Friday night throws up one of the great Super League heavyweight encounters, as St Helens prepare to host Leeds Rhinos at BrewDog Stadium.
Leeds earned a 24-16 win when these sides met back in June at Headingley and now Brad Arthur’s team will be hoping to complete a league double against the Saints this week.
Saints currently occupy seventh place in the standings and they know they will be in for a tough game against the Rhinos on Friday.
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos Tips Summary
Best Bet - Leeds Rhinos -10.5 handicap @ 10/11
Alternative Bet - Brodie Croft anytime tryscorer @ 10/11
Bet Builder - Leeds Rhinos to win, Riley Lumb & Ash Handley anytime tryscorers @ 41/10
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos Prediction
Best Bet: Leeds Rhinos -10.5 handicap @ 10/11
Conceding more points (520) than any other side in the top seven in the Super League table, defence has been somewhat of an issue for St Helens this season.
With an average of 21.6 points conceded per match, that has made life difficult for the Merseyside outfit, who have lost 10 games already this season compared with the Rhinos’ five.
Leeds are the top points scorers in Super League after the first 24 games, scoring an average of 35.4 points per match.
Given the attacking and defensive strengths of both these sides, Leeds look capable of heading back across the Pennines with the win, while also covering the handicap thanks in part to the reliable boot of kicker Jake Connor.
Alternative Bet: Brodie Croft anytime tryscorer @ 10/11
Such a key playmaker in the Rhinos’ backline, Brodie Croft is a player to look out for in the anytime tryscorer market.
Scoring 27 tries already this season in 23 appearances, it has been a remarkable campaign so far for the 29-year-old.
Croft has scored tries in all of his last eight matches for the Rhinos and with that kind of form, it would surely be no shock to see his name on the scoresheet again on Friday.
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos Bet Builder Tip
Leeds Rhinos to win
Riley Lumb anytime tryscorer
Ash Handley anytime tryscorer
Pays 41/10
Continuing with the theme that Leeds will come out on top in this heavyweight encounter against the Saints, both Riley Lumb and Ash Handley are fancied in the anytime tryscorer market.
Lumb has scored in his last two appearances for Leeds, including a brace in the 66-16 win for the Rhinos at York Knights in their last outing.
Handley also got his name on the scoresheet against York and the experienced winger is fancied to add to his seven tries for the season on Friday night.
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Key Match Stats
Leeds Rhinos have lost just two of their last 13 games in the Super League
St Helens have lost five of their last eight matches going into this encounter
Leeds earned a 24-16 win when these sides met earlier this season at Headingley in June
The Rhinos have won five of their last six away games in the Super League
Saints have lost four of their last seven home matches
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