R3: Knights Vs Storm- Our Bets

We head to the Hunter for a game that looks to suit Newcastle but always be wary betting against a Craig Bellamy led side.

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Newcastle Knights Vs Melbourne Storm – Sunday 6:15pm AEDT

The Storm may be without some big names but Bellamy is still in charge and he has a way of producing a team that is always hard to beat.

The Knights weren’t overly impressive in a game they should’ve won against the Cowboys last week.

Interesting Betting Insights

• The Newcastle Knights won 26-18 when they last clashed with Melbourne Storm in the NRL (Round 21, 2023), snapping an 11-game losing streak against them in the process; though, they had conceded an average of 37.3 points per game across their nine games prior to their last-up win.
• Newcastle Knights have won six of their last seven NRL games at McDonald Jones Stadium with their last two wins at the venue both coming after not leading at half-time on the day.
• Melbourne Storm have won three of their last four NRL games with each of their three wins in that span coming by a margin of eight points or fewer on the day.
• Melbourne Storm have begun their 2024 NRL season with back-to-back wins; the last time they started a season with more consecutive wins was in 2019 when they won their first five games of the season.
• The Newcastle Knights are one of only three teams to have lost a game this NRL season after they had led at half-time on the day; though, they’ve lost only three of their last 18 games at McDonald Jones Stadium when they’ve led at half-time on the day.
• Melbourne Storm have won their last two NRL games when they have been without both Cameron Munster and Jahrome Hughes on the day after winning only one of their previous four games without them in the competition.
• Newcastle Knights have made 15 turnover tackles this NRL season, the most of any team in the competition and more than twice as many as Melbourne Storm (7).
• Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights) has kicked all six of his goal attempts successfully in the 2024 NRL season, the joint-most kicks of any player with a 100% success rate thus far (also Clinton Gutherson, 6/6).
• Adam Elliott (Newcastle Knights) has won his last three consecutive games against Melbourne Storm in the NRL after losing five straight games against them prior to that term.
• Nick Meaney (Melbourne Storm) has scored one try in each of his last three NRL games against Newcastle Knights as well as making one try assist in that period and has scored two tries from three career appearances starting at centre in the competition overall.

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