Saturday, December 26

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades
Thunder to Win ($1.91)

The Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades will each be confident in their chance of winning when they two sides clash at Manuka Oval on Saturday evening.

The Thunder needed their first match against the Stars to tune up, but they have been terrific in the wake and enter this match off the back of consecutive wins over the Heat and the Scorchers.

The Renegades have been the exact opposite. They snuck home in their first match against the Scorchers, but they have barely fired a shot in the wake.

At publish, both sides are tied at quotes of $1.91, and I simply cannot figure that out. More than happy to stick with the Thunder.

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars
Sixers to Win ($2.10)

A replay of last season’s decider and a possible preview of this season’s decider will be contested between the Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars on the Gold Coast on Saturday night.

The Sixers were pretty rusty in their campaign opener against the Hurricanes, but they are another side that simply hasn’t looked back, and they have won each of their two subsequent matches.

Their form has also been franked by the Hurricanes losing just one of four matches and topping the table at Christmas.

The Stars’ roster is once again full of talent, and they are already well on their way towards another finals berth.

I personally cannot split these two sides currently, and for that reason alone, I am happy to take the value around the Sixers as outsiders.