The 2024 Rugby Championship: Australia Vs New Zealand Betting Tips (Game 1)
Rugby betting sites make New Zealand overwhelming favourites to win Saturday's Bledisloe Cup clash with Australia in the Rugby Championship.
We have three Australia vs New Zealand betting tips for the game at the Accor Stadium in Sydney.
Australia Vs New Zealand Betting Tips: All Blacks To Bounce Back
Such is the class of the All Blacks’ coaching and playing set-ups that they almost never play consecutive bad games.
Yes, they were beaten twice by world champions South Africa, who simply played the closing stages of the game better on both occasions, but it’s hard to say the All Blacks were poor.
Three of the four losses from their last 13 games came against the Springboks, and against Australia they boast a seven-game winning streak.
When they win against the Wallabies, they more often than not win significantly, covering a 15+ point margin in seven of their last 10 head-to-head triumphs.
With more than a point to prove and a vulnerable opposition that failed to cover the pre-match line in 14 of 16 games since the start of 2023, we’re expecting the All Blacks to be as hungry as ever.
Australia Vs New Zealand Prediction 1: New Zealand -14.5 Points - 1.85 With BetVictor
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Australia Vs New Zealand Predictions:
- New Zealand -14.5 Points - 1.85 With BetVictor
- New Zealand To Score First - 1.57 With William Hill
- Caleb Clarke To Score A Try - 1.8 With Bet365
When: Saturday 21 September, 3:45pm AEST
Where: Accor Stadium, Sydney
Watch: Nine, 9Now, Stan
Best Odds: Australia 6.00, New Zealand 1.13
Australia Vs New Zealand Betting Tips: Winners To Land First Punch
The Wallabies haven’t helped themselves this year by having to constantly ward off an early deficit, being the first team to concede (either a try or penalty kick) in five of their seven games this year.
The All Blacks, on the other hand, were out of the blocks to deliver the opening score in all seven games, establishing a 10-0 lead in their loss to Argentina whilst taking the lead in both games against South Africa.
They boast a +9 try difference before half-time this year (compared with zero in the second half), whilst Australia’s first-half try difference is an even zero compared to -9 following the break.
That is just one stat that gives us significant confidence that, if the All Blacks can be the first to open their account, they’re going to run away with a significant, statement-building victory.
Betting apps are offering 1.57 on New Zealand to break the deadlock.
Australia Vs New Zealand Prediction 2: New Zealand To Score First - 1.57 With William Hill
Australia Vs New Zealand Odds: Prolific Clarke To Strike
New Zealand have chosen to recall 23-cap wing Caleb Clarke as well as fullback Beauden Barrett, restoring the three-man back row (Clarke, Barrett and Will Jordan) who ran amok in the redemptive 42-10 win over Argentina earlier in the Championship.
Clarke has been on a frankly ridiculous try-scoring run over the last three months, crossing the line in every single one of his last six matches, three for Super Rugby team Blues and three for the All Blacks.
He’s rightfully the favourite with Australian betting sites to find the whitewash for a seventh straight time, and with the Wallabies’ defence going for 2.5 tries per game on average this year, there might not be much to stop him.
Australia Vs New Zealand Prediction 3: Caleb Clarke To Score A Try - 1.8 With Bet365
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