Hunslet vs Huddersfield Prediction: HuddI expect a competitive performance from Hunslet

At John Charles Centre for Sport, Hunslet will play Huddersfield in round 1/16 of the Challenge Cup. The two teams are coming off a win. Which team wins this one? I look into the previews of this game and offer betting predictions. 

Hunslet

Hunslet are coming off a 10-50 win against Lock Lane in the round 1/32 of the Challenge Cup. In that encounter, Hunslet pulled off a 0-26 win in the first half and then a 10-24 win in the second half. In the meantime, Hunslet head into this game with a winning run of five matches, defeating Midlands, Rochdale, Keighley, and Swinton in that run. While they head into this game, the home team is the underdog, but they will hope to extend their winning run. 

Huddersfield

Huddersfield will be confident of pulling off a solid start in this Challenge Cup as they take on Hunslet for the first time in their history. In their last match, Huddersfield took on Castleford in the England Super League back in September last year, which they won. Heading into this game, Huddersfield have two wins in their last five matches, with one coming against London Broncos. In other encounters, they lost to Salford, St Helens and Warrington Wolves.

Expert Betting Tips

Huddersfield are a good side and I do not see them losing here. However, looking at Hunslet as a team, they have not gone under the radar too much and I expect them to compete. This is going to be a tight contest, and looking at the level of play of the two teams, I will back Hunslet to cover the spread despite the odds in each half.

Our first option is a handicap W1 (+44.5) with odds at 1.80 on Bet365

Our second option is first half handicap W1(+20.5) with odds at 1.78 on 1Xbet

Our last option is handicap W1 (+43.5) with odds at 1.85 on Betway