Roosters v Sea Eagles free tips & odds, NRL Friday, round 2, 2022

Rupert McIntosh

March 17, 2022

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Sydney Roosters and Manly Warringah, two of the NRL heavyweights, clash in round 2 on Friday, March 18. Read on for our match preview, prediction and odds update for the clash at the SCG.

This is the second NRL match on Friday night, and is the more tasty of the two contests, though the Dragons-Panthers clash from 6pm at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium matches up two teams who won their opening NRL matches.

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Sydney Roosters were upstaged by Newcastle in their season opener, while the Sea Eagles were not good enough to get near the Panthers at BlueBet Stadium. Both teams were a little disappointing, but the Roosters especially so.

The Roosters thrashed Manly 46-4 in the corresponding match at the SCG in round one last season, but where then similarly thrashed 42-6 by Manly when they met in a final at Mackay.

That pretty much tells the tale of their 2021 seasons as the Sea Eagles started slowly and were outstanding later in the year, while the wheels came off for the Roosters thanks largely to injuries.

This match will be early indication of where these teams might aspire to later in the season.

Roosters v Sea Eagles team news for round 2

The Roosters have named lock forward Victor Radley and centre Billy Smith to start despite the pair suffering head knocks against the Knights last weekend.

Manly regain veteran utility Dylan Walker to the squad.

Roosters v Sea Eagles

Kick-off: 8.05pm local time
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Head to head odds: Roosters $1.88, Manly $1.95
Line: Roosters (-1 points) $1.90, Manly (+1 points) $1.90
Match total: 40.5 points: over $1.90, under $1.90

Roosters v Sea Eagles free betting tips

Our NRL betting expert has highlighted his free tips for Friday night’s game.

Jason Saab to score 2+ tries at $4.60

The Manly flyer could not get off the mark against the Panthers last week but he has a phenomenal overall try-scoring record. He looms as the man most likely to finish off the good work of the Sea Eagles’ quality back line.

Place bet at $4.60 at TopSport!

Manly to win/match total over 40.5 points

This double is paying around $3.60 with leading bookie TopSport. Manly were largely stifled by the powerhouse defence of the Panthers last weekend but they should find more space this time around. If they can click into gear they might be too powerful.

Place bet at $3.60 at TopSport!

Sydney Roosters v Manly Sea Eagles prediction 18-3-2022

All the money has been for Manly in the lead-up to this game and we can see why. They were not too bad in their loss to the Panthers, while the Roosters were sluggish in their reversal against what most pundits think is a middling Knights team. We think Manly’s back line will prove the difference. Our Roosters v Sea Eagles prediction: Sea Eagles by 10 points.