{"id":33386,"date":"2026-10-21T18:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T05:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/?p=33386"},"modified":"2026-10-21T19:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:39:26","slug":"tonga-vs-lebanon-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/2026\/10\/tonga-vs-lebanon-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonga vs Lebanon Prediction, Odds & Best Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lebanon line up against Tonga at CommBank Stadium in Sydney on Friday 23 October (10:05pm NZDT). Here’s our Round 2 prediction and the best bets at TAB.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tonga XIII<\/div>\n
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10:05pm Friday | CommBank Stadium, Sydney<\/div>\n
Lebanon +45.5 ($1.90)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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These nations experienced very different openings to the World Cup with Tonga decimating England in a very impressive showing in Perth where the 30-12 final was not nearly reflective of their dominance. Lebanon were disappointing losing 42-18 to Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby in a match they opened 24.5-point underdogs and were bet into +8.5. There is absolutely no doubt this line is an overreaction to the four minuses covering in the final four matches. Lebanon had covered its eight prior World Cup matches prior to the Kumiuls loss and playing at CommBank is far more suitable than Port Moresby. These teams met in the 2017 World Cup and a heavily favoured Tonga won by just two points. Tonga put Cook Islands to the sword last World Cup but only rolled Wales 32-6. Jason Saab is an incredible price. He has 88 tries in 129 NRL games. Tolutau Koula is an elite tryscorer who scored against England and now has four tries in his last nine internationals. Haumole Olakau\u2019atu is a wrecking ball who scored twice against England and has 50 tries in his NRL career.<\/p>\n

Tips<\/strong>
\nBest: Lebanon +45.5 ($1.90)
\nNext: Lebanon +30.5 ($3.40)
\nTryscorer: Jason Saab ($34 First, $4.40 Anytime)
\nSGM: Jason Saab Try\/Tolutau Koula Try\/Haumole Olakau\u2019atu Try ($11.67)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Tonga vs Lebanon Odds & Popular Betting Markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a quick look at the current odds and popular betting markets for the Tonga vs Lebanon matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n