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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Penrith Panthers Tips – Round 26

Bulldogs can secure top-4 with a win; Panthers prioritise rest with top-4 unlikely. • THU 7:50 PM AEST • Accor Stadium

By FreeMultiTips • 30 Aug 2025, 7:29 pm •AEST

Same Game Multi

$8.60

Confidence 67%

Bulldogs -19.5 $1.90
Over 43.5 $1.90
Jacob Preston anytime try-scorer $2.70

Why: All legs tell the same story: Dogs dominate territory and right edge against a youthful Panthers unit; Burton kicks to corners, middle wins weight of possession; Dogs can post 30+ with bench impact.

Best Value Tryscorer

$2.70

Jacob Preston anytime try-scorer

Right-edge lane vs Panthers left has conceded 22 Preston owns a 44% season strike (8/18) and runs hard lines off Burton and Galvin price sits in the sweet $2.50-$2.80 band.

Other props: Matt Burton anytime ($2.80), Stephen Crichton anytime ($2.30), Connor Tracey anytime ($2.50), Marcelo Montoya anytime ($1.68)

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Tempo & Territory

Expect a Bulldogs-forwarded game where the middle sets the tone. With Kikau sidelined, Curran’s work rate plugs the left edge while King and Hughes should own the ruck against a Panthers pack led by Eisenhuth and sprinkled with rookies. Canterbury’s yardage has been strong even in defeat, and Burton’s long kicking should pin a youthful back three and invite repeat sets. Tracey’s support play and Kiraz’s set starts compress the Panthers’ line, opening early shifts and short balls to the Dogs’ right. Penrith’s halves pairing of Cole and Schneider will steer competently, but without the usual punch around the ball, territory is likely to tilt blue-and-white. If Soni Luke brings spark through the middle, Penrith can generate a few quick rucks, yet sustained field position favors Canterbury, whose bench (Mann, Tupouniua, Suluka-Fifita, Mahoney) keeps the tempo high.

Form, Stakes & H2H

Bulldogs sit 3rd with seven wins from nine at Accor in 2025 and come off a brave loss in Melbourne despite a 10-3 line-break count. Penrith have dropped back-to-back golden point games after a mid-season surge, but this week’s profile matters more than their season baseline: Cleary rests 16 first-choice players and fields a low-experience 17 with multiple debutants. H2H leans heavily to Penrith (eight straight), and the Dogs have not beaten them at Accor since 2018, yet that dominance was built by the very core that is sitting out. Ladder-wise, a Bulldogs win virtually locks a top-4 berth; Penrith’s focus is health for finals. Read less into the Panthers’ usual metrics here; this is effectively their second team.

Lanes & Bets

The cleanest script is Dogs by a margin with points on their right. Bulldogs have 14 tries at RW and 9 from R2RF, and the Panthers’ left edge has conceded 22. That targets Kiraz and, more value-wise, Preston. Props have also crossed 13 times for the Dogs, so crash plays near the posts remain live off Mahoney or Mann. Penrith’s best chance is their left corridor where the club’s LW/LC production is typically strong, but finishing efficiency is uncertain with debutants. Betting-wise, Bulldogs -19.5 aligns with the territory and fatigue edge; Over 43.5 rides the idea that Canterbury can reach the low-30s and force the total up late. For ATS, Preston at around $2.70 fits the lane, price, and strike profile better than short wings. Correlate a simple SGM: Dogs -19.5, Over 43.5, Preston anytime, all telling the same story of right-edge dominance and a comfortable Canterbury cover.

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