Essendon Bombers vs Melbourne Demons – AFL Gather Round Saturday betting preview

ESSENDON: $3.75 (through Betr)

MELBOURNE: $1.30 (through bet365)

Adelaide Oval, Saturday, 4.10pm

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WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT

• The Demons have received 13 of their final 14 interstate video games.
• Melbourne has lined the road seven of the final eight occasions they’ve performed at Adelaide Oval.
• Essendon haven’t crushed Melbourne as soon as since 2016.

THE MATCH-UP

Both Essendon and Melbourne have began the season 3-1, however not all 3-1 information are created equal.

The Demons have shrugged off any considerations of a sluggish begin and regardless of a spherical 2 loss to Brisbane they’ve crushed the Bulldogs, Swans and demolished the Eagles, whereas the Bombers have triumphed over the Hawks, Suns and Giants: not precisely a murderers row.

Melbourne has additionally received three straight matchups in opposition to the Bombers and 5 of the previous six video games between the pair, with Essendon profitable as soon as since 2016.

This is the second (Essendon – 395.5) and third (Melbourne – 378.5) highest disposal groups within the AFL, and every group has seen three of their 4 video games hit the whole factors over. In reality, six of the previous seven video games Melbourne has performed have gone over the whole factors line as effectively.

• Total factors Over/Under: Over 157.5: $1.87 (through TopSport)

SEE THE BOMBERS FLY UP?

Essendon head into this conflict as longshot, virtually four-goal underdogs, however the Bombers have appeared spry and assured beneath new coach Brad Scott: they’ve been grinding out wins and never bottling it in moments they’d have prior to now.

It additionally helps that Darcy Parish has a extreme case of leather-based poisoning from all of the gathering of the capsule he’s been doing, having ripped off 30+ touches in 4 straight video games this season

Jake Stringer additionally introduced that he was again final week with a outstanding torpedo bomb and has additionally gone for no less than two objectives in seven of the final 10 video games he’s performed in opposition to the Demons.

DEE-LICIOUS TIMES

The Demons pulled off the anticipated demolition job on the Eagles final week and after three straight wins over the Bombers, will head into this sport filled with confidence that they’ll out-muscle and outclass this Essendon group.

Last time they met Clayton Oliver had a mammoth 38 disposal outing and will very simply do the identical once more to a group that enables 374.5 disposals a sport.

With Max Gawn out and Brodie Grundy pressed into the ruck, essentially the most underrated ahead within the league – Bayley Fritsch – has stepped up and booted three majors in three straight video games.

FIRST GOAL KICKER

With Adelaide within the exuberant grip of Gather Round, search for Kozzie Pickett to come back out with a gap assertion for the ages: he’s kicked the primary aim of the sport 4 occasions because the begin of final season. He might very simply accomplish that once more.

THE PICK

Based on the soccer the 2 groups have performed this season, the Demons are a category above the Bombers.

At Adelaide Oval their Christian Petracca and Oliver-led midfield ought to dominate in opposition to a Bombers midfield unit that enables an excessive amount of in the best way of simple disposals and Pickett, Fritsch, Ben Brown, and Jacob van Rooyen might run rampant up entrance.

DEE-LIGHTFUL DISPOSALS MULTI

• Mason Redman – 20+ disposals

The Redman has gone for over 20 in 4 straight to begin the yr

• Will Setterfield – 20+ disposals

The former Blue has been a revelation on the ball for the Bombers and gone for 21+ in six straight video games now.

• Dylan Shiel – 25+ disposals

Shiel loves going in opposition to the Demons, having dropped 25+ in eight straight video games in opposition to them.

• Clayton Oliver – 30+ disposals

At the Adelaide Oval Clarry has delivered 31+ in seven of eight video games

• Kysaiah Pickett – 2+ objectives

Kozzie has booted 2+ in 4 straight video games exterior of Victoria.

• Bayley Fritsch – 3+ objectives

Bayley has booted 3+ in three straight: it ought to be 4.

SIX-LEG MULTI @ $27.35 (through Ladbrokes)

[all odds as of April 13]

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Originally revealed as Essendon Bombers vs Melbourne Demons – AFL Gather Round betting preview Saturday April 15