Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat match prediction 2nd match

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The 2nd match of the Big Bash League will take place between Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Friday, the 11th of December.

The Big Bash League begins on the 10th of December, and the second match will be between the runners-up of the previous season, Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat. The teams will face for the first time at Manuka Oval in Canberra. Brisbane Heat has won 3 of the 5 previous games these teams have faced, including beating Stars at their home ground in the last season. This exciting match brings new players like Andre Fletcher and Nicholas Pooran playing for Melbourne Stars and Tom Cooper and Jack Wildermuth for Brisbane Heat. While Brisbane Heat also lost a lot of talent like Ben Cutting and Matt Renshaw who have both switched sides, and AB de Villiers and Tom Banton, who will not be able to play this season. While Melbourne Stars also have to deal with the loss of Johnny Bairstow who has been called for international duties to the English team, the Stars are still looking likely to come up top. I have assorted the best team bets from the match, you can go through them and bet on them to make a lot of money.

Total 6's hit by Melbourne Stars to be under 6.5

While not the most profitable bet in the market, this is the safest bet in the market for sure. Melbourne Stars played well throughout the previous season, but the average number of sixes they hit in the last season was just 4.41 from the 12, twenty over matches they played. They were able to score over 7 sixes on only 2 occasions in the 12 matches. Furthermore, if we look at the 5 previous encounters between the two teams, Melbourne Stars were unable to score over 6 sixes in any match. Melbourne Stars has even played one match in Manuka Oval before, back in 2018, and the number of sixes they hit in the match was 3. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.63 for Melbourne Stars to hit under 6.5 Sixes, and this is a sure thing.

Total match 4's to be under 26.5

I have found another winning bet in the market for you. In the last 5 matches that the two teams have faced each other, the total number of fours hit have been as follows: 19, 23, 21, 19, 26 with the total being under 27 in all the matches and with an average of 21.6 from the 5 matches. We can look further at the number of fours scored by the teams in the last 5 matches they played individually:

Melbourne Stars: 5, 18, 8, 6, 13

Brisbane Heat: 6, 9, 3, 4, 1

This shows that Melbourne Stars hit on an average of 10.0 fours in the last 5 matches and Brisbane Heat averaged at 10.6 for their last 5 matches. These numbers show that the teams will pull short of the target of 26.5 total boundaries of the match and that is where we should put our money. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.84 for the total match sixes to be under 26.5 and I have already placed the bet.

Brisbane Heat to have an Opening Partnership over 17.5 runs

While Sam Heazlett and Chris Lynn are fine batsmen, the dynamics between the two are just world-class. Brisbane Heat managed to score an opening partnership over 17.5 in just two of the last 5 matches but the average of the partnerships from the 5 matches was 27.8. What is most interesting is, in the last 5 head to head encounters between the teams, the opening partnerships by Brisbane Heat were as follows: 24, 29, 157, 31, 101, and as we can see they did not score below 24 runs in any match and the average of their partnerships in the 5 matches was 68.4. LeoVegas.com has offered odds of 1.87 for Brisbane Heat to have an opening partnership over 17.5 runs which has a high winning chance.