Warriors vs Dolphins Prediction: Price Boost offers value in high-scoring Wahs win
The New Zealand Warriors’ tilt at NRL Premiership glory sees the Dolphins come across their path on Saturday in a Round 8 clash at Hnry Stadium in Wellington (20:05 local, 09:05 BST, Sky Sports Action).
The Warriors have five wins from seven so far, with the visitors on six points thanks to two wins and a bye. Read on for my Warriors vs Dolphins predictions, the latest team news and Betfred’s match odds.
Warriors vs Dolphins Betting Tips
*odds correct at time of publishing
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The Warriors are fancied for the win here having entered the round in second spot.
They’re 8/15 to pick up the two competition points, with the Dolphins a 17/10 shot. That implies a 37% probability of Kristian Woolf’s side coming out on top.
While the draw is 14/1, Betfred has a couple of Price Boosts to offer.
It’s 9/4 for both Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow at a time when they boast 14 tries between them so far.
Meanwhile, you can get 5/2 about the Warriors beating a six-point handicap and the match involving more than 50.5 points.
Team News
Adam Pompey is back in the reckoning for the Wahs but is only named as a reserve following the completion of his two-match ban.
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is missing though, having sustained a knee injury against the Titans last Saturday. Taine Tuaupili starts in the number one jersey.
Kodi Nikorima misses out through suspension for the Dolphins, so former Raiders, Hull KR and Panthers half-back Brad Schneider wears six and gets the start.
Trai Fuller takes Schneider’s spot on the bench.
Warriors -6 & Over 50.5 Match Points @ 5/2
The Betfred Price Boost here looks pretty tasty. The lowest-scoring Warriors game is this season so far featured 46 points, while all four of their wins have seen them make it home by at least two scores.
The Dolphins are well known for their high-scoring encounters too, with their games in 2025 averaging a league-leading 55 points.
So the 5/2 about these two elements combining is punter-friendly, and I’m happy to back this coming in.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
Jake Averillo Anytime Tryscorer @ 1/1
There’s the odd obvious name at the top of the Anytime Tryscorer market, with Watene-Zelezniak’s eight tries this term and Tabuai-Fidow’s six for the Dolphins making them short prices to cross.
However, Jake Averillo has been prolific this season too and is a generous EVENS to make it seven tries in seven games. The former Bulldogs centre has registered in all but one match to this point, so I don’t see too many issues in getting on him scoring once more.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
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