{"id":22266,"date":"2026-08-20T09:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bb-auae-prd-ext-blog-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=22266"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:30:59","slug":"thursday-nrl-tips-5-40-same-game-multi-as-desperate-storm-meet-slipping-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/nrl\/thursday-nrl-tips-5-40-same-game-multi-as-desperate-storm-meet-slipping-panthers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday NRL Tips – $5.40 Same Game Multi as Desperate Storm Meet Slipping Panthers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our best bet for Thursday’s NRL Round 25 clash between the Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers is the Over 43.5 \/ Jenkins to Score \/ Fa’alogo to Score Same Game Multi at $5.40, with Melbourne’s last three games all exceeding 43.5 points and both wingers overdue for a try after scoreless recent outings.<\/p>\n

An intriguing clash kicks off Round 25 of the NRL this Thursday, with the Storm hosting the Panthers at AAMI Park in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers<\/h2>\n

The Panthers have lost back-to-back top-of-the-table clashes, and will be desperate to stop the rot and firm up their claim on a top-two spot.<\/p>\n

Melbourne, on the other hand, need three straight wins and plenty of help to scrape their way into the top eight. They come into this round off the back of a much-needed win over the Sea Eagles, prior to which they’d lost three straight.<\/p>\n

Leg 1 – Over 43.5 Points Total<\/h3>\n

The line is set nice and low for this clash, courtesy of historically tight matches between the Storm and Panthers.<\/p>\n

However, Melbourne’s last three outings have all exceeded this mark, as have 67% of their matches this season.<\/p>\n

While Penrith are tracking at just under 50% of their matches crossing 43.5 points total, circumstances conspire to promise a high scoring game here.<\/p>\n

The Storm are desperate to pull off a late charge into the finals, and the Panthers will be eager to wrestle back momentum for their season too.<\/p>\n

Leg 2 – Thomas Jenkins to Score<\/h3>\n

Jenkins has been kept scoreless in Penrith’s two recent losses, but don’t expect the Panthers’ winger to stay off the scoreboard this week.<\/p>\n

He has 28 tries from 21 matches in 2026, only once failing to score in three consecutive games.<\/p>\n

Expect him to find space down what has been an uncharacteristically leaky Melbourne edge this season.<\/p>\n

Leg 3 – Sualauvi Fa’alogo to Score<\/h3>\n

One of the Storm’s bright lights this season has been Fa’alogo, who has looked brilliant even when those around him have underperformed.<\/p>\n

The fullback is a key cog in Melbourne’s attacking engine, and equally has the kind of x-factor that can conjure up a try against the run of play.<\/p>\n

With 16 tries for the season and one in each of his last three games, Fa’alogo should feature for the home side yet again on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Same Game Multi<\/h2>\n

Over 43.5 \/ Jenkins to Score \/ Fa’alogo to Score = $5.40 <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Value Bet<\/h2>\n

Melbourne have a mathematical chance of making the top eight still, but that goes up in smoke if they lose this one.<\/p>\n

They’re a club who have been a regular fixture in finals footy over the past two decades, so writing them off against an old foe who have lost two on the bounce feels dangerous.<\/p>\n

At $4.50, the four-time champs are good value to pull off an upset here.<\/p>\n

Storm to Win 1-12 @ $4.50 <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our best bet for Thursday’s NRL Round 25 clash between the Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers is the Over 43.5 \/ Jenkins to Score \/ Fa’alogo to Score Same Game Multi at $5.40, with Melbourne’s last three games all exceeding 43.5 points and both wingers overdue for a try after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":20362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1219],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nrl"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22267,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22266\/revisions\/22267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}