Auckland Aces vs Canterbury Kings match prediction 9th match

Auckland Aces vs Canterbury Kings | Best Bets in the Market

The 9th match of the George Pie Super Smash is scheduled to take place between Auckland Aces and the Canterbury Kings at Eden Park Outer Oval in Auckland on Sunday, the 3rd of January.

Auckland Aces have now played three matches this season against Central Stags, Otago Volts, and Wellington Firebirds, and they lost all three matches. Canterbury Kings, on the other hand, completely dominated Otago Volts and won by 61 runs in the only match they have played in the season. Auckland Aces have a batting powerhouse in their team with the combined talents of Beghin, Solia, Phillips, and both the O’Donnell brothers. While Canterbury Kings also have a solid batting lineup, their bowlers have performed really well in the past and curbed Otago Volts at a total of 124 runs in 18.4 overs. The teams have faced each other 28 times in the last 15 years, where Auckland has won 20 matches and the Kings have only managed to win 8, in fact the Aces have even won 4 of the last 5 matches. To make the match even more exciting, I have picked the top bets from the market for you to bet on.

Chad Bowes to Score Over 23.5 Runs

I want to start with an easier bet. Chad Bowes, the youngster from South Africa, has been extremely impressive while playing for the Kings. In his 5 years with the team, he has played 39 innings and scored a total of 1110 runs with an average of 30.00. He has shown some terrific batting prowess against the Auckland Aces and it shows in his numbers. His average against the Aces is resilient at 25.14 from 8 innings with a total of 176 runs scored. His performance on the pitch has also been pretty stable at 24.0 from the 4 matches he has played there. What is completely convincing for this bet is the following two factors, He has played 7 matches in 2020 and with a total of 358 runs scored, he has an average of 51.14! The other factor was his performance against Auckland in the previous season. In the last season, he scored 116 runs against the Aces from 2 games, and he scored above the required target in both games. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Chad Bowes to score over 23.5 runs

Canterbury Kings to hit the most Sixes

I have a market here for you which is not only strong but will also allow you to make more than double your money. We can start seeing how the Aces are performing based on the three games they have played this season. The total number of Sixes hit by the Aces from the three matches is 16 ( 7, 5, 4) at an average of 5.33, while the Kings hit 6 sixes in the match against the Volts. While this favours our bet, it’s not convincing on its own. If we look at the number of sixes the teams conceded, we get a better picture. The Aces conceded 32 sixes (6, 13, 13) from their three matches, at an average of 10.67 while the Kings conceded only 3 sixes in the only match they played, which is a stark difference and speaks volumes about the difference in bowling prowess of the teams. This also highlights the difference between the performance of the teams when they both faced the Otago Volts. While Kings hit 6 sixes and conceded 3 against the Volts, Aces hit 7 sixes and conceded 13! The bet is made so much sweeter by the fact that Sportsbet.io is giving odds of 2.32 for Canterbury Kings to hit more Sixes

Total Wides to be Under 11.5

I have picked another winner for you with great odds. In their first match, Auckland Aces managed to throw a huge 8 wides in their matchup against Wellington Firebirds. Since then though, the bowlers have tamed their impulses and significantly reduced the number of wides in the consecutive 2 matches. The Aces have thrown 13 wides (2, 3, 8) from the three games they have played, at an average of 4.33. The Kings, on the other hand, managed to limit their extras to a single wide in their match. This points to the total wides being around 6 or almost half the point of loss for the bet. Even in their last 5 head to head matches, the total wides thrown have been 43 ( 8, 6, 12, 10, 7) at an average of 8.6 they have only thrown over 11.5 wides once in the 5 matches. LeoVegas.com has made this bet extremely interesting by offering odds of 1.94 for the total wides in the match to be under 11.5.