Knights vs. Panthers Predictions

We have Knights vs. Panthers predictions for the Round 23 game on Friday August 8 at 6:00pm at McDonald Jones Stadium.

The Panthers are storming into finals contention, and we’re picking the defending champions to score another comfortable win.

Knights vs. Panthers Predictions

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Best Bet

Panthers -11.5 @ $1.90

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The Panthers are one of the hottest teams in the NRL, and they needed to be just to make the finals. They get an easier game this week against Newcastle, which they should put to the sword.

The Knights come off a heavy loss to the Raiders, and they’re looking towards the offseason. That should allow the Panthers to run over the top of them, and we thought the line would be around –16.5 on Friday night.

We’re not worried by the Knights winning 25-6 earlier this year. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then, and the Panthers are back to their best after scoring 30+ points in their last four games.

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Same Game Multi

Panthers -11.5, Brian To'o Anytime Try Scorer, Casey McLean Anytime Try Scorer, Under 44.5 @ $12.25

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Punters should include under 44.5 points in NRL same game multis. We can’t see the Knights scoring too many points, and the final score could be around 30-6.

Tries for the Panthers could come from Brian To’o and Casey McLean. To’o is having an odd season, where he played very well for New South Wales, but he’s not scoring tries for the Panthers, despite being good on defence.

We expect the winger to start scoring tries and helping in the points scoring department, along with McLean, who is a $2.35 chance to score his fifth try in his last four games.

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Best Value Bet

Brian To’o 2+ Tries @ $3.15

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One way to bounce back from criticism is by scoring two tries, and To’o should get plenty of opportunities against the Knights.

He’s not a massive threat in the air, so most of his tries are finishing off a good backline move started by Nathan Cleary. We expect the representative duo to have a big game, and To’o could put the ribbon on the gift.

Take the $3.15 odds for 2+ tries.

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