What a massive afternoon of footy we had at Queensland Country Bank Stadium for Round 27! The Canberra Raiders rolled into town and put on an absolute clinic, taking down the North Queensland Cowboys 50-30 in a high-scoring spectacle.
Before kickoff, the market had the North Queensland Cowboys heavily supported, with their price moving from 1.52 to 1.48 (firmed). Meanwhile, the Canberra Raiders drifted out from 2.55 to 2.6 (drifted). Punters backing the upset were rewarded in style as the visitors tore up the script.
With a combined 80 points scored, the action went well past the total points line of 54.5, continuing a trend that saw the h2h average total sit high at 71.6 points across recent meetings.
How the tips went
Before the match, our head-to-head selection went with the North Queensland Cowboys at 1.52, but they fell short in a 50-30 loss to Canberra. That registers as a loss.
We also picked the North Queensland Cowboys -5.5 on the line at 1.85, which missed as the Raiders claimed a convincing 20-point victory on the road. That goes down as a loss.