R12: Sea Eagles Vs Storm – Our Betting Insights & Bets

2 years ago - Sportingbase

The Sea Eagles have won their last two matches against the Storm at 4 Pines Park & will be happy that Melbourne will be without Munster for this matchup.

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Sea Eagles Vs Storm – Friday 8:00pm

The Sea Eagles will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak and don’t have an easy task here with the Storm coming off a strong win against the Eels.

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Interesting Betting Insights

The Melbourne Storm have won seven of their last nine NRL matches against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (L2), including a 24-6 victory in their most recent meeting (24 June 2023); in fact, the Storm have conceded fewer than 10 points on the day in each of their last two wins against the Sea Eagles.
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles have won their last two NRL matches against the Melbourne Storm at 4 Pines Park, as many as they won across their nine meetings at the venue prior to that span (W2 L7); the last and only time the Sea Eagles recorded a longer winning run in such fixtures was a five-match span from April 2003 to May 2007.
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles have lost their last three straight NRL games by an average margin of just three points per game; the last time they lost more than three consecutive games in the competition was a seven-game stretch from Round 19 to 25 in 2022.
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles have trailed at halftime on the day in only one of their last six NRL matches at 4 Pines Park; they have gone on to win four of those six games at the venue (L2).
The Melbourne Storm have won their last three consecutive NRL games outside Victoria but only once in that span by a margin of more than six points on the day; the last time they won more games in succession outside their home state was a 15-game stretch from Round 5 to 23 in 2021 which included a 28-18 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Suncorp Stadium.
The Melbourne Storm and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles have each scored the opening points of the game on seven occasions this NRL season – second only two the Brisbane Broncos (8) – though, the Storm (86%) have a much higher win rate than the Sea Eagles (29%) when they’ve scored first on the day.
Reimis Smith (Melbourne Storm) has scored three tries across his last two NRL games and will be looking to score in three consecutive appearances for the first time since Round 20, 2021; though, he’s not scored a try in any of his last six games against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
Reuben Garrick (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles) has scored five tries across his last four NRL games but has crossed for a try in only one of his previous nine games against the Melbourne Storm, scoring two tries against them in Round 21, 2021.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Melbourne Storm) has scored one try in four of his last six NRL games against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles including one in each of his last two games against them; in fact, only against the Canberra Raiders (5) has he scored more tries than he has against the Sea Eagles (4).