Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades match prediction 42nd match

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | Bets to Win Big

The 42nd match of the Big Bash League will take place between Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Sunday, the 17th of January.

This is the first time the two teams will face off in the season, and the renegades have lost to every other team at least once, with 8 losses from 10 games. The Stars, on the other hand, have been pretty equal-footed, and won 4 games and lost 5 games, with Sydney Sixers being the only team they have only lost to, as they won a game against the other teams. Stars are the favourites to win in this game, and they have also won 4 out of the 5 previous games against the Renegades, two of which were held at the MCG. The market in the game has many explosive bets, and I have picked some of the bets with top odds that are most likely to win.

Melbourne Stars total sixes to be over 5.5

This bet will allow you to double your money, and I have also included the safest bet in the match for you. Melbourne Stars have had a tremendous record when it comes to hitting sixes. In this season alone, Melbourne Stars have hit 8.38 sixes on average from their 8 complete matches. With the batting prowess of Fletcher, Stoinis, Hilton, Cartwright, Larkin, who are all hard hitters and regularly hit the bigger boundaries. Not only that, Melbourne Stars have hit over 5.5 sixes in 8 out of their 9 games, which includes their game against Brisbane which had only 10 overs because of rains. I further looked at Melbourne Renegades' bowling record, and the team has been conceding Sixes at a pretty high rate. From their 9 complete matches, they have conceded 58 sixes, at an average of 6.44 and it looks like money in our pockets. If you want to go for a safer bet, LeoVegas.com has offered the odds of 1.79 for Melbourne Stars to hit over 4.5 Sixes, while Sportbet.io has offered the odds of 2.00 for Melbourne Stars to hit over 5.5 Sixes.

Melbourne Stars to hit most Match 4's

I have another bet which allows you to win almost double your money. The two teams have played enough matches with their full squads to give us an idea of how many fours they are going to be hitting and conceding. Melbourne Renegades have managed to hit 93 fours from the 9 complete matches they have played, this is an average of 10.33 fours per match. The Melbourne Stars have hit 89 boundaries from the 8 complete matches they have played, at an average of 11.13, this is only a little better for the Stars, and not conclusive for our bet. If we further look into the boundaries conceded by both the teams, things get a lot clearer. While both teams conceded more fours than they hit, Melbourne Stars conceded a total of 97 fours from 8 matches, at an average of 12.125, while Melbourne Renegades conceded a total of 132 fours from 9 matches, at an average of 14.67. This is a very big difference, and LeoVegas.com has offered odds of 1.96 for Melbourne Stars to hit the most match 4's.

Shaun Marsh to score Over 23.5 Runs

The Australian youngster has a great track record with his piece of willow out on the pitch, and he always looks like he is delivering with such ease. Shaun Marsh has a career average of 38.47 from 193 matches, and while he has had both good and bad performances in the season, his record against the Stars is outstanding. Marsh has played 20 matches for the Renegades and scored a total of 696 runs at an average of 34.80, he has played against the Stars in 7 matches, and he scored a massive 352 runs, at an average of 58.67! He scored less than 23.5 runs in only 1 out of the 7 matches against the Stars. I further looked at his record at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and he has scored a total of 262 runs there, from 8 games at an average of 37.43. Even in this season of the BBL, from the 8 matches he played, he has scored 247 runs, at an average of 30.88. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Marsh to score over 23.5 runs, and you should definitely go for this bet.