Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes match prediction 43rd match

Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes | Best Team Bets in the Market

The 43rd match of the Big Bash League will take place between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Monday, the 18th of January.

Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder will clash for the 2nd time this season, with the first battle going to the Thunder, who won by 39 runs when the teams fought at Perth. Sydney Thunder is currently at 23 points from 10 matches and Hobart Hurricanes are at 19 points from 10 games. This puts Sydney Thunder on the 2nd place in the points table, trailing to the defending champions, the Sydney Sixers, while Hurricanes are on the 6th spot in the table. Sydney Thunder have won 4 of the last 5 matches between the teams, and also won the only match the teams faced at Manuka Oval. They are the favourites to win the match, but I have picked the best team odds from the market, which are likely to get you the most returns on your investment.

Sydney Thunder to have the Highest Opening Partnership

This bet is a winner with great odds, and we can base that on the performances by the teams this season. D'Arcy Short and Ben Mcdermott are opening for the, and while they have had their moments, they are still underwhelmed by the opening partnership of Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales, who open for Thunder. If we look at the past performances by the teams, in the last 5 matches in the season Thunder had a total of 185 runs (44, 30, 59, 0, 52) from their partnerships and while they were off to a rocky start they have come back with grit and an average of 37.0, this includes their partnership against the Hurricanes where they made 59 runs in the last game. On the other hand, the Hurricanes have scored 82 runs (8, 36, 23, 15, 0) from their opening partnerships, at an average of 17.1, and they scored 39 runs against Sydney Thunder. The other thing that is pretty convincing for this bet is, Sydney Thunder have conceded 155 runs from the opening partnerships in the last 5 matches, at an average of 31.0, which is lower than the average they score at, while the Hurricanes have conceded 211 runs from the last 5 matches, at an average of 42.2, and these numbers speak highly of Sydney Thunder. Bet365.com is offering odds of 1.80 for Sydney Thunder to have the highest opening partnership.

Sydney Thunder to hit the most Match 4's

I have a bet here that will allow you to almost double your money! This is a frontier where Thunder have an obvious advantage over the Hurricanes. Hobart Hurricanes have hit a total of 126 fours (19, 10, 10, 12, 14, 12, 11, 13, 10, 15) from the 10 matches they have played this season, this is an average of 12.6 fours per match. Sydney Thunder, on the other hand, have also hit a total of 126 fours (13, 16, 15, 15, 20, 11, 17, 19) from the 8 matches they completed at a massive average of 15.75 fours per match. You may have observed that Hurricanes crossed 16 fours only once, while Sydney Thunder had an average of 15.75 fours. Even in their match against each other at Perth, Sydney Thunder hit 17 furs, while Hobart Hurricanes managed to hit only 10 fours. Now that we have established that Thunder have been hitting more fours than the Hurricanes, let's look at the number of fours being conceded by the teams. Sydney Thunder has conceded 90 fours from 8 matches at an average of 11.25 fours per match, while Hobart Hurricanes have conceded 130 fours from 10 matches at an average of 13.0. This shows that Sydney Thunder hit more 4's on average and concede fewer 4's than Hobart Hurricanes. LeoVegas.com has offered odds of 1.80 for Sydney Thunder to hit the Most Fours.

Sydney Thunder to hit the most Match 6's

I have a bet here that is not only a winner but will allow you to almost double your money. In the 10 matches of the season, Hobart Hurricanes have hit a total of 54 sixes(5, 8, 6, 8, 2, 5, 7, 9, 2, 2), while Sydney Thunder have hit a total of 59 sixes (4, 9, 5, 12, 10, 9) from their 8 matches. If numbers aren't your thing, let me simplify that for you, that's an average of 5.4 sixes per match by the Hurricanes and 7.38 sixes per match by the Thunder. This is automatically conducive for our bet, and while the Hurricanes have conceded sixes at the same rate they have hit them, conceding 58 sixes from the 10 games at an average of 5.8. Sydney Thunder have a marked difference in the rates they have conceded sixes, as they have conceded 47 sixes from the 8 games, at an average of 5.88. This includes their previous game, where Sydney Thunder hit 4 sixes, and the Hurricanes managed just half of that at 2 sixes in the game. The kicker for this bet is Sportsbet.io is offering odds of 1.99 for Sydney Thunder to hit the most match 6's