An intriguing clash between the Manly Sea Eagles and Parramatta Eels at 4 Pines Park wraps up Round 8 of the NRL this Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Sea Eagles are red-hot, riding a three-match winning streak after head coach Anthony Seibold was shown the door at the end of a dire March.<\/p>\n
They most recently put the Cowboys to the sword 38-6, moving up to sixth on the ladder.<\/p>\n
Parramatta also come into this off a big win, having stunned the Bulldogs 38-20 last Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n
Manly, under fill-in coach Kieran Foran, have been playing with zero expectation and it\u2019s worked a treat.<\/p>\n
But returning home brings pressure, and without Tom Trbojevic, backing them to keep winning is a risk. The safer angle is the total.<\/p>\n
Manly have scored 28+ in their last three, while five of Parramatta\u2019s seven games this season have gone over this number, with the other two falling just short.<\/p>\n
Hopoate is in a rich vein of form, scoring five tries in his last three matches, including a double last week against North Queensland.<\/p>\n
The Eels are vulnerable on the edges, which suits Hopoate perfectly. Expect him to get his chances again here.<\/p>\n
Garrick has a strong record against Parramatta, with 13 tries from 14 games.<\/p>\n
With Trbojevic out, Garrick shifts into the centres and should see more ball than usual.<\/p>\n
He was held scoreless last week, but had a double the week prior and also scored against the Dolphins in Round 5.<\/p>\n