Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers match prediction 1st match

Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | Best Bets to Win Money

The 1st match of the Big Bash League 2020-21 season will take place between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Thursday, the 10th of December.

The Big Bash League is finally upon us and the first match of the season is going to be between the defending champions, Sydney Sixers and Hobart Hurricanes. In the last 5 encounters between the teams, Hurricanes won 4 matches while Sixers won 1 match. The last time Sydney Sixers won in the home ground of Hobart Hurricanes, was back in 2015, and the match is skewed for the Hurricanes to win, will they be able to convert it? I have picked the top odds from the match, for you to bet and win money from, have a look and go win some money.

Will Jacks to Score Over 20.5

The English batsman was signed on to Hobart Hurricanes for the 2020 season, he has had really consistent batting performances and is known now for his clean hitting style. He has played 36 matches with Surrey Lions and scored 681 runs at an average of 25.22. We know he is in good form because, in the last 10 matches that he played in September and October of this year, his average was 42.85. He has played a total of 13 matches in the year and racked up 309 runs, averaging at 34.33. This will be Will Jacks’ first match for Hobart Hurricanes and LeoVegas has offered odds of 1.86 for the youngster to score over 20.5 runs.

Josh Phillipe to score over 23.5

Josh Phillipe has had a solid career, with 37 matches to his name and an average of 31.29 from them. One of the brighter prospects to come forth from Australia in recent years, Josh Phillipe had a nominal season when he played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore this year, but he had an excellent year from the Sydney Sixers right up to the victory of the team. He has played 31 matches for the Sixers and scored a total of 791 runs at an average of 34.39 and his average from his last 10 matches is 35.88. He has faced Hobart Hurricanes in 4 matches and has an average of 42.67 from them! Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Josh Phillipe to score over 23.5 runs and this seems highly likely.

Hobart Hurricanes to have the Highest Opening Partnership

The two teams have really good openers, with D’Arcy Short and Colin Ingram to open for the Hurricanes and Daniel Hughes and Josh Phillipe most likely to open for the Sixers. While all these batsmen consist of some of the best talents in the Big Bash League, a look at the opening statistics tells us a more complete tale. The opening partnerships in the last 5 matches played head to head by the teams, are as follows

Hobart Hurricanes: 26, 67, 32, 4, 81
Sydney Sixers: 5, 6, 17, 15, 29

As we can clearly see, Hurricanes had much better opening partnerships in 4 of the 5 matches.

Moreover, the average of partnerships in the last 5 matches played by the two teams are 63.80 and 42.20 for the Hurricanes and Sixers respectively. As we can see, the statistical likelihood of Hobart Hurricanes to win the Highest Opening Partnership is pretty high. What is further sweetening the deal is that RoyalPanda.com has offered odds @1.89 for Hobart Hurricanes to win the Highest Opening Partnership.