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BettingPro's Bets of the Week for 29–31 August 2026 — the Bet of the Weekend, our 4-leg Weekend Mega Multi and the best value plays across the weekend's biggest markets.
Results are in. The Mega Multi went 3 from 4: the Cowboys, Warriors and Rabbitohs all won, and the AFL leg beat us.
Our Bet of the Weekend, Melbourne, lost to Carlton by 19. The US Open leg is still to come.
Welcome to BettingPro’s Bets of the Week — the team’s best value plays for 29–31 August 2026. Every pick below is sourced from our detailed tip pages, with full reasoning and odds context.
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This Weekend’s Best Bets — Full Roundup
🏟️ AFL Wildcard Final — Melbourne v Carlton (Sat 29 Aug, 7:35pm AEST)
Venue: MCG, Melbourne · Broadcast (AU): Channel 7, Kayo Sports
- Best Bet: Melbourne to win @ $2.10-$2.25 — LOST. Carlton won by 19 in front of almost 92,000; Melbourne kicked the first four goals and were run down. Carlton meet Geelong in an elimination final
- The context: winner gets an elimination final, loser is finished. Western Bulldogs beat Collingwood by three on Friday to take the other spot
- Market read: Carlton @ $1.65-$1.75 despite finishing three places and ten points below Melbourne across 23 games
- Seeding angle: if Melbourne win they take the 7 seed and travel to Adelaide; if Carlton win, the Bulldogs go to Adelaide and Carlton to Geelong
Full AFL Wildcard Final — Melbourne v Carlton preview →
🏉 NRL Round 26 — five games left (Sat 29 – Sun 30 Aug)
Venue: Cbus, Allianz, Townsville, Go Media, CommBank · Broadcast (AU): Channel 9, Fox League, Kayo Sports
- Best Bet: Cowboys to win v Wests Tigers @ $1.25-$1.32 — WON 24-10, and it keeps them inside the eight
- Warriors v Knights — WON 46-32. Jett Cleary marked his first-grade debut with three try assists, and the Warriors are now top on differential by a single point
- Titans v Rabbitohs — WON 42-22
- Roosters v Dolphins — LOST. The Dolphins won 26-12 and went above the Roosters into third
- Eels v Sharks — LOST. Parramatta won 38-18, the upset of the round, and it ended Cronulla’s top-four hopes
- Why the Cowboys matter: they hold 8th on 30 points with Manly and Canterbury two back on 28, and the worst differential of the three at -78
Full NRL Round 26 — five games left preview →
🎾 US Open — main draw begins (From Mon 31 Aug, 1am AEST (Sun 30 Aug in New York))
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York · Broadcast (AU): ESPN via Kayo Sports
- Best Bet: Alcaraz set betting v Roman Safiullin — price it on the day, not in advance
- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is out with a knee injury, his first missed major since Wimbledon 2019, so Alexander Zverev is top seed
- Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz returns at No. 2 having not played a tour-level singles match since April. He opens against Roman Safiullin and is in the bottom half with Djokovic, who can meet him in the semis
- Alex de Minaur is the No. 6 seed, his best seeding into New York
- Women’s draw: Sabalenka going for three in a row, Cincinnati champion Coco Gauff seeded 4, and Swiatek down at No. 8
Full US Open — main draw begins preview →
Bets of the Week Multi Builder
Our 4-leg Bets of the Week multi for 29–31 August 2026:
- North Queensland Cowboys to win in Cowboys v Wests Tigers · NRL R26 @ $1.25-$1.32
- New Zealand Warriors to win in Warriors v Knights · NRL R26 @ $1.25-$1.32
- South Sydney Rabbitohs to win in Titans v Rabbitohs · NRL R26 @ $1.28-$1.36
- Melbourne to win in Melbourne v Carlton · AFL Wildcard @ $2.10-$2.25
Combined SGM-style multi at typical Australian bookmakers: $4.40-$5.10 for a $1 stake. $10 stake returns ~$44-$51. $25 stake returns ~$110-$128. Build via the Picklebet or Dabble multi builders for best price.
Where to Place These Bets
The right bookmaker depends on the market. For racing multis and Same Race Multi builders, Ladbrokes and Neds lead. For football (soccer) and SGM coverage, bet365 and Dabble are strongest. For cricket — particularly IPL outrights and tournament markets — bet365 offers the deepest market list. For a full comparison see our best betting sites in Australia guide.
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FAQs
What is a “Bets of the Week” post?
A weekly roundup of BettingPro’s strongest value plays across all major sports — football, AFL, NRL, racing, cricket and more. Posted every Friday for the upcoming weekend’s slate.
Are these picks tipped to win, or value plays?
Both. The “Best Bet” for each event is selected on value — meaning the odds are larger than the true probability our analysts assess.
How often are these updated?
Bets of the Week posts go up every Friday. The Bets of the Day hub is refreshed weekly with the current weekend’s featured picks.
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