{"id":26907,"date":"2026-03-06T06:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/?post_type=betting-info&#038;p=26907"},"modified":"2026-06-08T17:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:01:19","slug":"new-zealand-warriors-vs-sydney-roosters-predictions","status":"publish","type":"betting-info","link":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/betting-info\/new-zealand-warriors-vs-sydney-roosters-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Warriors vs Sydney Roosters: Predictions, Odds &amp; Betting Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New Zealand Warriors and Sydney Roosters meet at Go Media Stadium, Auckland in Round 1 of the 2026 NRL season this Friday, 6 March 2026. Check out our preview and tips below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Zealand Warriors Vs Sydney Roosters Match Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand +4.5 ($1.90)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite some curious selection calls by Warriors coach Andrew Webster, the Warriors remain one of the best bets of the week getting a big start at Mt Smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selecting Dallin Watene-Zelezniak over Alofiana Khan-Pereira is borderline madness \u2013 the Warriors win and cover rates drop 15% when he plays \u2013 while Tanah Boyd at halfback was an ultra-conservative call with some promising young players waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the questionable calls, the Warriors are in a bang-up spot here with home underdogs of four or more in the first four rounds covering at 66%. Interstate favourites cover at just 38% in Round 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Roosters have won eight of nine against the Warriors but New Zealand have won three of four head-to-head at Mt Smart. The Warriors have covered 12 of 16 getting more than four points the last four years while they cover at 60% the last four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Trent Robinson teams covering at just 36% in Round 1, the Warriors are an excellent bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chanel Harris-Tavita comes off his best tryscoring season with eight in 24 games. Adam Pompey has six tries in his last nine games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best: New Zealand +4.5 ($1.90)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next: New Zealand Win ($2.55)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tryscorer: Chanel Harris-Tavita ($29 First, $5.60 Anytime)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SGM: Adam Pompey Try\/Chanel Harris-Tavita Try ($18.79)<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"NRL\" data-event=\"nrl-20261110140\" data-market=\"Match Betting\" data-sport=\"rugby_league\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"NRL\" data-event=\"nrl-20261110140\" data-market=\"First New Zealand Warriors Try Scorer\" data-sport=\"rugby_league\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"NRL\" data-event=\"nrl-20261110140\" data-market=\"First Sydney Roosters Try Scorer\" data-sport=\"rugby_league\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"NRL\" data-event=\"nrl-20261110140\" data-market=\"Line \/ Total Points Double\" data-sport=\"rugby_league\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[733],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-26907","betting-info","type-betting-info","status-publish","hentry","category-rugby-league-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Zealand Warriors vs Sydney Roosters: Predictions, Odds &amp; Betting Tips<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/betting-info\/new-zealand-warriors-vs-sydney-roosters-predictions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Zealand Warriors vs Sydney Roosters: Predictions, Odds &amp; Betting Tips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Zealand Warriors and Sydney Roosters meet at Go Media Stadium, Auckland in Round 1 of the 2026 NRL season this Friday, 6 March 2026. 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