The 2024 Rugby Championship: Argentina Vs Australia Betting Tips (Game 2)
Despite losing five of their last six matches on home soil, Argentina’s Pumas are still warm favourites with betting apps to avenge last weekend’s 20-19 loss to the Wallabies and perhaps keep in touch with the top of the Rugby Championship standings.
The inconsistency of these two teams makes predicting a winner particularly tough, but we’ve found some other markets across the best Australian betting sites to play with confidence.
Argentina Vs Australia Betting Tips: Go Under
Australia’s 20-19 win last week was their lowest winning score in nearly two years and was their third consecutive game to fall short of the main total points handicap.
Bookmakers had forecasted a 27-23 win or thereabouts to Argentina earlier in the week based on totals and lines.
But, with the Wallabies averaging just 16.5 points against Tier 1 opposition since the start of last year, they may struggle to eclipse last week’s effort of 20 points, especially having picked up a few injuries along the way.
Consequently, eight of the Wallabies’ last eight matches saw 50 or fewer total points scored, so both the short and long-term history suggests there could be some value in the ‘unders’.
The Panel's Argentina Vs Australia Prediction 1: Under 50.5 Total Points - 1.9 With PlayUp
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Argentina Vs Australia Predictions:
- Under 50.5 Total Points - 1.9 With PlayUp
- First Half To Be The Highest Scoring Half - 1.78 With Unibet
- Andrew Kellaway To Score A Try - 3.4 With Ladbrokes
When: Sunday 8 September, 5:00am AEST
Where: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Watch: Nine, 9Now, Stan
Best Odds: Argentina 1.53, Australia 2.5
Argentina Vs Australia Betting Tips: Stick With Prolific First Half
The starting debut on the wing of 19-year-old Max Jorgensen, who managed to score just one try from his eight games for the Waratahs during this Super Rugby season, could also impact Australia’s ability to score.
Nonetheless, we’ll be sticking with a trend that served us well last week, even if we scraped in by only one point.
Australian betting sites appear to have caught on and are no longer offering even money for the first half to be the highest scoring half of this match, which has now been the case in nine of the 11 internationals this year to involve either side.
That’s an imbalance too big to ignore when the prices don’t reflect it, and with Argentina surely out to get off to a winning start again, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the majority of points again fall prior to half-time.
Argentina Vs Australia Prediction 2: First Half To Be The Highest Scoring Half - 1.78 With Unibet
Argentina Vs Australia Odds: Move May Benefit Kellaway
Tom Wright’s withdrawal from the XV due to injury has forced Joe Schmidt into a reshuffle that sees Andrew Kellaway shift from wing to fullback, where he made his two World Cup appearances and spent most of the recent Super Rugby season.
Perhaps most importantly, it’s where he scored four of his six tries for the now defunct Melbourne Rebels, whilst his last try-scoring appearance for the Wallabies saw him record a double in the number 15 against New Zealand.
After five starts on the wing this year without success, a move to the back of the formation could be just the reset he needs to get back amongst the scorers.
Given he seems to score more often at fullback than on the wing, the 3.40 on offer at Ladbrokes could be well worth an investment.
Argentina Vs Australia Prediction 3: Andrew Kellaway To Score A Try - 3.4 With Ladbrokes
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