A trio of BBL fixtures are upon us for this weekend as the BetDeluxe cricket gurus go through the best bets.
We get play underway with the Renegades and Thunder doing battle under the roof of Marvel Stadium.
melbourne renegades vs. sydney thunder
january 8th 6:05pm
The Melbourne Renegades will look to build on the high of their win against Brisbane when they play the Sydney Thunder at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.
The Red and Black army have now won two consecutive games for the first time in over a season and half of BBL action, however, the Thunder will prove their stiffest opposition in this patch of form.
Sydney made Perth its bunny again after scoring a six-wicket win under the Duckworth Lewis method on Thursday night and, in doing so, held down third spot on the BBL table.
The bowling form of Gurinder Sandhu is exactly the Thunder wanted him to return to their squad in the first place with the fast seamer taking four wickets against the Scorchers.
This is going to be a hotly contested match.
Just edging the Thunder ahead in this one given their consistency this year and they are a slightly more trustworthy to back than the Renegades who are prone to imploding.
Suggested Bets:
Sydney Thunder head to head at $1.70
G. Sandhu top Thunder bowler at $4.35
brisbane heat vs. hobart hurricanes
january 8th 8:30pm
Hobart Hurricanes trek up to Queensland for a big clash against the Brisbane Heat at the Gabba on Saturday night.
COVID chaos has absolutely battered the Brisbane Heat squad and it has meant they are now the rank outsiders to get another win over Hobart after accounting for them on New Year’s Day.
The Hurricanes, for all the momentum they built at the start of the season, have had all that wave of form halted after fluffing their lines against the Strikers and Heat in their last two outings.
But this game has almost been handed to them on a platter with the amount of omissions from the Heat squad.
Predicting young Ben McDermott to back into his big-scoring ways after two failures at the top of the innings.
Suggested Bets:
Hobart Hurricanes head to head at $1.24
B. McDermott top Hurricanes batsman at $3.40
sydney sixers vs. perth scorchers
january 9th 7:15pm
After being humbled by the Sydney Thunder for the second time in a week, the Perth Scorchers look to hit back with a win against last year’s BBL champions the Sydney Sixers.
Perth might have been stiffed by the Duckworth Lewis method agains the Thunder on Thursday night, but, like any good team, it was no excuse and they need to find their best cricket if they are to beat the Sixers.
The Scorchers are going to be without their gun all-rounder Mitch Marsh yet again after he was called up to the Ashes squad.
But even without his bowling nous and batting prowess, the Scorchers were still able to hold out the Sixers on Tuesday after a quick-fire 45 runs from Aaron Hardie helped guide his squad to a 10-run win.
This game will come down to which top order can hold on early.
Suggested Bets:
Perth Scorchers head to head at $1.65
C. Bancroft top Scorchers batsman at $3.90
