South Sydney Rabbitohs v Melbourne Storm: NRL Saturday preview

Melbourne Storm will look to keep the heat on at the top of the NRL ladder when they face an injury-ravaged South Sydney Rabbitohs on Saturday.

The Storm sit fourth on the ladder, and well placed to mount a premiership push, and another two points will be the order of the day against the bunnies.

Craig Bellamy’s side have a great record against Souths, and it will take a big upset to reverse that trend on Saturday.

The Rabbitohs have been missing key players and more were added to the injury list against the Bulldogs last weekend.

However, when Wayne Bennett is your coach you cannot be written off and Souths will be ready to put up a fight at Accor Stadium.

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Melbourne Storm betting preview

Mitchell named for Souths

Gun fullback Latrell Mitchell has been named to play after State of Orgin and bunnies fans will be praying he comes through unscathed.

Mitchell will be key to Souths chances of causing an upset and he can be backed at 2.70 to score a try at anytime.

Souths do not have a great record against the Storm, winning just two out of the last 13 games.

Their recent form at Accor Stadium is not great either, winning one out of the last four, so the odds are stacked against them.

It is going to take a mammoth effort to get one over on Melbourne, and they can be backed at 5.00 to win by 1-12 points.

Origins stars return for Storm

Melbourne Storm are also relying on their State of Origin stars being able to back up against the Rabbitohs.

Cameron Munster, Harry Grant and Xavier Coates are among those named to play, and will be big inclusions for the Storm.

The Storm head into the game on the back of wins over the Cowboys and Titans and are ticking along nicely.

They also have a solid record at Accor Stadium, winning 19 of the 30 games they have played at the Sydney venue.

On average they are scoring 33 points per game this season, and can be backed at 1.90 to win by over 30.5 points.

Meanwhile, they are also available at 1.87 to run wild against the Rabbitohs and win by 13+ points.

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South Sydney Rabbitohs v Melbourne Storm odds

South Sydney Rabbitohs - 4.00
Melbourne Storm - 1.25

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