Auckland Aces vs Northern Districts match prediction 18th match

Auckland Aces vs Northern Districts Knights | Best Bets from the Market

The 18th match of The Super Smash is scheduled to take place between Northern Districts Knights and Auckland Aces at Eden Park Outer Oval in Auckland on Sunday, the 17th of January.

The two teams at the bottom of the table will face off for the first time in this season, and while Northern Knights have one victory to their name, the Auckland Aces have not managed to win a single match yet. They have faced each other in 26 games in the last 16 years and each team has 13 victories to their name. They have also got an equal number of victories from the Eden Park Outer Oval, where they have played 6 games against each other and have 3 victories for each team. Auckland played against Canterbury Kings at the pitch 2 weeks ago, but it had to be turned into a 5 overs per side match due to rains. While we cannot predict the winner of the game, I have assorted the top bets from the match for you to win money from the game.

Glenn Phillips to score under 28.5 runs

I have such an easy bet to figure out over here, it feels the platform made a mistake while putting out odds. While Glenn Phillips is a great batsman, who has scored a total of 2739 runs from 95 innings in his career, at an average of 31.13, he does not have the same numbers against his opponents. Glenn Phillips has faced Northern Knights in 8 matches, and he managed to score 156 runs from the matches, at an average of 19.5, where he has managed to score over 28.5 runs only once and that wasn't at Eden Park Outer Oval. Glenn Phillips hasn't performed well in this season of the Super Smash either, scoring 48 runs( 4, 1, 42, 1) from his 4 matches at an average of 12.0 runs per match, he scored over 28.5 runs only once in the season. In fact, even in the last edition of the Super Smash, he managed to score over 28.5 runs in only 3 out of 11 matches. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Glenn Phillips to score under 28.5 runs.

Northern Knights to hit most 6's

This is a bet that will allow you to win double your money. Northern Knights and Auckland Aces have hit sixes at a similar rate in this season. Northern Knights have hit 29 sixes from 6 matches in the season at an average of 4.83, while Auckland Aces have hit 19 sixes from 4 complete matches, at an average of 4.75, but if we look at the rate the two teams have conceded sixes, is where the difference is truly distinguishable. The Aces have conceded a total of 34 sixes from 4 matches, at an average of 8.5, while the Knights conceded sixes at a lower rate than they hit them with a total of 27 sixes, at an average of 4.5 from the 6 matches. Northern Knights have conceded most sixes in only 2 out of 5 games, while Aces have conceded the most sixes in 4 out of 5 matches. What is extremely noteworthy this season is that the Aces have conceded 7 more sixes from 2 fewer matches than the Knights. Even in the last 5 head to head matches between the teams the Knights have hit most sixes in 4 out of the 5 games. The relish for the bet is Sportsbet.io is offering odds of 2.18 for Northern Districts Knights to hit most match Sixes.

Anton Devcich to score Over 22.5 runs

I want to start with an easier bet. Anton Devcich has a command over his piece of willow in a way few others have. He has played 107 matches for the Northern Districts Knights and has scored a total of 2283 runs, at an average of 25.09. While his average against Auckland Aces from the 18 matches isn't that good, at 18.53, but we know Northern Knights have faced the Aces in the Eden Park Outer Oval before, and all the three matches Devcich has played there have been against the Aces from where he scored a huge 136 runs (76, 51, 9) from the games, at an average of 45.33. His average against Auckland is skewed because his first match against them was in 2005, and his form has come a long way since then. If we look at his last 5 matches against Auckland Aces, he scored a total of 191(51, 25, 6, 76, 33) runs from the matches at an average of 38.2 runs per match, and he managed to score over 22 runs in all the matches. Even if we consider his play in the current season, he has scored a total of 168 runs in the season from 5 matches, at an average of 42.0. Sportsbet.io has offered the odds of 1.85 for Devcich to score over 22.5 runs and you should definitely go for this bet.

Bonus bet: Anton Devcich to score more than Tim Seifert

So this bet is for you if you want to take a small risk to win more than double your investment. I've already told you about Devcich's solid performances on the pitch, and Tim Seifert has shown tremendous play in the season with a total of 206 runs from just 5 matches at an average of 41.2, and his game against the Aces is generally good with the bat at an average of 32.0 from 11 games. However, his performances at the Eden Park Outer Oval have been terrible, from the 3 matches he played there, all against Aces, he scored 28 runs at an average of 9.33. The beauty of the bet is that Bet365.com has offered the odds of 2.10 for Devcich to score more runs against Tim Seifert, but this is a risky bet considering Tim Seifert's outstanding play this season.