{"id":22046,"date":"2026-06-19T10:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bb-auae-prd-ext-blog-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=22046"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:35:23","slug":"friday-nrl-tips-knights-rout-dragons-in-5-50-same-game-multi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/nrl\/friday-nrl-tips-knights-rout-dragons-in-5-50-same-game-multi\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday NRL Tips – Knights Rout Dragons in $5.50 Same Game Multi"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Knights look to solidify their place in the top eight when they take on cellar-dwellers St George Illawarra in Newcastle on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Newcastle come into this match off the back of a bye, before which they lost a close one to the Melbourne Storm.<\/p>\n
They’ll still be pleased with their recent form overall, having won four in a row prior to that and climbed to seventh on the ladder.<\/p>\n
No such feelings for the Dragons, who have just one win from their last 17 matches in the NRL. Most recently they were put away 34-12, and also had a bye last week.<\/p>\n
These two sides met in early May and the result was a 44-10 hammering, where the Knights raced out to a 32-0 half-time lead.<\/p>\n
Little has shifted for either club over the last six weeks, so a similar result can be expected.<\/p>\n
The Dragons still have the most porous defence in the competition, while Newcastle have continued to sharpen their attack and improve since then.<\/p>\n
This is a match that screams points, and it’s not just because their last meeting produced 54 of them.<\/p>\n
The Knights have scored an average of 36 points a game over their last five outings, while the Dragons have leaked 28 or more points in all but two fixtures this season.<\/p>\n
Pair these two trends, and a high-scoring encounter beckons.<\/p>\n
In a one-sided match like this, players who see plenty of ball are a good bet to score opportunistic tries, particularly when they have the pace of Sharpe.<\/p>\n
Expect the Knights’ five-eighth to run himself in during the latter stages of the match, as the Dragons attempt to shut down Newcastle’s more high-profile backline threats.<\/p>\n