Bet Of The Day May 21

Andrew Hendrie: May 21, 2023

The NRL Round 12 match between the Canberra Raiders and Manly Sea Eagles features as Bettingpro.com.au’s best bet for Sunday May 21.

Bet Of The Day May 21 – read on below for our reasoning behind today’s best bet.

Key Points

Raiders are on a five-game winning streak
Sea Eagles are on a three-game losing streak
Raiders have won five of their last six games at GIO Stadium
Sea Eagles have won just one of their last nine games outside of Manly
Five of the last six meetings in Canberra have been decided by a 1-12 margin
Raiders’ six wins this season have been decided by a 1-12 margin
Raiders have seen a 1-12 margin in nine of their 10 games this season

We’re off to the NRL for today’s best bet as the Raiders look to continue their excellent run of form when they play host to the struggling Sea Eagles.

Canberra bring a five-game winning streak into this encounter and we’re backing them to prevail in the nation’s capital once more.

All five of those victories for the Raiders were by a 1-12 margin, so another close game could be on the cards here, with Canberra not usually blowing teams off the park.

In fact, the Raiders have seen a 1-12 margin in nine of their 10 games this season, with the only miss a blowout loss to the Panthers.

Manly meanwhile are playing poorly at the moment and come into this clash on the back of a three-game losing run, while they’ve won just one of their last nine games outside of Manly.

Controversy is never far from the surface at Manly and it seems like there’s more unrest at the club again in 2023.

But, with the Raiders’ tendency to play close games, we should still see a tight contest.

Canberra have won five of their last six games at GIO Stadium, while five of the last six meetings between the teams in the nation’s capital have been decided by a 1-12 margin.

In fact, four of those games have been decided by four points or less.

Games between these sides are traditionally close, but the Raiders are the form team and should be able to edge it at home.

BET OF THE DAY MAY 21 👇