The Dolphins are the form team in the NRL right now, winning all of their last seven games heading into Saturday’s clash against the New Zealand Warriors at Suncorp Stadium.
It’s been a steep rise up the NRL ladder for the Dolphins and now they find themselves just two points behind the second-placed Warriors going into this weekend’s top-of-the-table showdown.
Having suffered back-to-back defeats to the Penrith Panthers and Cronulla Sharks, the Warriors got back to winning ways with an emphatic 38-20 win over the North Queensland Cowboys and next they have the Dolphins in their sights.
Dolphins v New Zealand Warriors Tips Summary
Best Bet - New Zealand Warriors +7.5 handicap @ 1.90
Alternative Bet - Herbie Farnworth anytime tryscorer @ 2.15
Bet Builder - Selwyn Cobbo, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow & Dallin Watene-Zelezniak anytime tryscorers @ 6.50
Dolphins v New Zealand Warriors Prediction
Best Bet: New Zealand Warriors +7.5 handicap @ 1.90
Looking back at the recent meetings between these strong sides, no more than four points has separated the teams at the full-time whistle in their last six encounters.
The Warriors edged a 20-18 thriller in Auckland when these sides last met in April and another nail-biting clash might well be on the cards.
Currently on a hot streak, the Dolphins could end up winning this game but, in what tends to be a tightly-fought contest, the Warriors with a +7.5 handicap is the way to go.
Alternative Bet: Herbie Farnworth anytime tryscorer @ 2.15
Enjoying an excellent run of form in a Dolphins side on the up, it’s worth looking at Herbie Farnworth in the anytime tryscorer market.
Scoring eight tries in his last six games against the Warriors, while also scoring tries in three of his last four appearances for the Dolphins, Farnworth appeals at 2.15 in this market.
Dolphins v New Zealand Warriors Bet Builder Tip
Selwyn Cobbo anytime tryscorer
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow anytime tryscorer
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak anytime tryscorer
Pays 6.50
This three-fold Bet Builder continues with the focus on the anytime tryscorer market, with Selwyn Cobbo, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak all tipped to score.
Cobbo can’t be ignored after scoring in all of his last four appearances for the Dolphins, while team-mate Tabuai-Fidow has scored tries in his last two matches.
Watene-Zelezniak will make his 100th appearance for the Warriors this weekend and to cap off the landmark occasion, the winger is backed to score another try after bagging five in his last five matches for the Auckland outfit.
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Key Match Stats
The Dolphins are on a seven-game winning streak going into this match.
The New Zealand Warriors have won five of their seven games on Australian soil this season.
The Warriors have lost two of their last three games going into Saturday’s game in Brisbane.
No more than four points have separated these sides in their six previous meetings.
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