R17: Knights Vs Eels – Our Betting Insights & Bets

The Eels have won their past six games by an average of 20.7 points but with this one being at Newcastle, can the Knights turn it around?

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The Knights are on a three game losing streak and if they’re going to turn their season around then they will have to start on home soil.

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Interesting Betting Insights

The Parramatta Eels have won their last six NRL matches against the Newcastle Knights by an average margin of 20.7 points per game; the Eels have conceded no more than four points on the day in three of their last five meetings against the Knights in that span.
The Parramatta Eels have won their last three NRL matches against the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium, conceding only 3.3 points per game across that span; it’s the Eels’ longest winning run against the Knights at the venue since the NRL era began in 1998.
The Newcastle Knights have lost their last three NRL matches, conceding 25+ points in each of those three defeats; the last time the Knights recorded a longer losing run in the competition was a five-match span from August 2022 to March 2023.
The Newcastle Knights have been outscored in only one of their last five second halves in the NRL at McDonald Jones Stadium; although, the Knights have won just two of their five games at the venue in that span (L3).
The Parramatta Eels have won only one of their last eight NRL matches (L7) – a 34-22 victory against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (30 May 2024); although, the Eels have trailed at halftime on the day in only one of their last three first halves in that span.
The Parramatta Eels have won only one of their last 11 NRL matches away from CommBank Stadium (L10) – a 32-18 victory against the Penrith Panthers (24 August 2023); the Eels have lost each of their seven games away from the venue since then by an average margin of 19.3 points per game.
The Parramatta Eels have a 17% win rate (1/6) when they’ve scored the first points on the day in the 2024 NRL season – the lowest rate of any team in the competition; the Newcastle Knights have conceded the first points in five games – the second fewest of any team in the campaign (Brisbane Broncos – 4).
Bradman Best (Newcastle Knights) has scored two tries and provided a try assist across his last three NRL matches, including a try against the Penrith Panthers last time out; although, he has not recorded a direct try involvement across five career appearances against the Parramatta Eels.
Clinton Gutherson (Parramatta Eels) has been directly involved in 11 tries in his last six NRL matches against the Newcastle Knights (6 tries, 5 try assists), including three tries in his most recent meeting (Rd 9 2023).
Maika Sivo (Parramatta Eels) has scored 15 tries in his last eight NRL matches, including exactly two tries in each of his last two games; he’s scored five tries across five career appearances in the competition against the Newcastle Knights.