NRL Friday: Broncos v Eels betting tips, prediction & odds, round 1, 2021

Welcome to our Brisbane Broncos v Parramatta Eels match preview, prediction and odds update for their NRL clash at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on Friday, March 12.

This is the second NRL match on Friday night with the earlier match pitting the Newcastle Knights against the Canterbury Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium.

The Broncos-Eels match has attracted plenty of attention, as new coach Kevin Walters attempts to turn around the fortunes of a once-powerful club that fell all the way to the wooden spoon last season.

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The Broncos were simply woeful, losing their last 11 games of the season for a 3-17 record, and conceding more than 100 points more than the second-worst defensive team in the competition for 2020.

Walters’ first job will be to stiffen up that defence, but in Parramatta they meet a hardened outfit who crashed out of the finals in consecutive matches last season but were by no means disgraced.

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Broncos and Eels team news for round 1

The Broncos have swung plenty of changes in the off-season. Losing star forward David Fifita to the Gold Coast Titans was probably the biggest blow personnel wise. They are also without star centre Kotoni Staggs, who suffered an ACL tear late last season, and prop Payne Haas, who is suspended until round four. Winger David Mead joins the Broncos to add some much-needed experience to a young back line, while Brodie Croft leads the team at halfback.

Parramatta have called in former Cowboy Tom Opacic in place of veteran centre Michael Jennings, who was  suspended for an alleged performance-enhancing drugs violation. Recruits Keegan Hipgrave (Titans) and Isaiah Papali’i (Warriors) start on the pine for their Eels debut.

Read on for our Broncos v Eels tips and winner prediction for their NRL clash on Friday, March 12.

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Broncos v Eels odds

Kick-off: 7.05pm local time (8.01pm AEDT)
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Head to head odds: Brisbane $3.35, Parramatta $1.33
Line betting: Brisbane (+8.5 points) $1.91, Parramatta (-8.5 points) $1.91
Match total: 40.5 points: over $1.90, under $1.90

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Broncos v Eels free betting tips

Below our NRL betting expert has highlighted his free Broncos-Eels betting tips for Friday’s game.

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Brisbane Broncos v Parramatta Eels prediction 12-3-2021

There is no doubt the Broncos will improve this season … things just cannot get worse than they were in 2020 when everything went wrong. But they look a little light on in the forwards against a Parramatta team that was No.1 by a mile in offloads last season. The Eels will try to outmuscle the Broncos through the middle and they are likely to have success as the match wears on in what could be wet conditions. Our Broncos v Eels prediction: Parramatta to win by eight points.

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Broncos v Eels lowdown

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