Round 24 at McDonald Jones Stadium delivered plenty of action as the Newcastle Knights locked horns with the Gold Coast Titans on Sunday, 16 Aug. The numbers showed the Newcastle Knights entering this clash sitting sixth on the ladder with 14 wins, while the Gold Coast Titans arrived looking to turn things around from the 15th spot. The final siren sounded with the scoreboard reading Newcastle Knights 36–26 Gold Coast Titans, handing the win to the Newcastle Knights.
The pre-match markets had the Newcastle Knights priced at 1.25 (which drifted from 1.24) and the Gold Coast Titans at 4 (which firmed from 4.1). Punters looking at the line market saw a -12.5 margin set for the home side, while the total points line sat at 50.5.
How the tips went
Let's look at how our published selections fared in Round 24. Our head-to-head tip on the Newcastle Knights delivered a win, backing the side coming off their Sun, 9 Aug win against the Canberra Raiders.
However, our other selections didn't quite land on the day. The line tip on the Newcastle Knights -12.5 resulted in a loss as the Gold Coast Titans kept the final margin within 10 points. Meanwhile, the total points tip on Under 50.5 also resulted in a loss, with the 62 total points scored pushing well past the line.