Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Newcastle Knights: Predictions, Odds & Betting Tips

No two teams have played lower-scoring matches for a longer period of time than the Bulldogs and Knights. Since 2008, the under has hit in 22 of the 29 matches with an average combined score of 34 points. There is certainly no reason to think that will change this week given Canterbury’s attacking struggles and defensive prowess and the absence of key Knights playmakers. The Bulldogs have managed scores of just 15 and 14 this year but have won both games after conceding just 14 and 10. Canterbury have an extremely disjointed attack but perhaps the second best defence in the NRL. Newcastle started the season with a bang but have Kalyn Ponga and Dylan Brown sidelined while Fletcher Sharpe is no moral to play. The Knights seem highly unlikely to score against the Dogs and the Bulldogs aren’t going to run in 36-plus. With the under 17-5 when the Bulldogs are off conceding 14 or fewer and 23-17 when the Knights are on the road, the under looks an extremely good bet. Jacob Preston is the most likely Bulldog to score with 14 tries in his last 24 games. Sitili Tupouniua is an underrated tryscoring option with four tries in his last 10 starts.