Wests Tigers vs Manly Sea Eagles Predictions: Routine win on the cards for Manly

Two teams at opposite ends of the NRL ladder meet at the Leichhardt Oval on Thursday, when the Wests Tigers host the Manly Sea Eagles.

While the Tigers are looking to avoid another wooden spoon, Manly look primed for the play-offs with a few weeks left of the regular season. The Tigers have finished bottom of the pile for the last two NRL campaigns and Thursday's fixture looks like another difficult task on paper. Read on for my Wests Tigers vs Manly Sea Eagles prediction, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Wests Tigers pair Adam Doueihi and Luke Laulilii are both sidelined with injuries, so Junior Tupou and Solomon Alaimalo fill the void. Tallyn de Silva drops to the bench.

Sea Eagles centre Tommy Talau will miss the match after suffering a pectoral injury in the 24-10 win over the New Zealand Warriors. Tolu Koula moves into the starting side, while Gordon Chan Kum Tong is named in the squad even though he suffered a shoulder injury last week.

Wests Tigers vs Manly Sea Eagles Odds

Wests Tigers are 4/1 to get the win, with the draw priced at 25/1 and Manly 2/11 favourites to claim the spoils in Sydney.

Over 53.5 points is priced at 10/11, while it is 5/6 to go under that mark.

Manly Sea Eagles to score over 36.5 points and win the match - Price Boost @ 2/1

Manly are sitting pretty in the NRL table in sixth position, five points clear of the ninth-placed Dolphins.

Anthony Seibold's team have won five of their last six matches in the NRL and they look to be hitting top gear at the right time.

They scored 46 points against the Canberra Raiders earlier this month, and while they lost 34-30 to the Sydney Roosters, they still showcased their attacking talent.

Manly have scored 30 or more points in four of their previous five assignments, and they ran out 54-12 winners when they last met the Tigers in September.

Many Sea Eagles -16 @ 11/10

Wests Tigers battled hard to beat South Sydney last time out, edging to an 18-16 win, but they had lost seven in a row before that and they look set to return to losing ways here.

Manly have won the last seven meetings against the Tigers, most recently triumphing 54-12, and another big-scoring victory could be on the cards.

The Tigers have conceded a division-high 664 points from 22 games, an average of 30 points-per-game, and that weak defence can be exposed again.t

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