The Lions will look to continue their unbeaten run in their 2011 Currie Cup when they travel to Newlands this Friday night. They come up against a relatively young Western Province side, that have a had a mixed Currie Cup campaign this far, only winning two of their five games.
At the time of writing the betting sits Western Province as favorites:
WP 17/20
Lions 12/10
Draw 25/1
History is not on the side of the Lions at Newlands as the past results read as:
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| Strauss will be aiming for another Lions win |
Lions 12/10
Draw 25/1
History is not on the side of the Lions at Newlands as the past results read as:
2010: WP 32 - 0 Lions
2009: WP 25 - 20 Lions
2008: WP 14 - 6 Lions
2007: WP 18 - 13 Lions
2006: WP 30 - 28 Lions
2008: WP 14 - 6 Lions
2007: WP 18 - 13 Lions
2006: WP 30 - 28 Lions
However, the Lions have beaten Western Province in every encounter they played at home too in the last 5 years!
Lions have thus far managed to beat the Bulls at Loftus (albeit having none of their Springboks), as well as the Griquas in Kimberley (which is never an easy fixture). WP have lost to the Sharks at home, as well as drawing with Griquas in the 1st game of the season.
This should be an evenly matched game, and is shown in the variation of the handicaps:
WP (-1.5) 17/20 vs Lions (+1.5) 19/20
WP (-2.5) 19/20 vs Lions (+2.5) 17/20
WP (-2.5) 19/20 vs Lions (+2.5) 17/20
Lions have thus far managed to beat the Bulls at Loftus (albeit having none of their Springboks), as well as the Griquas in Kimberley (which is never an easy fixture). WP have lost to the Sharks at home, as well as drawing with Griquas in the 1st game of the season.
The Lions have been the form side of the Currie Cup thus far, and their confidence is showing more and more throughout this campaign. In a Rugby World Cup year, they have chosen the right time to come into their own, as they enter each game with a set squad. I think that this is the year of the Lions, and they should be come out tops against Western Province this weekend.
Other matches to watch this weekend are the
Blue Bulls (2/7) vs Griquas (3/1) - Handicap (Bulls -8.5)
Sharks (1/50) vs Leopards (15/1) - Handicap (Sharks -27.5)
Cheetahs (1/11) vs Pumas (7/1) - Handicap (Cheetahs -16.5)
Blue Bulls (2/7) vs Griquas (3/1) - Handicap (Bulls -8.5)
Sharks (1/50) vs Leopards (15/1) - Handicap (Sharks -27.5)
Cheetahs (1/11) vs Pumas (7/1) - Handicap (Cheetahs -16.5)
All matches include Draw prices. Opposite team on the handicaps will be a plus.
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