Tigers vs Dolphins Prediction & NRL Betting Preview

The Dolphins’ fantastic NRL Premiership form will be tested on Saturday when they face the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium (3pm local, 6am BST, Watch NRL).

Kristian Woolf’s side have won their last six, climbing from 12th to fourth in the league standings in the process. My Tigers vs Dolphins predictions follow, with Betfred’s match odds and the latest team news.

Tigers vs Dolphins Betting Tips

Dolphins by 1-12 @ 21/10
Tevita Naufahu Anytime Tryscorer @ 8/11

*odds correct at time of publishing

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Tigers vs Dolphins Odds

It’s the Dolphins who have Betfred’s favour for Saturday’s clash. They’re 4/9 to continue their hot streak, while Wests can be backed at 19/10 to get the job done in 80 minutes.

The draw in normal time is an 18/1 chance.

Team News

In comes Apisai Koroisau for the Tigers after he was a non-playing member of the New South Wales squad in Wednesday’s State of Origin Game II.

Josese Lanyon drops to the bench, while Bunty Afoa also makes way. Kai Pearce-Paul misses out with a pec injury, meaning a further change for Benji Marshall’s troops.

In come Fonua Pole at prop and Tony Sukkar for Pearce-Paul in the second row.

Adam Doueihi is back from a shoulder injury but wasn’t named in the initial matchday 19.

Rugby League Odds

Dolphins boss Woolf goes with the same 19 who made it six-from-six against the Roosters last week despite having a number of Origin stars return to the group.

Max Plath and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki are among the reserves following Wednesday’s lop-sided Queensland win, but Selwyn Cobbo, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Tom Flegler are given time to recover.

Dolphins by 1-12 @ 21/10

No run lasts forever, but I don’t see the Dolphins dropping points against Wests this week.

Sure, the Tigers said goodbye to Leichhardt Oval in its current guise with a 36-28 win over the Titans last Sunday. But the Fins are a few steps up from what Gold Coast can offer, and Wests were one-from-five going into last week’s game.

I don’t expect Wests to roll over, even if they did exactly that against the Panthers a couple of weeks back. Benji will be insisting on a far more professional display against the Dolphins, and that’s why I’m backing a one-to-two-score win for the visitors.

Tevita Naufahu Anytime Tryscorer @ 8/11

I’d have been on the Hammer to score had he been asked to back up his Origin performance. But after crossing in successive appearances, winger Tevita Naufahu is a great shout for a try on Saturday.

With touchdowns against both the Raiders and the Roosters, the 20-year-old has shown that the Dolphins lose little without their first-choice winger Cobbo on the scene.

So the 8/11 which implies a 57.9% probability looks a value pick to me.

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