{"id":86713,"date":"2026-06-11T03:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?post_type=betting-info&#038;p=86713"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:19:20","slug":"melbourne-vs-essendon-predictions","status":"publish","type":"betting-info","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/betting-info\/melbourne-vs-essendon-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne vs Essendon: Predictions, Odds &amp; Betting Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/neds\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg?v=20260515a#melbourne-fc\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; align-items:center; text-align:center; column-gap:5px; font-weight: 700\">\n            <div class=\"team_1\" style=\"flex-direction:column;\">Melbourne<\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">Essendon<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">Saturday 13th June 2026 11:15 AM<\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/neds\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg?v=20260515a#essendon-bombers\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p>Melbourne take on Essendon at MCG this Saturday. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know before you bet.<\/p>\n<p>A quick turnaround for the Dees following a narrow eight-point win over the Pies on Monday. Brody Mihocek will be out indefinitely after fracturing his neck, but the Dees won&#8217;t be too concerned against a Bombers outfit averaging the third-fewest goals in the league. That said, the Dons surprised Melbourne at Gather Round earlier in the year, running out seven goals winners thanks to a masterclass from Nate Caddy and Archie Roberts. Essendon dominated the clearances and played with an aggressive attacking edge, lapping up the wet conditions to show some signs of life. Things have gone south since then, but the Dees could be just as vulnerable coming off an emotionally charged King&#8217;s Birthday win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: Bombers to Cover (+30.5 Points) @ $1.90<\/strong><\/p>\n        <div class=\"teams-tip-button\">\t\t\t\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/australian-rules\/afl\/melbourne-vs-essendon\/46637e08-0703-476d-b728-eafaa866bcf3\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"betting-info\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open sport_event\" data-tr-label=\"46637e08-0703-476d-b728-eafaa866bcf3\" data-tr-event-id=\"46637e08-0703-476d-b728-eafaa866bcf3\"  \n          >Melbourne vs Essendon<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melbourne vs Essendon Odds &amp; Top Betting Markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the latest odds and most popular betting markets for Melbourne vs Essendon ahead of their Round 14 clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"AFL\" data-event=\"champion-129901403-90-50\" data-market=\"Match Betting\" data-sport=\"australian_rules\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"AFL\" data-event=\"champion-129901403-90-50\" data-market=\"First Goal Kicker\" data-sport=\"australian_rules\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"AFL\" data-event=\"champion-129901403-90-50\" data-market=\"Line {{-29.5}}\" data-sport=\"australian_rules\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"AFL\" data-event=\"champion-129901403-90-50\" data-market=\"Winning Margin 1-39\" data-sport=\"australian_rules\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-86713","betting-info","type-betting-info","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/betting-info\/86713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/betting-info"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/betting-info"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/betting-info\/86713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86714,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/betting-info\/86713\/revisions\/86714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86713"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=86713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}