Boom Best
Parramatta -8.5 v North Queensland ($1.90)
The Eels are a tremendous bet laying just 8.5 points to the Cowboys in Darwin. The Eels have covered five straight in Darwin. They have covered 11 of 15 off scoring 26-plus. They’ve covered 8 of 12 off conceding 6 or fewer. The Cowboys have covered just 4 of 15 off a double digit win and just 7 of their last 20 road games.
Boom-o-meter: 90%
Boom Value
New Zealand ($2.10) v Canberra
The Warriors were embarrassed last week by the Storm but often those humiliations leads to strong bounceback performances. Teams off conceding 60 or more have covered 20 of 31 dating back to 2008. The Raiders have covered just 5 of 19 away from Canberra Stadium. The Warriors should be up for this.
Boom-o-meter: 90%
Boom Boom
Isaiah Papalii/Sitili Tupouniua Tries ($11.47)
These two hard-running edge backrowers can both score on Saturday evening. Papalii has scored in his last two and has proved a popular option close to the linee. Tupouniua has scored moree tries than any forward not named David Fifita the last two years.
Boom-o-meter: 40%
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