R8: Cowboys Vs Panthers – Our Bets

The Cowboys will have to make some big changes after their 36-point loss to the Sharks last week and they will have to find an answer for the Penrith attack.

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Cowboys Vs Panthers – Friday 7:35pm

The Panthers did a great job without Cleary, winning 4 of the their last 5 games and get a great chance to welcome their star captain back into the team with a win here.

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Interesting Betting Insights

• The Penrith Panthers have won five of their last seven NRL games against the North Queensland Cowboys with five of the last six meetings between the teams decided by a margin of 20 points or more on the day.
• The North Queensland Cowboys have won eight of their last 10 NRL games against the Penrith Panthers in Queensland including each of their last two meetings at Queensland Country Bank Stadium and a come-from-behind Golden Point win in their last such fixture (Round 16, 2023).
• After winning four of their first five games in the 2024 NRL season, the North Queensland Cowboys come into Round 8 on the back of two consecutive defeats; a third successive loss would equal their worst run since a stretch of 10 defeats from Round 14 to 23 in 2021.
• The North Queensland Cowboys have won eight of their last 10 NRL games at Queensland Country Bank Stadium but have outscored their opposition in both halves of only two of those 10 games.
• The Penrith Panthers have won 22 of their 26 NRL games in Queensland since the beginning of the 2020 season; two of their four defeats in that term have been against the North Queensland Cowboys.
• Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers) has won all his previous four NRL games against the North Queensland Cowboys, scoring two tries and making three try assists across that period.
• Chad Townsend (North Queensland Cowboys) has kicked a league-high three field goals in the 2024 NRL season; in fact, among active players only Daly Cherry-Evans (27) and Adam Reynolds (25) have kicked more career field goals than Townsend (20).
• Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers) has scored at least one try in every one of his five career appearances against the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL, logging six tries in total across that frame; though, he’s not scored in any of his last three games overall.
• Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys) has crossed for one try in four of his last five NRL games including each of his last two and logged a hat-trick in his most recent game against the Penrith Panthers (Round 25, 2022).
• Sunia Turuva (Penrith Panthers) has scored eight tries across his last five appearances in the NRL and has scored three tries in three games against the North Queensland Cowboys including two in his last game against them (Round 27, 2023).

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Our Bets

• $50 Panthers -8.5 @ $1.90 – Bet Here
• $50 Turuva To Score A Try @ $1.88 – Bet Here
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