Sharks vs Raiders Prediction

NRL Round 24 • 2026

Model Predicted Final Score

CRO

$1.31

Saturday, August 15 • 3:00pm AEST

31 : 16

Ocean Protect Stadium

CBR

$3.50

Sharks by 15 points

Model Predicted Margin

Sharks by 15

Current Market

Sharks -10.5

4.5 pts edge

Our Bets This Game

H2HSharks to win

$1.31

LINESharks -10.5

$1.90

TOTALUnder 52.5 points

$1.90

MULTISharks -10.5, Under 52.5 points & Ronaldo Mulitalo Anytime Try

$5.92

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Odds correct at time of posting

The Sharks Lost To The Dragons And Canberra Are Still Alive. I Still Make This A Bigger Win Than Ten And A Half Points.

Team lists are in. Cronulla go without Addin Fonua-Blake through suspension and Jesse Ramien through injury, and they get KL Iro back at centre with Siosifa Talakai on the bench. Both outs are already in my number, not something I worked out before the lists dropped, and it still clears the line.

The ladder is not the argument here. How Canberra lose is. When they have to chase they force it, they give up field position, and the game gets away from them in a hurry. That is the bet.

Cronulla have owned this matchup and it has not been close

Canberra have been beaten 40-0 and 32-12 by this Sharks side at their own ground in recent seasons. This has not been a fixture that goes down to the wire. That is a big part of why I am happy backing the Sharks to cover rather than taking the points with the Raiders.

The case against is real, and it is last weekend

Cronulla went down to St George Illawarra last weekend, and laying a big line off the back of a loss is where punters get hurt. That is the genuine reason to leave this one alone. It is not enough to move me. The lists came out no worse than I had them and the matchup has not changed.

Canberra are live, but they get beaten up when they chase

The Raiders pushed Newcastle to six points last weekend and they are not rolling over. They were also beaten 18-42 by the Panthers a fortnight ago. That is what happens to this side once the scoreboard forces them to play catch up, and Cronulla are set up to take advantage of it.

Showers about, and they nudge the total down

There is patchy rain around and a moderate breeze for the Saturday afternoon kick off in Sydney. It is not a washout, so I am not building the bet on it. It just leans a game I already have at forty seven points further away from the fifty two and a half the market wants.

Sharks vs Raiders Tip

I have the Sharks winning by fifteen on Saturday afternoon, comfortably more than the ten and a half the market is asking them to cover.

Sharks vs Raiders Key Stats

Sharks vs Raiders Form Guide

Player Prop Predictions

Jed Stuart to score a try, $2.30. He was back over the line last start, and that’s a try in three of his last six for Canberra. At $2.30 you only need him to find the one.

Siosifa Talakai to score a try, $4.80. Crossed last start and the one before it, so he arrives with a try in two of his last five and the trend pointing up. If Cronulla win the way I expect, $4.80 is a big price for a bloke already scoring in back to back weeks.

Ronaldo Mulitalo to score a try, $1.64. A try in five of his last seven, a double among them, and I have Cronulla winning by fifteen so the chances keep coming his way. $1.64 is short because it is the steadiest leg on the page.

These prop odds are Sportsbet’s, correct at time of posting. Prices move, so check before you bet and take the best one going. Late team changes can knock out any leg.

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