Stars v Renegades betting tips, prediction & odds; BBL match 42 Preview

Welcome to our Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades betting tips, winner prediction and odds analysis for Game 42 of the 2020-21 Big Bash League at the MCG on Sunday, January 17.

This is the first Melbourne derby of BBL10 and there is a yawning gap in terms of performance between the Stars and Renegades this season.

The Stars are sitting in fourth place on the table but can’t afford a slip-up against the bottom-placed Gades if they want to launch a serious title challenge.

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The Stars have lost Pakistan paceman Haris Rauf for the rest of the tournament after he was called up for a Test series against South Africa. But they have pace bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile ready to resume after injury and he could be swung straight into the action.

This match screams danger though as the Renegades would loving more than the scupper the campaign of their great rivals, who have finished runner-up the past two seasons but have not won a BBL title.

Renegades captain Aaron Finch has already indicated he will return to open the batting instead of coming in at No.4 and will adopt a more aggressive approach as he attempts to overcome a personal form slump.

Read on for our free Stars v Renegades tips ahead of their T20 clash in Melbourne on Sunday, January 17.

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Stars v Renegades BBL teams

Melbourne Stars (possible):  Andre Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Nic Maddinson, Hilton Cartwright, Seb Gotch (wk), Adam Zampa, Sam Rainbird, Nathan Coulter-Nile/Liam Hatcher, Billy Stanlake.

Melbourne Renegades (possible): Aaron Finch (c), Shaun Marsh, Noor Ahmad, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper (wk), Mackenzie Harvey, Peter Hatzoglou, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Imad Wasim, Beau Webster.

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Stars v Renegades BBL odds

Head to head odds: Melbourne Stars $1.70, Melbourne Renegades $2.15.

Man of the match betting:
$7 Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis
$9 Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh
$11 Andre Fletcher, Adam Zampa
$12 Sam Elliott
$13+ others

Top run scorer Stars odds:
$3.25 Marcus Stoinis
$4 Glenn Maxwell
$4.50 Andre Fletcher
$6 Nick Larkin
$6.50 Hilton Cartwright

Top run scorer Renegades odds:
$3.50 Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh
$5.50 Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Rilee Rossouw
$7.50 Beau Webster
$9 Jake Fraser-McGurk

Top wicket-taker Stars odds:
$3.50 Adam Zampa
$4.50 Liam Hatcher, Zahir Khan
$5 Billy Stanlake, Sam Rainbird
$5.50 Tom O’Connell

Top wicket-taker Renegades odds:
$3.25 Kane Richardson
$4.50 Noor Ahmad
$5 Peter Hatzoglou, Will Sutherland, Josh Lalor, Imad Wasim
$5.50 Jon Holland, Jack Prestwidge

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Stars v Renegades betting tips

Our cricket tipsters have examined the odds and found several Stars v Renegades tips for Sunday night’s BBL clash.

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Stars v Renegades prediction 17/1/2021

As we said this is a big danger game for the Stars even though the Renegades have been woeful at times this season. T20 is a funny game in that it a couple of outstanding individual performances can decide a match. We sense an upset brewing. Our final Stars v Renegades prediction: Renegades to cause a shock.

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