England Vs New Zealand Betting Tips: 3 Autumn International Selections
An increasingly contested rivalry between England and New Zealand became heated during the week when England prop Joe Marler described the haka as “ridiculous” and added fire to the pre-game build-up.
Betting sites were already anticipating a cagey affair, separating two teams looking to rebuild by just 4.5 points during the week.
We are in their corner and will be backing a narrow winning margin for either side along with one star player from each team to cross the whitewash.
Sunday's match at Twickenham should be a thrilling encounter for which we have three England vs New Zealand betting tips.
England Vs New Zealand Predictions:
England Vs New Zealand Tips: Go With Close Encounter
There could hardly be a more eagerly-anticipated match-up in current circumstances after England went so close to claiming the holy grail twice, falling to seven-point and one-point losses to New Zealand in July.
England have played just two of their last 15 matches at Twickenham, where head coach Steve Borthwick says the players get “an extra lift” from 80,000 supporters behind them.
And he thanked those fans for getting them over the line in narrow Six Nations victories over Ireland (23-22) and Wales (16-14) earlier this year.
They are without Ollie Chessum and Alex Mitchell, but No 10 Marcus Smith, who was more than a handful for the All Blacks in the recent two-game series, could be the focal point this weekend.
Six of the last nine meetings between these teams were decided by a margin of under 6.5 points, with the last three at Twickenham either drawn or won/lost by within three points, and it appears little has changed since the tour of New Zealand.
England Vs New Zealand Prediction 1: Either Team To Win By Under 6.5 Points - 2.5 With Bet365
England Vs New Zealand Tips: Tele'a To Make His Mark
In last week’s rout of Japan where he played the full 80 minutes as part of an understrength All Blacks outfit, Mark Tele’a scored in a third consecutive international in which he had at least 50 minutes of game time, including his double against England in the seven-point win at Eden Park.
His opposing winger on that night was Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who is in even more scintillating form both domestically and internationally.
This time, Tele’a has swapped with Caleb Clarke to move to the right wing to take on 23-year-old Tommy Freeman, who himself has an attacking mindset illustrated by his own try in that seven-point loss to the All Blacks.
He has in fact scored in four straight starting appearances for either New Zealand or Southland and will have plenty of time to settle into a groove here.
We are on board odds of 2.5 offered by betting apps on Tele'a scoring a try for the All Blacks.
England Vs New Zealand Prediction 2: Mark Tele'a To Score A Try - 2.5 With Bet365
England Vs New Zealand Betting: Immanuel Can Do It Again
But perhaps the best value on offer is for a man who was truly outstanding in the June-July tour of Japan and New Zealand and has been attracted to the try line like a wasp to sugary water.
Henry Slade declared England team-mate Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to be one of the most “freakishly gifted athletes I've ever seen” before that tour and he lived up to the hype by scoring in all three games, before following that up with five tries in five Premiership games for Exeter.
That adds up to a jaw-dropping nine-try scoring appearances from his last 11 games for club and country, and whilst he will no doubt now be the focus of Scott Robertson’s defensive planning, he has proven himself to be simply unstoppable on the counter attack.
To get 3.2 on him to carry that form to Twickenham is too good to turn down!
England Vs New Zealand Prediction 3: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso To Score A Try - 3.2 With Bet365
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