Queensland and New South Wales will start the subsequent chapter of their fierce rivalry on Wednesday morning (11:05, Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion) once they conflict in State of Origin Sport 1 at Suncorp Stadium.
Alex Jack offers his greatest bets in his Queensland vs New South Wales prediction piece, in addition to all of the important group information and match odds for the showdown in Brisbane.
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Beginning with Queensland, the hosts begin with a pack that features Moeaki Fotuaika, Harry Grant, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, Reuben Cotter, Jeremiah Nanai and Patrick Carrigan.
The Maroons go together with a backline of Daly Cherry-Evans, Cameron Munster, Valentine Holmes, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Robert Toia, Xavier Coates and Kalyn Ponga.
As for New South Wales, Mitchell Barnett, Reece Robson, Payne Haas, Liam Martin, Angus Crichton and Isaah Yeo begin within the forwards.
Within the backs, Nathan Cleary, Mitchell Moses, Lomax, Latrell Mitchell, Stephen Crichton, Brian To’o and Dylan Edwards.
Match Odds, Queensland vs New South Wales
Regardless of enjoying at residence, Queensland are the 13/10 underdogs to win Sport 1, whereas New South Wales are 4/6 to depart Brisbane with the victory.
A draw after 80 minutes is on the market at 18/1, whereas the Blues are 7/5 to be main at each the half-time and full-time whistles.
New South Wales -3.5 handicap @ 5/6
Suncorp Stadium has not historically been a contented searching floor for the Blues over time, with New South Wales shedding six of their final eight video games in opposition to Queensland there.
Nonetheless, a 14-4 win of their final go to to Suncorp within the deciding recreation of the 2024 State of Origin has proven this Blues facet are able to being victorious in Brisbane.
New head coach Laurie Daley has named lots of the identical gamers who claimed that well-known win at Suncorp for the sport on Wednesday morning and this skilled New South Wales facet can fall on the best facet of the handicap right here.
The entire Blues facet have gamers with 100 or extra particular person NRL appearances and that have may also help them ship back-to-back wins at Suncorp for the primary time since 1997-98.
Zac Lomax anytime tryscorer @ 10/11
A key determine within the Blues’ Origin success final yr, winger Lomax will likely be hoping to have an analogous collection this time round.
Lomax scored a strive within the opening recreation final yr at Accor Stadium in Sydney earlier than he went on to bag himself a brace of tries in Sport 2 on the Melbourne Cricket Floor.
Scoring two tries in his final recreation for the Parramatta Eels in opposition to the Newcastle Knights earlier than becoming a member of up with the New South Wales camp, Lomax is a winger in kind and is value contemplating within the anytime tryscorer market on Wednesday.