Scotland V Italy Rugby Betting Odds & Preview

Scotland v Italy rugby betting is the order of the day north of the border, as coach Andy Robinson looks to build on the positives that his side took in beating Ireland. Scotland opened their 2011 Rugby World Cup warm up account with a narrow win over the Irish at Murrayfield, but it was a game in which there was little inspiration from either side. It really was more of a practice season than a fully fledged test match, a scrappy and thoroughly uneventful affair. There have been a lot of positives vibes around Scottish rugby as they have put on some good performances this year. You’ll remember back to their trip to Paris in the Six Nations, and the stubbornness they showed against England at Twickenham. Robinson is to make fourteen changes from the side which started against the Irish two weeks ago, and this is a chance to look a more players as this is their final warm up match. Defence is very much on the fore of the mind in Scottish rugby and they did manage to keep the Irish out, but they definitely need to find more potency going forward if they are going to show well at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. They did squeeze in a try right at the death against the Irish, but the thing with the Scots is that they rarely look totally threatening. We’re not expecting a fully expansive Scotland by any stretch of the imagination, and Robinson at least has them improving their all round standards. It means that Italy will be a good test for them here ahead of the World Cup, and the Scots will be confident after beating Italy 21-8 in the Six Nations earlier in the year. But then again, by the same measure, Italy are improving too, and they will try and put on a good show for themselves. It can be argued that Italy are probably the better of the two nations in the pack and it may be to their advantage to grind the Scots down in that area. Italy definitely have better scrummaging technique than the Scottish pack on evidence of the Six Nations. Italy are not afraid to throw the ball around when the time comes as well and really push teams hard in the Six Nations last year. But Scotland have a win against Ireland under their belt, and Italy could be caught a little cold away from home. Italy have posed Scotland plenty of problems before in meetings, but we have to take a look at home advantage here being worth an extra few points. Don’t think there is going to be a great margin in points if you are going to take a look at Scotland v Italy rugby handicap betting, so it could be close. However, we’ll take the Scots just to edge it, their experience in front of the Murrayfield crowd should just take it.

Scotland v Italy Rugby Betting
Scotland to win: 1/3 at SkyBet
Draw: 22/1 at Bet365
Italy to win: 3/1 at Totesport

Scotland v Italy Rugby Betting Tip: Under 28 points for 2/1 at Paddy Power