Super League - Round 24 - Leeds Rhinos vs Wigan Warriors

Leeds Rhinos vs Wigan Warriors (+8/12pts)
Another infamous week in the Warriors camp after being deducted 2pts for breaching the salary cap during last years campaign, the Lancashire club now find themselves in the midst of the basement battle again, a place they thought they have seen back of, until now.
Wigan's confidence rocked? One would certainly think so!
Tomorrow they cross over the Pennines to face their old Yorkshire rivals Leeds Rhinos, a daunting task to say the least.
After losing 4 games on the bounce some would argue that there has never been a better time to play the Rhinos, who are without their marksman Danny McGuire. However they have not been far off the mark in the last two Super League games, narrowly losing to league leaders Saints and Hull, certainly no disgrace.
Have some bookmakers over reacted to Leeds’ semi plight in recent weeks, by only giving up 8pts against a team fighting for Super League survival?Will be interesting to see how Wigan’s key powerhouse, Stuart Fielden, fares against ex-Bradford teammate Jamie Peacock, no love lost one imagines. Fielden, who has managed to recover from an injury last week, will also be up against fellow GB prop Jamie Thackray, what a clash of the heavyweights that is sure be.
Thackray, along with Kiwi test center Clinton Toopi, will be making his home debut for the Rhinos.
32pts is what the Rhinos score on average at Headingley, they will get close to that total tomorrow (if weather is good) despite McGuire not playing. Wigan may cross the line a couple of times (3 max), but Leeds can more than match Wigan up front in the pack and have the skills of Sinfield, Walker and Burrow in the backs to unlock the Warriors’ defence.
You also have to ask yourself the following; will Wigan have one eye on next weeks 4-pointer at home to the Huddersfield Giants?
Leeds: Donald, Walker, Senior, Burrow, Bailey, Diskin, Peacock, Lauitiiti, Ellis, Sinfield, Millard, Poching, Jones-Buchanan, Gibson, Kirke, Tansey, Thackray, Toopi.
Wigan Warriors: Ashton, Calderwood, Dobson, Fielden, Fletcher, Godwin, Hansen, Higham, Hock, Logan, McAvoy, O'Loughlin, Orr, Paleaaesina, Radlinski, Richards, Tickle, Vaealiki.
Recommendation: Leeds Rhinos –8pts @ 1.90 blue square (2pts)
Prediction – Leeds win by 16pts
(Scale – 1-5pts)
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