The second round of the Gallagher Premiership gets underway this weekend with Saracens looking for a big bounce back against Bath.
Friday 20 October
Newcastle 39/20 | Draw 20/1 | Gloucester 44/100
Handicap
Newcastle (+5.5) 17/20 | Gloucester (-5.5) 17/20
Newcastle fell to a 26-34 defeat at the Rec last week while Gloucester bagged a one-point win over Quins. This will be a tight one at Kingston Park but the Cherry and Whites should have the goods by a narrow margin.
Get on Newcastle on the plus.
Saturday 21 October
Northampton 41/100 | Draw 20/1 | Bristol 21/10
Handicap
Saints (-5.5) 17/20 | Bristol (+5.5) 17/20
Saints fell to a five-point defeat to Sale in Manchester in round one and will be up against it facing a Bristol outfit fresh off beating Leicester 25-14 at Ashton Gate. While they should manager to earn a positive result, it won’t be by much.
Get on the Bears on the plus.
Saracens 57/100 | Draw 20/1 | Bath 31/20
Handicap
Saracens (-4.5) 9/10 | Bath (+4.5) 9/10
Sarries, obviously missing so many England stars, conceded 11-tries in a comprehensive 10-65 hammering to Chiefs at Sandy Park. They take on a Bath outfit here that just earned a solid eight-point win over Newcastle and who will certainly give Mark McCall’s a good run.
This should be another tight affair, and the rejuvenated visitors could well be on the right end of it at the end of the eighty.
Leicester 13/20 | Draw 20/1 | Sale 13/10
Handicap
Leicester (-3.5) 17/20 | Sale (+3.5) 17/20
Tigers were beaten 14-25 away in round one against the Bears, while Sale earned a five-point win over Saints at home. Again the home side is favoured to win here and in this case it would probably be wise to have a small strike on Leicester.
Get on Sale on the plus.
Sunday 22 October
Harlequins 47/100 | Draw 20/1 | Exeter 37/20
Handicap
Harlequins (-4.5) 17/20 | Exeter (+4.5) 17/20
Quins could come unstuck against high-flying Exeter here considering the latter’s routing of Saracens a week ago. The hosts fell at Gloucester 28-29 a week ago and may be hard-pressed to stop a red hot Chiefs outfit.
Quins on the plus.
