NRL Betting Picks and Analysis for First Finals Week 2 Games

One of the most important weekends of the NRL season takes place this weekend, as the final two spots in the Preliminary Finals will be determined.

All four sides will still have their sights set on the Grand Final on October 1, but which teams will keep their dreams alive this weekend with huge victories to set up the Preliminary Finals?

Below is the betting information needed ahead of the first Finals Week 2 matchups along with the NRL betting lines offered by MyBookie Sportsbook.

NRL Betting Picks and Analysis for First Finals Week 2 Games | MyBookie Rugby Betting Preview

2023 National Rugby League | 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia
Finals Week 2 of the NRL season
Friday, September 15th – Saturday, September 16th, 2023

Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters

NRL Odds: Storm -11.5; Roosters +11.5 / Storm -416; Roosters +333 / O/U 40.5
Friday, September 15th, 2023 at 5:50 a.m. EST
AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia

The first of the two semi-finals in the NRL this weekend will take place on Friday as the Storm welcome the Roosters to Melbourne. Melbourne will be looking to get back on track following a thumping defeat against the Broncos last weekend, but their overall form remains strong, as they have won four of their last five.

Their chances this weekend are certainly enhanced based on the fact that they won each of the two regular-season matchups between the sides this season, but this weekend, they will come up against a much different Roosters outfit.

However, Sydney have won just four of their eleven matches at AAMI Park, meaning that a huge showdown against the Panthers in the Preliminary Finals could be an outside bet.

The Storm have dominated the previous encounters between the sides, as they have won seven of the last eight. However, the Roosters often come alive at this point of the season, as they have won eight of their 12 finals matches, which includes three in four against the Storm. There is a very big case to be made that the visitors could upset the odds this weekend and register a seventh straight win.

NRL Finals Week 2 Pick: Sydney Roosters +324 | Bet Storm vs. Roosters Today
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New Zealand Warriors vs Newcastle Knights

NRL Odds: Warriors -4.5; Knights +4.5 / Warriors -188; Knights +147 / O/U 41.5
Saturday, September 16th, 2023 at 2:50 a.m. EST
Go Media Stadium, Auckland, Australia

The second of the semi-finals will take place on Saturday morning in New Zealand, as the Warriors host the Knights. The hosts finished the regular season in fourth place overall, as they won 16 of their 24 matches. However, they are in need of a response after losing each of their last two, which includes a 32-8 defeat against the Panthers last weekend.

Newcastle finished just a place below the Warriors in the regular standings, but the confidence around the camp will be high after a narrow 30-28 win in their first post-season match against the Raiders last weekend. They appear to be hitting form at just the right moment, as they have won each of their last ten matches.

A victory this weekend would equal the Knights’ best-ever winning sequence, but they have landed just eight victories from 22 visits to Go Media Stadium. This will be the first time since 2008 that the Warriors have played a home final match, and they come into the fixture in excellent home form after winning their last four.

However, it could be challenging to overlook the dominant streak that Newcastle are on, and they will be favored among many this weekend to pick up a fifth win in sixth against the Warriors to set up a Preliminary Final date next weekend.

NRL Finals Week 2 Pick: Newcastle Knights +159 | Bet Warriors vs. Knights Today
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The NRL final standings of the competition will be determined by the results of the remaining rounds of the regular season and the final series.

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