Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 11 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs 8:00pm Friday | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Bulldogs 1-12 @ $3.50 & Bronson Xerri Anytime Try @ $2.80 Cronulla didn’t show up against Souths last week, beaten in the physical battle through the middle before folding on the edges. The Sharks right edge in particular remains an issue for Craig Fitzgibbon and we’d be foolish to expect Canterbury to look anywhere else here. The question for the Bulldogs is whether their struggling attack can execute on the looks…

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 10 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Dolphins vs Canterbury Bulldogs 9:50pm Thursday | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Dolphins Win @ $1.46, Kulikefu Finefuiaki Anytime Try @ $3.20, Stephen Crichton Anytime Try @ $2.90 I’m not prepared to write off Canterbury just yet and neither is Cameron Ciraldo, who has named a familiar Bulldogs outfit again this week. Like Ciraldo, I’m all in on Lachlan Galvin but he needs more from the spine players around him if the Dogs attack is to improve. Redcliffe were in a similar rut a…

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 9 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys 8:00pm Friday | Accor Stadium, Sydney Bulldogs Win @ $1.83 & Stephen Crichton Anytime Try @ $2.65 This Cowboys attack is relishing the weekly shoot-out that is the NRL right now and there’s every reason to believe they can kick on again. If this one plays out try-for-try like last week, it’ll play right into the hands of this expansive North Queensland attack who are setting Scott Drinkwater up for success on the edges. That being…

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 8 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders 9:50pm Thursday | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Wests Tigers Win @ $1.48 & Taylan May Anytime Try @ $2.30 Wests improvements this year have been genuine but they were dealt a reality check last week. Brisbane’s effort areas and goal-line defence were superb to repeatedly turn away a Tigers attack that spent a lot of time inside-twenty without cashing in. Wests are still adjusting with Jarome Luai back in the halves and what that means for Adam Doueihi…

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 7 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. North Queensland Cowboys vs Manly Sea Eagles 9:50pm Thursday | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Sea Eagles Win @ $2.45, Tom Trbojevic Try @ $1.83 & Jaxon Purdue Try @ $1.75 The Cowboys attack has carried them into four straight wins but I think Manly have the players to punish them through the middle of the field here. North Queensland’s ruck is a spot when fatigue sets in and that’s exactly where the Sea Eagles have been sending Tolu Koula and Tom…

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 6 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Canterbury Bulldogs vs Penrith Panthers 9:50pm Thursday | Accor Stadium, Sydney Penrith 13+ @ $1.55, Casey McLean Anytime Try @ $1.80 & Blaize Talagi Anytime Try @ $3.60 On the back of an undefeated start to the regular season, we’re seeing Penrith try a few new things in attack. Statistically speaking (offloads, total receipts, line engagements etc), they’re still playing the same old brand of football but by the eye test, this is the most expansive version of the Panthers attack we’ve…

The Easter Long Weekend is here and Oscar Pannifex thinks he’s found a few Golden Eggs across NRL Round 5. Dolphins vs Manly Sea Eagles 10:00pm Thursday | Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe Dolphins 13+@ $2.10, Jake Averillo Anytime Try Scorer @ $2.35 & Jamayne Isaako Anytime Try Scorer @ $1.72 Kieran Foran ushers in a new era on the Northern Beaches and while I’m expecting a response from the embattled Sea Eagles, I’m still leaning towards Redcliffe in this one. The Dolphins went toe-to-toe with Brisbane last week without much luck going their way. There’s plenty of strike down that left…

Easts started fast last week but couldn’t go with Penrith when they went up a few gears. I’m not so sure Manly provide as stern a test in the grind. The Roosters profile well to go straight through the front door here. They looked good playing direct through Reece Robson early and can have some joy flooding the ruck before unleashing James Tedesco on the Sea Eagles edges. This could be a long night for DCE haters… Tips Sydney Roosters 13+ @ $2.60 Mark Nawaqanitawase 2 Or More Tries @ $3.25 Bet Now New Zealand Warriors vs Wests Tigers 8:00pm…

Canberra’s chaotic, high-risk attack didn’t hold up in the wet against New Zealand last week and I’m keen to see how they respond here. There are still some promising looks through Ethan Strange now stationed on the right edge but the Raiders need repeatable actions to fall back on in the grind. That’s exactly where Canterbury will look to take them here; the Bulldogs excel at chipping away at their opposition while applying pressure throughout the 80 minutes. I like Canterbury’s defence to win this one. Tips Best: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs @ $2.02 Anytime Try Scorer: Jacob Kiraz @ $1.73 Same…

All eyes turn to Allianz Stadium this Friday night when the South Sydney Rabbitohs attempt to crown Alex Johnston as the greatest try scorer in NRL history, against their bitter cross-town rivals no less. Oscar Pannifex thinks AJ is worth backing this week, as well as a few value picks on Sunday afternoon. Brisbane Broncos vs Parramatta Eels 10:00pm Thursday | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Brisbane Broncos Win @ $1.25 & Gehamat Shibasaki Anytime Try Scorer @ $2.30 Parramatta fooled me and a few others into believing they could upset Melbourne at home last week. Do we dare roll the dice…