So to the reasons behind my biggest bet of the season so far are as follows, My Salford City Reds selections this week vs Leeds Rhinos at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Salford come into the game against Leeds on the back off a 'Salford City Reds 16-32 Wigan Warriors' defeat against the Champions but it wasn't as easy as the scoreline suggests with Wigan also going over for a late TRY at the end, According to City Reds fans there were plenty of positives to take out of the game and had they taken their opportunities in the match and not come up against one of the competitions Elite teams in Wigan it could well have been a tense finish. Salford are virtually at full strength for the visit to Headingley with skipper Daniel Holdsworth and Prop Ryan Boyle likely to overcome minor injuries that forced them to pull out of last week's match against Wigan, Leeds Rhinos on the otherhand come into the game on the back of successive defeats 'Leeds Rhinos 26-36 Harlequins RL' & last weeks 'Warrington Wolves 40-24 Leeds Rhinos' clash in which Leeds were lucky that some slack Warrington defence towards the end of the match allowed the scoreline to look much more respectable than the performance deserved.
Leeds will go into fridays home game against Salford with major selection problems as they are without a specialist senior prop after all five were ruled out through injury or suspension (England captain Jamie Peacock (Knee Surgery), Ryan Bailey (Groin Surgery), Kylie Leuluai (Torn Pectoral), Luke Burgess (Knee Injury) & Ben Cross (1 Game Suspension) which effectively means if the forwards aren't their to lay the platform for the backs to exploit it could be a long hard night for Leeds, Coach Brian McDermott has had to draft in young Cumbrian forwards Jared Stewart and Brad Singleton who have yet to make their Super League debuts into his 19 Man Squad, Hooker Danny Buderus (Broken Nose) is also another fresh injury doubt but indications suggest he will play due to the injury crisis which also consists of fellow 1st Team Regulars Brett Delaney (Ankle Injury) & Key Man Danny McGuire (Knee Ligaments), With Carl Ablett & Brent Webb only just returning from injuries themselves. The weather in Leeds is atrocious at the minute and strong winds and rain are scheduled around game time tomorrow this indicates the game will have to be played through the forwards and this will delight Salfords forward Pack who will look to dominate a very lightweight looking Leeds side, With all the injuries and the current form of Leeds (Whos fans aren't currently impressed with how the team are performing and should they fall behind early the fans will be on their backs adding extra pressure) who average 30.5 points against them per game i can't honestly believe that the Bookmakers are offering a +16 Handicap advantage to Salford City Reds in a game in which i truely believe that Salford have very realistic possibilities as will their players that they can win this game straight up, Salford do have a habit of keeping games with Leeds competitive over the last two years in which Leeds have had a much healthier and stronger squad available to them than they do Friday.
Previous Recent Meetings:
13/04/2009 - Leeds Rhinos 20-30 Salford City Reds
11/09/2009 - Salford City Reds 24-30 Leeds Rhinos
19/02/2010 - Leeds Rhinos 22-10 Salford City Reds
25/07/2010 - Salford City Reds 22-31 Leeds Rhinos
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, It's just so unpredictable in Super League at this moment in time, How Wigan won the match against Huddersfield i don't know especially by that margin, The Giants just couldn't get over the line and they had more than enough chances, It looks like Salford pulled out the performance i was expecting from them last week.