Club 20 NRL Tipping Point: Putin Loves Cowboys

Last updated: Mar 11, 2021, 8:29AM | Published: Mar 11, 2021, 1:50AM

The 2021 NRL footy season is shaping up to be a ripper with some uuuuge names signing on to the Club 20 tipping roster to help our tipsters claim glory, riches and.... no that’s it, it’s just those two. Damn.

Despite repeatedly explaining to the front bar faithful that they shouldn’t listen to these idiot ‘experts’ and should instead simply follow the predictions of the Stats Insider NRL model which runs 10,000 match simulations for each and every game, and has been killing it for three bloody seasons, these drongos continue to back their ever-expanding guts in new and increasingly stupid ways.

But we try to keep everyone happy here, so we went out and scouted some ‘expert’ analysis to go with the actual expert data.

And we found some!

If NRL fans thought getting Arrow to the burrow, or luring Fifita south down the M1 were coups, they are about to lose their collective shit because Club 20 is starting the 2021 tipping season with none other than Russian President, Vladimir Putin.

That’s right, Stats Insider’s NRL model will really need to be on its game first up here because the male model from Moscow knows his stuff.

In fact, according to his press secretary Vlad ‘has been following the sport for last 327 years, he knows Ruby Leg like back of strong, masculine hand’.

Shots fired model!

DISCLAIMER: All bets/picks mentioned are accurate as of 11th March at 1:30pm. The model predictions are dynamic and will update up until the match.

Storm v Rabbitohs

Putin: Lightning has struck me 18 times, it is strong, would destroy little rabbit.

The Model: Bunnies.

Knights v Bulldogs

Putin: A mounted man, with armour, will kill dog easily, whatever breed, but if he falls, it would be interesting fight. I would like to watch this and make bet. Save me seat in shirtless section.

Model: Knights.

Green Smiley Watch: Model has discovered a decent edge on the Overs at 38.5.

Broncos v Eels

Putin: How will Eel kill wild horse? Is this fight in water or land? Ferguson has hands like feet. The horse will win.

Model: Eels

Green Smiley Watch: The model has spied some value for the Donkeys to hold the +9.5 line at home in the opener.

Titans v Warriors

Putin: My grandfather told stories of prowess of Murdoch-Masila, I have posters on walls in seven of my palaces. BMM Anytime Try Scorer is sneak play. Warriors.

Model: Titans.

Roosters v Sea Eagles

Putin: Aah yes, Nikolai speaks fondly about his little chickens at Davos and on family vacations to Black Sea. I have Roosters beanie and pencil case. They easily defeat feeble Eagles.

Model: Roosters.

Green Smiley Watch: The model has spied some value in the Totals market, liking the Over 43.5

Panthers v Cowboys

Putin: What! Cowboys at 29% probability? Nyet nyet nyet nyet nyet. This piss take. Cowboys are strong and handsome. This best greatest song in world. I want to be a Cowboy, baby.

Model: Panthers.

Green Smiley Watch: Model spying value in the Totals market here for the Over 40.5.

Raiders v Tigers

Putin: Tigers strong, almost as strong as me, world champion tiger wrestler. Raiders can be quietly buried, bribed or sent to gulag, not so Tigers, who bite and scratch if try. I know. Tigers easily victory.

Model: Raiders.

Dragons v Sharks

Putin: This is tough choose. Both creatures I would like to wrestle. How many heads does the Dragon possess? In any case, I go Dragons.

Model: Sharks.

Ok so there you have it, special thanks to Vlad for taking the time out of his busy schedule to provide his insights.

For those less inclined to follow the words of foreign dictator, be sure to make the Stats insider NRL Match Pages part of your pre-tipping, and pre-punting routine.

Markets adjust, factors change – the model runs every game 10,000 times and is constantly updating so don’t waste such awesome data. Harness it and fly up those tipping comp leaderboards!

If you have any suggestions as to who we can add to our Guest Tipsters for 2021, feel free to let us know over on our Club 20 twitter page.

Leave you with this to start your NRL betting/tipping and DFS prep, a song from the year Ben Murdoch-Masila debuted. Enjoy!

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Hedge

Cruelly denied sporting glory due to recurring shin splint complaints and an aversion to warm-up laps, Hedge now spends his days golfing, fishing the leaves out of the Club 20 pools and identifying value plays in PGA, AFL, AFLW and T20. All you really need to know about him is he's more than comfortable taking 3I off the tee on a Par 5, and more than capable of pulling driver off the deck second shot.