Richmond Tigers vs Port Adelaide Prediction: Richmond Tigers as the Favorites

Richmond Tigers will be taking on Port Adelaide at the historic MCG stadium. According to stats and bookmakers, we can pick the Tigers as the favorites to win the upcoming encounter. Richmond Tigers are coming of a close defeat against Sydney (106-100), whereas the Port Adelaide are coming off a win against Essendon (66-50). Both teams will be trying to hold onto their nerves and win. 

Going in the game, Richmond Tigers will be the favorites to win at home. With a 6-5 win record and 1079 points so far, Richmond is quite in a comfortable position. However, their opponents wouldn’t be leaving the field open, as they will look to take on the imbalanced side of the Tigers. Tigers will be missing out on J. Lynch, Kane Lambert, and Noah Balta. Richmond has a pretty significant winning record at MCG as they have won 5 out of the last 6 games. Moreover, their winning margin has been greater than 31 points in their last 5 wins, making them likely the favorite dominators for tomorrow. 

• B: D.Grimes, R.Tarrant, J.Gibcus
• HB: D.Rioli, N.Vlastuin, L.Baker
• C: H.Ralpmith, J.Short, K.McIntosh
• HF: J.Castagna, S.Edwards, S.Bolton
• F: D.Martin, I.Soldo, J.Riewoldt
• FOLL: T.Nankervis, D.Prestia, T.Cotchin
• I/C: N.Broad, J.Graham, J.Ross, M.Rioli

Port Adelaide seems very confident as they are coming off a decent win against Essendon Bombers (66-50). They even enjoyed three consecutive wins against North Melbourne Kangaroos (46-115), Western Bulldogs (86-69), and St Kilda Saints (42-43). Going in the game, Port Adelaide is averaging 74.4 points per game which is quite ordinary against top teams of the league. Sam Hayes will be sitting out alongside players who are benched or rested due to injuries. 

• B: T.Jonas, A.Aliir, D.Houston
• HB: R.Burton, T.Clurey, D.Byrne-Jones
• C: K.Amon, W.Drew, T.Dumont
• HF: Z.Butters, T.Marshall, C.Rozee
• F: R.Gray, C.Dixon, S.Powell-Pepper
• FOLL: J.Finlayson, O.Wines, T.Boak
• I/C: S.Motlop, R.Bonner,K.Farrell, S.Hayes

We will be witnessing a nail-biting encounter indeed, as both teams will try to extend their points lead from the very first half. The team winning the first half will be likely to win the game. The home side is expected to score around 100+ points, whereas the visitors' might fall short by 25-30 points.

• Richmond Tigers to Win for 1.51
• Total Over 160.5 for 1.85
• Handiсap Port Adelaide (+12.5) for 1.90