Sea Eagles vs Sharks Prediction

NRL Round 21 • 2026

Model Predicted Final Score

MAN

$2.34

Sunday, July 26 • 4:05pm AEST

22 : 23

Brookvale Oval

CRO

$1.61

Sharks by 1 points

Model Predicted Margin

Sharks by 1

Current Market

Sharks -3.5

2.5 pts tighter

Our Bets This Game

H2HSharks to win

$1.61

LINEEagles +3.5

$1.96

TOTALUnder 46.5 points

$1.87

MULTIEagles +3.5, Katoa, Saab & Olakau’atu To Score

$5.72

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Odds correct at time of posting

The Sharks Arrive on a Winning Run and Own the Recent History Between These Two. But at Brookvale, the Value Sits With the Sea Eagles and the Points.

The winner is the easy part. The Sharks are the form side, they’ve owned this matchup, and this week they get three men back from injury and illness. The value is whether Manly can keep it tight at home, and we think they can.

Cronulla Are Peaking at the Right Time

The Sharks roll in on a three game winning run, sitting fourth and chasing a top two finish. They get three men back from injury and illness, and with Nicho Hynes steering, they control a game as well as anyone. Winning here is the safe part of this card.

The Sea Eagles Have Hit the Skids

The Sea Eagles have lost four of their past five and slid from third to ninth, and now they lose Tom Trbojevic to a hamstring with Lehi Hopoate shifting to fullback. That’s why we’re not backing them to win, and why the market has them at arm’s length.

Why the Points Are the Play

Here’s the value. The Sea Eagles tend to lift at Brookvale, and a proud home side digs in rather than folds. We only need them to stay within three points, and two stingy defences point to a lower score than the market fears.

The Danger Is a Cronulla Runaway

Here’s the honest risk. These two have produced blowouts before, with the Sharks racking up 40 in more than one recent meeting, and a hot side that finds top gear busts both the line and the under. If the reshuffled home backline leaks early, the value evaporates fast.

Eagles vs Sharks Tip

Sharks to win a tight one, but the Sea Eagles to cover the +3.5 at home as the points stay under 46.5.

Eagles vs Sharks Key Stats

Eagles vs Sharks Form Guide

Player Prop Predictions

Lehi Hopoate to score a try: we make it about a $1.75 chance. He has crossed for a try in four of his last seven. Anything longer than our number wherever you bet is the value side.

Ronaldo Mulitalo to score a try: we make it about a $1.75 chance. He has crossed for a try in four of his last seven. Anything longer than our number wherever you bet is the value side.

Jason Saab to score two or more tries: we make it about a $2.33 chance. He has crossed twice or more in three of his last seven. Anything longer than our number wherever you bet is the value side.

Haumole Olakau’atu to score a try: we make it about a $1.67 chance. He has crossed for a try in three of his last five. Anything longer than our number wherever you bet is the value side.

William Kennedy to score a try: we make it about a $2.33 chance. He has crossed for a try in three of his last seven. Anything longer than our number wherever you bet is the value side.

The combo, our price $2.92. Katoa, Saab and Olakau’atu each to score a try, covering both sides of the game. Sione Katoa has crossed in four of his last five; Jason Saab has crossed in five of his last seven; Haumole Olakau’atu has crossed in three of his last five. Multiply their records together, pricing any perfect run like it can end, and the trio lands about $2.92; more than that on offer is paying over. No bookie runs a named three player each to score market like this.

The multi, our price $5.72. The combo plus our tip above, Eagles +3.5 at $1.96. Our combo chance into the line odds lands it at $5.72.

The prices against each prop are our own assessed chances, built from the players’ recent game logs. They are not bookmaker quotes: check the current price wherever you bet, and anything longer than our number is the value side. The line leg of the multi uses the match odds on this page. Late team changes can knock out any leg.

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