Dolphins came to Allianz Stadium and got the job done on Saturday night, belting Sydney Roosters 26–12 to keep their finals push humming. Coming off a 34–16 win over Parramatta, the visitors delivered when it mattered — and our tips backed them to do it.
Pre-match, the Roosters were a narrow favourite in the market, but the numbers favoured Dolphins hard. Four straight wins, a genuine edge in last-five scoring (32 points for versus 16.6 against), and a dominant recent head-to-head clash in June (48–10) all pointed the same way. Sydney was hurting after dropping a one-point heartbreaker to Wests Tigers the week before. When the opening ball was kicked, Dolphins' form looked every bit the real thing.
How the tips went
Dolphins to win at 2.4 — ✓ Win. The visitors got home 26–12. Form, trend, and the stats all backed the call.
Dolphins +4.5 (line) at 1.9 — ✓ Win. Dolphins won by 14, so covering the +4.5 line was never in doubt. Big tick.
What it means
Both tips cashed. Dolphins' four-game streak is now five, and they're sitting fourth on the ladder with 15 wins from 22 games. Sydney drops to 16–6 after the loss — still ranked third, but that one-point loss to Tigers followed by a 14-point defeat at home stings when the finals race is this tight.
The total opened at 48.5 points. The match finished at 38 points, so that Under landed as well. Dolphins just refused to give the Roosters the space they needed in that red zone, and Sydney never got into a flow offensively. Defence won the day.