Gold Coast v Melbourne tips and betting preview

Gold Coast desperately need a win to stop their slide down the AFL ladder when they clash with Melbourne at the Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon. 

The Suns are a $1.39 with betting sites to defeat the Demons $3.05 but Damien Hardwick’s team are no certainties having dropped their last three matches. 

PlayUp Australia (PlayUp review) has set the line at 17.5 points, which looks about right for this clash which will pit ninth against 14th. 

The Suns have included Alex Sexton and dropped Nick Holman for the clash, with Hardwick set to keep the faith, despite his team’s capitulation to GWS. 

Melbourne has lost three key players for this contest, with Jake Lever, Caleb Windsor and Jacob van Rooyen all out of the team, while Matthew Jefferson, Koltyn Tholstrup and Harry Sharp have been recalled. 

Continue reading for our free Gold Cost v Melbourne tips. 

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Gold Coast v Melbourne odds

Start:	Saturday, 1.20pm AEST, June 28
Venue:	First Peoples Stadium, Gold COast
Head-to-head odds:	GC ($1.39) v Melbourne ($3.05)
Line betting:	Suns -17.5 ($1.88) v Demons +17.5 ($1.88)
Premiership odds:	Gold Coast $29; Melbourne $251

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Gold Coast v Melbourne tips

Our AFL betting expert has assessed the markets and found some value Gold Cost v Melbourne betting tips:

Kysaiah Picket 2+ goals

Since signing his massive new contract Pickett has been in outstanding form for the Demons and he again looms as the key to the Demons’ chances. Pickett is only paying $1.55 to kick 2+ goals, but this will be an important leg in one of our multis.

Matt Rowell and Clayton Oliver 25+ possessions

Rowell played like a man who had a weight lifted off him last weekend, with 34 possessions, and he will be bitterly disappointed with the way his team succumbed to GWS. We expect him to fire again, possibly going head to head with Melbourne’s ball magnet Clayton Oliver, and 25+ for each of them looks very doable. 

Ben King 3+ goals

The Suns star forward Ben King has an opportunity to fill his boots, with intercept king Lever out of the Demos line-up. King has had a strong season and his team desperately needs him to fire here and help them keep their top eight chances alive. He is paying $1.98 to kick 3+ goals. 

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Gold Coast v Melbourne prediction

If Gold Coast wants to play finals this year, they simply must account for Melbourne on Saturday. The Suns midfield has more depth, their forward line has more firepower and their finals hopes are slipping away, and a loss would make it very hard for them. We think the Demons will stay close for a half, but the Suns’ greater class will show out in the end. Our final Suns v Demons prediction? Gold Coast by 21 points.