NRL Round 5 (April 11-14)

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Round 5: 11 -14 April 2008
Storm	v	Sea Eagles	Olympic Park	Friday	7:30pm	7:30pm	CH9
Eels	v	Titans	Parramatta Stadium	Friday	7:30pm	7:30pm	CH9
Dragons	v	Cowboys	WIN Stadium	Saturday	5:30pm	5:30pm	FOX
Panthers	v	Roosters	CUA Stadium	Saturday	7:30pm	7:30pm	FOX
Warriors	v	Bulldogs	Mt Smart Stadium	Sunday	2:00pm	12:00pm	FOX
Raiders	v	Wests Tigers	Canberra Stadium	Sunday	2:00pm	2:00pm	FOX
Knights	v	Broncos	Energy Australia Stadium	Sunday	3:00pm	3:00pm	CH9
Rabbitohs	v	Sharks	ANZ Stadium	Monday	7:00pm	7:00pm	FOX

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Re: NRL Round 5 (April 11-14) A couple of pretty short-priced games this Friday. I would certainly expect both home teams to win but at the odds available I'm not rushing to get involved. Parra at -7.5 looks reasonable enough given the poor Titans away record and also the loss of Bailey, but the Eels themselves haven't been in the best of form either, having won by more than 1pt just once this season (8pt win Round 1, and even then that was a last minute try). However I have found what I believe to be good value in a couple of the Eels game side-markets: One is Jarryd Hayne to outscore Brett Delaney @ $2.80 (Sportsbet). Last time the Titans were away I opposed Delaney and I am happy to do so again. He's far from a prolific scorer, and the Titans have conceded a few points on their right hand side this year. Hayne has looked quite dangerous at centre as seen by his double against the Knights. That being said, I would much prefer Hayne on the right to support my much larger Eric Grothe bet :lol TIP: Jarryd Hayne to outscore Brett Delaney @ $2.80 - Sportsbet The second is Anthony Laffranchi to out-tackle Nathan Hindmarsh (That is, to make more tackles). If the Eels dominate then it's the Titans who will be doing all the defensive work, not Parramatta. I know Hindmarsh made 50 odd last week but that was in a beaten side. In the Eels v Knights game, where Eels largely dominated, Hindmarsh made only 35 tackles. In that same round, where the Titans were dominated by the Dragons, Laffranchi made 42. At $2.95, Laffranchi is definitely value, as in all likelihood the Eels will dominate this game. The loss of Luke Bailey should also mean extra work in defence for the Titans forwards. TIP: Anthony Laffranchi to make more tackles than Nathan Hindmarsh @ $2.95 - Lasseters