2022 NRL Round 3: Early mail and betting leans for each game

Read on for NRL Round 3 early mail and betting leans for each game…

NRL Round 3: Dragons vs Sharks, Thursday night

Early prediction: Close
The value: Total points under at TopSport

• How Moses Mbye handles the move to 9 will be key for the Dragons chances
• Sharks riding high off a strong win, but the Dragons are at home and playing tough footy
• Tough game to pick, market about right

NRL Round 3: Tigers vs Warriors, Friday night

Early prediction: Warriors
The value: Warriors H2H at TopSport

• Both teams winless, but with the Tigers missing one of their few solid players in Jackson Hastings
• Warriors have been a little unlucky in their losses and are going better than the Tigers
• At Campbeltown and backs against the wall, the Tigers could come out firing.

We’ve got some BLOCKBUSTERS in #NRL Round 3! 🍿 pic.twitter.com/jGSLL5c3Df

— NRL (@NRL) March 23, 2022

NRL Round 3: Souths vs Roosters, Friday night

Early prediction: Close
The value: Total points under at TopSport

• Souths are still struggling due to Cody Walker’s poor form
• Roosters bounced back strongly, but Manly were poor again
• Will be an emotional affair and another game where points are hard to come by

NRL Round 3: Panthers vs Knights, Saturday afternoon

Early prediction: Knights to surprise
The value: Knights +12.5 at TopSport

• Big injury news will centre on Nathan Cleary and James Fisher-Harris for the Panthers
• Kalyn Ponga and Daniel Saifiti are likely to return and the Knights look strong
• Very keen on Knights at the plus here, they are being criminally underrated

NRL Round 3: Storm vs Eels, Saturday afternoon

Early prediction: Storm
The value: Eels +4.5 at TopSport

• Harry Grant has COVID and although Brandon Smith could play, this is huge loss
• Eels have not been great so far this year, losing to the Sharks and just scraping home against Titans
• I think the Eels are a chance of covering but doubt they will win against the gritty Storm

NRL Round 3: Raiders vs Titans, Saturday night

Early prediction: Raiders
The value: Raiders H2H at TopSport

• Error riddled Raiders were hopeless against the Cowboys, but can bounce back at home
• Titans were lucky in their win against the Warriors and are not going as well as people think
• Raiders to bounce back at home, but not tipping this with much confidence

A number of HUGE names could return in #NRL Round 3! 👀

— NRL (@NRL) March 22, 2022

NRL Round 3: Broncos vs Cowboys, Sunday afternoon

Early prediction: Closer
The value: Cowboys +5.5 / Total points under at TopSport

• Broncos defence has been awesome and they look a different team
• These games are always close and I expect no different, with the Cowboys form line understated
• Both team teams are defending very well

NRL Round 3: Manly vs Bulldogs, Sunday night

Early prediction: Closer than expected
The value: Bulldogs +10.5 at TopSport

• Manly has had two tough games to start the year, so it’s hard to gauge just how bad they are
• Bulldogs have copped some unfair criticism and despite their clunky attack, show some real grit in defence.
• Doggies copped a few tough calls last week and I think they are right in this game

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