Prop Bets: Wests Tigers VS Canberra Raiders 2025-08-30

Raiders: Here to Win. Tigers: Here to Lose?
The Canberra Raiders are one win away from ending a 35-year minor premiership drought, and the Wests Tigers are here to make it look easy. Literally. The books are so confident in Canberra that the Raiders are a -14.5-point favorite (BetUS: 1.83), which is basically asking the Tigers to magically teleport 14 points into existence. Good luck with that, Wests.

Key Stats & Odds:
- Moneyline: Raiders at 1.18 (84.7% implied), Tigers at 4.31 (23.2%).
- Totals: Over/Under 51.5 points (BetUS: 1.83 for both). DraftKings oddly splits it at 49.5, but we’ll assume the universe is just messing with us.
- Raiders have won 9 of 10 games this season; Tigers have lost 9 of 10 against them since 2018. Last win at GIO Stadium? 2018. That’s older than some players on the field.

Player Props?
None listed. Probably because no bookmaker is stupid enough to offer odds on the Tigers scoring a try.

Prediction:
The Raiders will win this game like a well-oiled machine—if the machine is named “Xavier Savage” and he’s currently on a beach sipping piña coladas. Without their star winger, Canberra will rely on Kaeo Weekes (last game: golden-point hero) to keep the Tigers’ offense in a perpetual state of confusion.

Final Score Prediction: Canberra 28, Wests Tigers 12.
Why? Because the Tigers’ only chance is if the Raiders’ kicker suddenly develops a vendetta against the team.

Place your bets. Or don’t. The Tigers’ chances are about as real as a “free money” email. 🏈

Created: Aug. 30, 2025, 4:43 a.m. GMT