R5: Knights Vs Dragons – Our Bets

The Dragons are looking for two on the bounce while the Knights will be looking for a win at home.

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Newcastle Knights Vs St George Illawarra Dragons – Friday 8:00pm AEDT

The Dragons may have won last week but the Sea Eagles were awful and it would be hard to believe the Knights could be that bad at home.

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Interesting Betting Insights

Five of the last seven NRL games between the Newcastle Knights and St George Illawarra Dragons have been won by the away team on the day with the Dragons winning three of their last four meetings at McDonald Jones Stadium.
The Newcastle Knights have led at half-time in six of their last seven NRL games against the St George Illawarra Dragons but have gone on to win only three games in that term.
The Newcastle Knights have won seven of their last eight NRL games at McDonald Jones Stadium with only one of their last three wins at the venue coming after they had led at half-time on the day.
The St George Illawarra Dragons will be looking to win back-to-back games in the NRL for the first time since Round 2 last season after defeating the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-12 in their most recent fixture.
The St George Illawarra Dragons have lost 13 of their last 14 NRL games when playing as the away team on the day despite conceding 30+ points in a game only four times across that frame.
The St George Illawarra Dragons have scored five tries after they’ve been awarded a penalty in the 2024 NRL season, the joint-most of any team in the competition alongside the North Queensland Cowboys.
Dane Gagai (Newcastle Knights) has scored three tries and made two try assists across his last four NRL games against the St George Illawarra Dragons and has been directly involved in at least one try in each of those games.
Tyrell Sloan (St George Illawarra Dragons) has scored six tries in his last four NRL games and is the joint leading try scorer in the 2024 season; in fact, it’s as many tries as he had scored across his previous 16 games in the competition.
Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights) has a 100% goal kicking accuracy this NRL season, slotting all 11 attempts; the Opta Kick Predictor gave him an average of just 73% chance across that stretch.
Jack Bird (St George Illawarra Dragons) has scored six tries in seven career NRL games against the Newcastle Knights, his most tries against a single opponent in the competition.