New Zealand Warriors vs Wests Tigers: Predictions, Odds & Betting Tips

A nation is declaring 2026 as our year with the New Zealand Warriors starting a season 3-0 for the first time while being the first team since the 2006 Knights to score 120 points in their first three games. The Warriors are absolutely flying and a week after Mitch Barnett returned, Luke Metcalf is back along with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstaad. They have dominated the Tigers with nine straight wins. The double digit line though is the concern with the Warriors failing to cover any of their nine double digit favourite starts the last four seasons. The best play is the under with a few strong under angles at play in this one to go with the forecast of very heavy rain. The under hits at 77.3% in Round 4 when a team off a win plays a team off a loss while the under hits at 60% in Rounds 1-4 when a team is off a win of 13-plus. With the under 32-22 when the Tigers are off a loss and Jarome Luai ruled out for the Tigers, the total is far too big. Jackson Ford is playing big minutes and has scored in his last two games. Leka Halasima has crossed 14 times in his last 17 games.