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BettingPro's Bets of the Week for 6–9 August 2026 — Fremantle at $1.47 as the Bet of the Weekend, plus our 4-leg Weekend Mega Multi and the best value across AFL Round 22, NRL Round 23, the Missile Stakes and the National Bank Open.
Welcome to BettingPro’s Bets of the Week — the team’s best value plays for 6–9 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
🏉 NRL Round 23 — Warriors v Panthers (Friday 7 August)
Venue: Go Media Stadium, Auckland · Broadcast (AU): Nine / Fox League
- Best Bet: Penrith Panthers to win @ $1.48
- Roosters to beat the Bulldogs @ $1.30 (Allianz Stadium, Friday) — second v eighth, and the Roosters’ +155 differential is the second best in the competition
- Cronulla to beat the Dragons @ $1.14 (Jubilee Stadium, Sunday) — fourth v seventeenth, the shortest price of the round
- Dolphins to beat the Broncos @ $1.37 (Suncorp, Saturday) — fifth v fifteenth in the all-Brisbane derby
- Team lists drop Tuesday — confirm late outs before you lock anything in
Full NRL Round 23 — Warriors v Panthers preview →
🏆 AFL Round 22 — Melbourne v Fremantle (Saturday 8 August)
Venue: MCG, Melbourne · Broadcast (AU): Seven / Fox Footy
- Best Bet: Fremantle to win @ $1.47 (13.5-point road favourite)
- The round’s blockbuster is Brisbane v Hawthorn at the Gabba on Friday: Lions $1.75, Hawks $2.10, line 4.5 points — fifth against third and genuinely close to a coinflip
- Collingwood to beat West Coast @ $1.31 at Optus Stadium on Sunday — the Pies are ninth and one win off the eight, the Eagles are sixteenth on 70.8 percentage
- Sydney to beat Port Adelaide @ $1.13 at the SCG — second against fifteenth
- Geelong @ $1.02 against Essendon is multi-anchor material, not a standalone bet: the Bombers are 2-18
- St Kilda v Carlton at Marvel on Sunday night is the pick of the close ones: Saints $1.81, Blues $2.21
Full AFL Round 22 — Melbourne v Fremantle preview →
🐎 Missile Stakes (Group 2) — Royal Randwick (Saturday 8 August)
Venue: Royal Randwick, Sydney · Broadcast (AU): Sky Racing
- Best Bet: First black-type race of the new NSW season — our value plays land in the daily racing tips once the field and barriers are out
- The Missile is a 1200m weight-for-age sprint and the traditional launchpad for spring campaigns, so form lines from it carry all the way to October
- The Sydney Spring Racing Carnival proper starts on 22 August with the Winx Stakes
- Early futures punters can already work off our Melbourne Cup field page
Full Missile Stakes (Group 2) — Royal Randwick preview →
🎾 National Bank Open — Toronto and Montreal (Running through Thursday 13 August)
Venue: Sobeys Stadium, Toronto (WTA) · IGA Stadium, Montreal (ATP) · Broadcast (AU): Stan Sport
- Best Bet: Aryna Sabalenka is the Toronto favourite and the top seed — the safest anchor of the two draws
- Montreal is the open one: Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are all absent, leaving top seed Alexander Zverev heading a genuinely live field
- Elena Rybakina is the No. 2 seed in Toronto and two-time champion Jessica Pegula the No. 3
- With a draw this open, quarter and semi-final markets offer better value than outrights on the men’s side
Full National Bank Open — Toronto and Montreal preview →
⛳ Wyndham Championship — Sedgefield Country Club (Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August)
Venue: Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro · Broadcast (AU): Fox Sports
- Best Bet: The last event before the FedExCup Playoffs — the players who need points are more motivated than the market allows for
- Sedgefield is a short, tree-lined Donald Ross layout, so accuracy and approach play beat distance here
- Hideki Matsuyama, Tony Finau and Daniel Berger were all late additions to the field
- Top-20 and top-10 finish markets are the sensible way in on a 156-player field
Full Wyndham Championship — Sedgefield Country Club preview →
Bets of the Week Multi Builder
Our 4-leg Bets of the Week multi for 6–9 August 2026:
- Fremantle to win in Melbourne v Fremantle · AFL R22 @ $1.47
- Penrith Panthers to win in Warriors v Panthers · NRL R23 @ $1.48
- Collingwood to win in West Coast v Collingwood · AFL R22 @ $1.31
- Manly Sea Eagles to win in Storm v Sea Eagles · NRL R23 (HBF Park) @ $1.61
Combined SGM-style multi at typical Australian bookmakers: ~$4.59 for a $1 stake. $10 stake returns ~$45.90. $25 stake returns ~$114.70. Build via the Picklebet or Dabble multi builders for best price.
Odds are indicative prices checked on Tuesday 4 August and can move late — always confirm the live price with your bookmaker before betting.
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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