New Zealand vs Argentina Prediction: New Zealand to start this

New Zealand and Argentina will begin their 2024 Rugby Championship season at Sky Stadium in Wellington. In this one, the All Blacks are heavy favorites. Can the Los Pumas, despite coming off a defeat in the last meeting of this fixture, win?

New Zealand will look to defend their Rugby Championship title win last year as they look to make it back-to-back title wins. Last year, this team had the most points, 14, compared to their closest rivals, South Africa, who scored 9. 

However, New Zealand's run of games into this tournament saw them win three, coming against England in back-to-back games and Fiji all in friendly encounters. In fact, this team has just one defeat in their last nine encounters.

Argentina come in as underdogs in this fixture, and they will head to Wellington having to prove themselves. In the previous year's tournament, this team finished third in the standings with 5 points, scoring 67 goals and conceding 94. 

In the meantime, Argentina boast of consecutive wins into this 2024 Rugby Championship tournament. In those matches, Argentina defeated France and Uruguay. Yet, it is worth noting that Argentina suffered three successive defeats before those wins, coming against New Zealand, England, and France. 

New Zealand are just too good for Argentina, and it is clear with the winning chances. In the meantime, while I expect Argentina to prove stubborn here, I still do not see them proving a point, looking at how the previous meetings of this fixture have ended. Take New Zealand to win this game with a huge gap, a game that should end with many points.