Parramatta Eels vs Melbourne Storm NRL Round 11 Tips & Prediction
The Storm are tipped to make it back-to-back wins, continuing their dominant record over the Eels in a Saturday night Magic Round showdown.
Is this the start of the Melbourne comeback? We saw the Panthers rise from the bottom of the table to reach the preliminary finals last season, so Craig Bellamy and his side know it can be done. Still a long way to ago and their big win last week was over an awfully depleted Tigers side, but another dominant performance here would set the tone nicely.
Meanwhile, the Eels remain extremely volatile – they’ve produced great performances to beat the likes of the Broncos, Bulldogs and Cowboys this season, but they remain the worst defensive team in the competition, leaking 345 points across the opening 10 rounds. Until they fix that area, they won’t challenge for the top eight.
Big game between two master halfbacks – Mitch Moses was the match-winner last week for the Eels, while Jahrome Hughes was back to his best as the Storm dropped 44 points on the Tigers, while Cameron Munster also found some form ahead of Origin.
Melbourne have dominated Parramatta in recent times with an average score of 38-12 across the last seven meetings, so take them to cover a -8.5 line. I’m going to focus on tryscorers for the remaining bets. Harry Grant has a ridiculous record against the Eels, scoring 10 tries in his last eight appearances, while Sua Faalago and Josh Addo-Carr can be paired into a small SGM for decent odds.