Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder match prediction 51st match

Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | Best Bets to Win Money

The Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder will face each other on the 51st match of the 2020-21 Big Bash League season which is due to take place at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Thursday, January 21.

Adelaide Strikers is all set to fight it out against Sydney Thunder for the first time this season, at their home ground in Adelaide. The two teams have only two matches against each other left to battle and the standings are so close. Adelaide Strikers are currently in 6th place with 24 points, while the Thunder are at 3rd place with 27 points. With four points being awarded for every match, it's crucial for both the teams to win, if they want to stand a chance to get into the knockout phase and it is going to be an exciting matchup. Sydney Thunder have won the last 3 matches against Adelaide, and are the favourites to win, while they scraped 2 wins off the last 5 matches played in the season and Strikers got 3 wins in the last 5 games. While I cannot predict the result of the match, I have gathered winning bets from the market to make the match a profitable one for you.

Sam Billings to score over 20.5 runs

The English Striker has shown some impressive feats with his piece of willow in his first season for the Thunder. Billings has scored a total of 3469 from 170 innings, at an average of 23.92 in his career. Sam Billings has played 8 matches for the Sydney Thunder, all in this season, and he scored a cool total of 220 runs at an average of 31.43. He has played only 2 matches at the pitch, where he scored an impressive 40 runs against the Strikers, and he scored 33 runs against the Sixers on Friday. Billings might have started the season on a low, but since then he has come out and shown his worth and played well in the games that mattered. LeoVegas.com is offering odds of 1.86 for Sam Billings to score over 20.5 runs and you should put your money on him.

Sydney Thunder to score the Highest Opening Partnership

This is another safe bet to go for, where you have an extremely high chance of winning. Sydney Thunder has Alex Hales and Usman Khawaja as their openers, and with such hard-hitting talents, they have been performing really well in their opening partnerships. They have scored a total of 473 runs from their opening partnerships in the 12 matches, at an average of 39.41. If we compare this to Adelaide Strikers, who have been changing the openers and Phil Salt, Jake Weatherald, Alex Carey and Matthew Renshaw have all opened for the Strikers and in the 12 matches they have played they have scored a total of 308 runs from their opening partnerships, at an average of 25.66. So we know that Sydney Thunder fares considerably better than the Adelaide Strikers when it comes to scoring from opening partnerships and the bowling performances from the teams have been quite similar, and both teams have conceded similarly from their opening partnerships. Bet365.com has offered odds of 1.90 for Brisbane Heat to get the highest opening partnership from the coming match. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.76 for Sydney Thunder to have the highest score at the 1st dismissal.

Sydney Thunder to hit most match 4's

This season has been full of unexpected twists, but Thunder have managed to score boundaries throughout the season pretty consistently. Sydney Thunder have scored 158 boundaries from 10 complete matches they have played, at an average of 15.8. Adelaide Strikers have managed to score only 144 boundaries, that too from 12 complete matches, with an average of 12.89. This is extremely favourable for our bet as Thunder have scored 14 more boundaries than the Strikers from 2 fewer matches. Even if we look at their performances for the last 5 matches played in the season, Thunder hit 79 fours from their last 5 games, while Strikers hit 62 fours, which is how their averages align too. Sportsbet.io is offering the best odds for this bet at 1.82 for Sydney Thunder to hit the most Match 4's and putting money on this bet, is money in your pocket.