

Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente won its third Group race in a row last weekend paying a skinny $2.10 – no real surprise there. Scarily for the Wests Tigers though, their price to run last is nearing that figure after just one game of the 2014 season.

After getting touched up by the Red V, online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has wound the Tigers from $4.25 into $2.50 to add the wooden spoon to their trophy cabinet and punters haven’t missed them either, wagering three times more money on Robbie Farah’s men compared to any other side.

With Tigers almost odds-on, it sees the Eels ($5.00), Raiders ($5.50) and Dragons ($7.00) put some breathing space between them and snaring the kitchen utensil.

“The Eels copped the wrath of punters the last two years but they’ve jumped on the Tigers ship and are very confident it’ll sink,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

At the other end of the ladder, the Bunnies have firmed into outright favouritism at $4.75, ahead of the Roosters ($5.00), Storm ($7.00) and Manly ($9.00).

The Bunnies ($1.48) are also flavour of the month in round two betting and despite facing Manly ($2.65), are the best backed side of the round by five lengths. In the all Queensland affair, punters are leaning towards the Cowboys ($1.75) against the Broncos ($2.08).

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2014 NRL – Least wins
$2.50 Wests Tigers (in from $4.25)
$5.00 Parramatta Eels (steady)
$5.50 Canberra Raiders (out from $5.00)
$7.00 St. George Illawarra Dragons (out from $6.00)
$13 Cronulla Sharks (steady)
$15 Gold Coast Titans (out from $9.00)
$19 Newcastle Knights (in from $21)
$23 Brisbane Broncos (out from $21)
$26 Penrith Panthers (out from $21)
$31 Canterbury Bulldogs (out from $29)
$34 New Zealand Warriors (out from $21)
$67 North Queensland Cowboys (out from $26)
$101 Manly Sea Eagles (out from $81)
$101 Melbourne Storm (out from $81)
$151 South Sydney Rabbitohs (out from $101)
$151 Sydney Roosters (out from $101)

2014 NRL Grand Final winner
$4.75 South Sydney Rabbitohs (in from $6.00)
$5.00 Sydney Roosters (out from $4.75)
$7.00 Melbourne Storm (in from $9.00)
$9.00 Manly Sea Eagles (out from $8.50)
$12 North Queensland Cowboys (in from $15)
$13 New Zealand Warriors (in from $15)
$15 Penrith Panthers (out from $21)
$17 Brisbane Broncos (in from $26)
$19 Canterbury Bulldogs (out from $14)
$26 Newcastle Knights (out from $21)
$29 Cronulla Sharks (out from $23)
$31 Gold Coast Titans (in from $41)
$34 Parramatta Eels (in from $41)
$41 St. George Illawarra Dragons (steady)
$51 Canberra Raiders (steady)
$81 Wests Tigers (out from $67)

Round 2
Manly Sea Eagles v South Sydney Rabbitohs
$2.65 Manly Sea Eagles
$1.48 South Sydney Rabbitohs

Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys
$2.08 Brisbane Broncos
$1.75 North Queensland Cowboys

New Zealand Warriors v St. George Illawarra Dragons
$1.28 New Zealand Warriors
$3.65 St. George Illawarra Dragons

Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers
$1.35 Melbourne Storm
$3.20 Penrith Panthers

Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels
$1.28 Sydney Roosters
$3.65 Parramatta Eels

Gold Coast Titans v Wests Tigers
$1.30 Gold Coast Titans
$3.50 Wests Tigers

Newcastle Knights v Canberra Raiders
$1.53 Newcastle Knights
$2.50 Canberra Raiders

Canterbury Bulldogs v Cronulla Sharks
$1.38 Canterbury Bulldogs
$3.00 Cronulla Sharks