{"id":88655,"date":"2026-07-24T02:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=88655"},"modified":"2026-07-24T02:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:22:36","slug":"north-queensland-cowboys-vs-brisbane-broncos-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/07\/north-queensland-cowboys-vs-brisbane-broncos-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos: Predictions, Odds &amp; Betting Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>North Queensland Cowboys take on Brisbane Broncos at QLD Country Bank Stadium this Saturday. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know before you bet.<\/p>\n\n\n<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-nrl-icon.svg?v=20260707b#north-qld-cowboys\"><\/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;\">North Queensland Cowboys<\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">Brisbane Broncos<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">7:35pm, Saturday 25 July | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bet-on\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Cowboys\u00a0@ $2.15,\u00a0Braidon Burns\u00a0Anytime Try @ $2.02\u00a0&#038;\u00a0Scott Drinkwater\u00a0Anytime Try @ $2.65\u00a0<\/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-nrl-icon.svg?v=20260707b#brisbane-broncos\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Back to almost\u00a0full strength\u00a0last week, we\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have been surprised by what the defending\u00a0champs\u00a0dished up against Penrith. With his forwards winning the ruck and his halfback hitting good spots on the field, Reece Walsh was set up for success with the ball in hand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite the big result, Brendan Piakura is a significant loss for a Broncos left edge that has struggled for continuity and cohesion this season. Expect this slingshot Cowboys attack to make a target of that channel and cash in through the ballplaying of Scott Drinkwater in the second- or\u00a0third-layer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tips\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Best:<\/em> Cowboys @ $2.15<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Anytime Try Scorers:\u00a0<\/em>Braidon Burns @ $2.02 &amp;\u00a0Scott Drinkwater @ $2.65<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Same Game Multi:\u00a0<\/em>Cowboys +\u00a0Braidon Burns Anytime Try +\u00a0Scott Drinkwater Anytime Try @ $6.73<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\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\/rugby-league\/nrl\/north-queensland-cowboys-vs-brisbane-broncos\/d9752ba5-12b5-49d3-ac5a-c7863ffe220b\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open sport_event\" data-tr-label=\"d9752ba5-12b5-49d3-ac5a-c7863ffe220b\" data-tr-event-id=\"d9752ba5-12b5-49d3-ac5a-c7863ffe220b\"  \n          >North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos Odds &amp; Popular Betting Markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick look at the current odds and popular betting markets for the North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos matchup.<\/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\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"NRL\" data-event=\"nrl-20261112160\" data-market=\"Line {{2.5}}\" data-sport=\"rugby_league\" 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=\"NRL\" data-event=\"nrl-20261112160\" data-market=\"First Try Scorer\" data-sport=\"rugby_league\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Queensland Cowboys take on Brisbane Broncos at QLD Country Bank Stadium this Saturday. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know before you bet. North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos 7:35pm, Saturday 25 July | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Cowboys\u00a0@ $2.15,\u00a0Braidon Burns\u00a0Anytime Try @ $2.02\u00a0&#038;\u00a0Scott Drinkwater\u00a0Anytime Try @ $2.65\u00a0 Back to almost\u00a0full strength\u00a0last week, we\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have been surprised by what the defending\u00a0champs\u00a0dished up against Penrith. With his forwards winning the ruck and his halfback hitting good spots on the field, Reece Walsh was set up for success with the ball in hand.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Despite the big result, Brendan Piakura is a significant&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":88384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10177,10159,6],"tags":[1400],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-88655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nrl-tips-head-to-head","category-nrl-tips","category-rugby-league","tag-nrl-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":"","tip_date":"24\/07\/2026","event_country":"Australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88656,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88655\/revisions\/88656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88655"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=88655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}