Rugby League: Great Britain vs New Zealand Test Series & RWC Qualifiers

[kevshat]

GB host NZ in a 3 match test series which begins at the Galpharm tonight.

odds/All odds Great Britain 1.36 1.44 1.39 1.44 1.44 1.28 1.44 1.38 1.36 1.36 1.4 1.33 1.44 1.36 1.44 1.44 1.36 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.42 1.38 Draw 21 21 27 21 21 21 21 - - 21 21 23 - 21 21 21 21 21 19 30 30 20 New Zealand 3 2.62 3.5 2.62 2.62 3.5 2.75 3.05 3.15 3 2.75 3.25 2.8 3 2.75 2.75 3 2.87 2.75 3.65 3.65 2.98 Best price percentage: 100%, bookies only: 102% Click on the odds to place a bet! All odds checked since 12:12 BST Britain are short odds to win the match which is fair enough but I'll go for 2 bets tonight. 10pts GB -6 to beat NZ 10/11 Stan James Great Britain come into this match at the start of a new era. Tony Smith has taken over as coach from Brian Noble and that's a move I really like. Tony Smith knows how to get the best out of players and his calm, relaxed approach should serve us well. He's picked a side which looks very strong and I can see Britain dominating this match from start to finish. The Kiwi's also have a newish coach in Gary Kemble but more importantly they need a new half back partnership after Nigel Vagana and Stacey Jones have departed. Thomas Leuluai and Lance Hohaia are in the halves tonight and if they don't click straight away it could be costly. Ruben Wiki is another who has retired and he's another big loss. The Kiwi's have already spiced up the occasion by claiming Britain's Adrian Morley is a maniac after a high tackle last week but I can see that only firing up the British squad. New Zealand were trounced 58-0 by the Aussies 2 weeks ago admittedly with the Kiwi's having only 12 men for much of the match but I think Britain could also take them to the sword tonight. A Britain win by enough to cover the handicap is the call here. 10pts Over 42.5pts 9/10 Sporting Odds A lot of international matches are hard fought, tough encounters but I can see Britain really dominating tonight and stamping their authority on the match early and then playing with freedom and scoring a few tries which equals a few points. The Kiwi's themselves should notch up a few points, while they are recovering from injuries and retirements, in the likes of Shontayne Hape and Tame Tupou, they still possess good attacking options. Hopefully we'll get an early try in the game which should open it right up and we'll see enough points to cover this total.

[PAULM03]

Re: Rugby League: Great Britain vs New Zealand Test Series First time I've felt confident about a GB win (and a series win) for a long time, but only because NZ are poor. A rprice of just 2.8 on a GB series whitewash says it all really. I've got 10pts on the GB-GB duble result at 10/11 (stan james) as the -6 handicap appears to have been shortened to 4/5.