Heat v Scorchers betting tips, prediction & odds; BBL match 54 Preview

Welcome to our Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat betting tips, winner prediction and odds analysis for Game 44 of the 2020-21 Big Bash League at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, on Tuesday, January 19.

This is the first match of a triple-header to close out the regular season, with Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers to follow from the MCG.

While the Scorchers are safely locked into a finals berth, for the Heat the equation is simple: win this match or have no chance of making the finals.

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If the Heat lose they are done for the season, and even if they win they need results to go their way elsewhere to be sure or advancing to the play-offs.

It won’t be easy for the Heat against the Scorchers, who have shrugged off a slow start to the season to be outright favourites to win the title. The Scorchers have won eight of their past nine matches and will want to win all four points and finish top of the table heading into the playoffs.

Read on for our free Heat v Scorchers tips ahead of their T20 clash in Adelaide on Tuesday, January 26.

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Heat v Scorchers BBL teams

Brisbane Heat (possible):  Max Bryant, Chris Lynn (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Joe Denly, Joe Burns, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Lewis Gregory, Mark Steketee, Xavier Bartlett, Mitch Swepson, Ben Laughlin.

Perth Scorchers (possible): Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Colin Munro, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitch Marsh, Ashton Turner (c), Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmed.

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Heat v Scorchers BBL odds

Head to head odds: Brisbane Heat $2.25, Perth Scorchers $1.65

Man of the match betting:
$8 Chris Lynn, Jason Roy
$9 Colin Munro
$10 Liam Livingstone
$11 Max Bryant, Joe Denly, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Jhye Richardson
$13+ others

Top run scorer Heat odds:
$3.25 Chris Lynn
$4.25 Marnus Labuschagne
$5 Max Bryant
$5.50 Joe Denly
$6 Sam Heazlett
$7.50 Tom Cooper, Joe Burns

Top run scorer Scorchers odds:
$3.75 Jason Roy
$4 Colin Munro
$4.50 Luke Livingstone
$5.50 Josh Inglis
$6 Sam Whiteman
$6.50 Mitchell Marsh
$9 Cameron Bancroft, Kurtis Patterson

Top wicket-taker Heat odds:
$3.50 Mark Steketee,
$4 Morne Morkel
$4.50 Xavier Bartlett, Jack Wildermuth, Mitchell Swepson
$5 Ben Laughlin
$5.50 Matthew Kuhnemann
$6 Lewis Gregory,

Top wicket-taker Scorchers odds:
$3.25 Jhye Richardson
$4.25 Andrew Tye
$4.50 Jason Behrendorff
$5 Fawad Ahmed, Matthew Kelly
$5.50 Joel Paris
$6 Corey Rocchiccioli
$7 Aaron Hardie

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Heat v Scorchers betting tips

Our cricket tipsters have examined the odds and found several Heat v Scorchers tips for Tuesday’s BBL clash.

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Heat v Scorchers prediction 26/1/2021

The only previously time these teams met in BBL|10, the Heat folded for 115 in pursuit of the Scorchers’ 5-174 at Marvel Stadium. On that occasion leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed did most of the damage with three wickets. The problem the Heat have is they rely too heavily on captain Chris Lynn with the bat, though Labuschagne’s return has helped. The Scorchers just look too well-rounded in this match, with the best bowling attack in the BBL at their disposal. Our final Heat v Scorchers prediction: Scorchers to win.

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