St George Illawarra Dragons vs Gold Coast Titans
28th August 0900hrs
Rugby League – Australia – NRL
Pick Dragons -10 handicap
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 11/10 odds taken 0600 GMT, Tuesday, 25th August
The Dragons made it back to back wins last weekend as they collected a victory over the Broncos.
There could be a good opportunity for them to extend that streak as well as they face the struggling Titans on Friday.
Gold Coast have lost their last two and remain situated down in the bottom four of the ladder.
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St George Illawarra Dragons Preview – Dragons look for three in a row
St George upset the apple cart in round fourteen with a shock win over Premiership contenders Parramatta Eels.
That was the highlight of the season for the Dragons. But then they knuckled down to follow it up with another success last weekend.
They took out the ailing Broncos by a four-point margin and now are on the threshold of three in a row.
Given that the Dragons took a 20-8 win over the Gold Coast Titans earlier this season in June, then they look a sound option to collect the win.
The bookmakers agree with that.
St George Illawarra Dragons are the 1/3 odds-on favourites in the match outright* (odds taken 0600 GMT, Tuesday, 25th August)
They do look at a solid option to get it with a quick glance over the stats.
The recent wins that the Dragons have put on the board have taken them to a W6 L9 record for the campaign.
Across the course of the season, they have averaged 19 points per game. That is far superior to that of the 14 points per game average from the Titans.
The Dragons have the advantage in the defensive area as well. There they have conceded an average of 20 points per game.
Gold Coast Titans are averaging 26 points per game during this campaign.
So the home win looks very likely here and the head to head backs it all up as well.
Gold Coast Titans Preview – Titans to fall again?
It is a five-match losing streak that the Gold Coast Titans are currently on against the Dragons.
The lowest margin of defeat in those five fixtures was eight points when they met for the second time last year on the Gold Coast.
The Titans are fourth from bottom with a W4 L11 record behind them this season.
Only the current bottom two, the Broncos and Bulldogs have scored fewer points in this NRL season than the Titans have managed.
The Titans have the second-worst defensive record as well, so they are there for the taking.
It has been back to back league defeats for Gold Coast, losing heavily against the Shark and Raiders in those.
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Gold Coast Titans have gone W1 L4 in their last five games. So there is no current form there whatsoever.
The Titans have won three of seven previous trips to the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney where this is being played on Friday.
We need to start looking at margins. The average margin of defeat for Gold Coast this season is 21 points.
The average winning margin for the Dragons is 11 points so that gives us a rough ballpark figure for our handicap line.
The Dragons -10 option is there at 11/10 and well worth a look for this contest* (odds taken 0600 GMT, Tuesday, 25th August)
St George Illawarra Dragons vs Gold Coast Titans Betting Advice
The Dragons have a bit of wind in their sails at the moment and can stretch their winning streak to three.
All of the statistics point to them getting the win on the board here, including better scoring, better defense and a five-match winning streak over the Titans.
Key Facts – St George Illawarra Dragons vs Gold Coast Titans Betting Tip
- St George Illawarra Dragons have won their last two games
- St George Illawarra Dragons are on a 5 match winning streak against Gold Coast
- Gold Coast Titans are W4 L11 this season in the NRL
So we have to stick with the win for St George Illawarra in this one.
We dipped into the winning margin market for a look and a 1-12 range is at 21/10 which we feel is good value* (odds taken 0600 GMT, Tuesday, 25th August).
The best betting odds for St George Illawarra Dragons vs Gold Coast Titans
St George Illawarra Dragons to win: 3/10 at Bet365
Draw: 20/1 at Bet365
Gold Coast Titans to win: 5/2 at Bet365
