Storm vs Raiders Prediction: Raging Storm to have Raiders reeling once more

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Storm vs Raiders Odds

After putting together four wins in five attempts since Craig Bellamy’s health troubles were made public, the Storm are backed to get well again on Sunday.

Betfred has the home side at 2/5 for the win inside 80 minutes, with the Raiders out at 21/10. The draw can be backed at 18/1.

Team News

Harry Grant, Cameron Munster and Trent Loiero are named to start four days on from their participation in Queensland’s Game II win.

Tyran Wishart is back after an ankle injury and selected on the bench, while Jack Howarth starts at centre after recovering from a quad issue. Manaia Waitere’s ankle problem means Howarth comes in in a straight swap wearing three.

Rugby League Odds

There are three big returns for Ricky Stuart’s Raiders, as Ethan Strange and Hudson Young swap Origin duty for club footy and Savelio Tamale comes back in after concussion.

There’s still no Simi Sasagi or Josh Papali’i, and Jed Stuart, Daine Laurie and Ata Mariota all drop to the bench to make way for the three returnees.

Handicap 3-way: Storm -10 @ 21/20

With the best will in the world, one more defeat will surely see the Raiders out of finals contention. And there seems little hope of them avoiding exactly that at AAMI Park.

The Storm have finally found their groove after a horror run, and their magnificent record for reaching finals football almost every year could yet be continued in 2026.

I fancy them to get ahead and stay ahead here, with their superiority on home turf having been rediscovered in recent weeks. The 10-point handicap is one I can well see them overturning at an implied 48.8% probability.