Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Districts match prediction 12th match

Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Knights | Bets that Will Make your Weekend Better

The 12th match of the George Pie Super Smash will see Wellington Firebirds going head on with Northern Knights at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Saturday, January 9.

We are here for a reverse fixture of the Wellington Firebirds and Northern Knights and it promises to be a one heck of a weekend. Wellington Firebirds, as usual, are at the top of the Super Smash points table and Northern Knights are towards the bottom half of the ladder. Firebirds have played three games so far and they have established their authority on all three games. Northern Knights, on the other hand, registered their first first win of the season in their last match against Central Districts. We have a cracker of a game in our hands and to add to the entertainment quotient, I have assorted three of the best markets for you to bet on. Let me take you through them one after the other:

Wellington Firebirds to win

You might think I must be crazy enough to have chosen this market for you to bet on considering the past records Wellington Firebirds and Northern Knights share. But if you look at the odds for the same, you would be pretty much convinced with the fact that I am not wrong in picking this market. The two sides have met 29 times in the previous seasons of the domestic T20 tournament of New Zealand and the Firebirds have won on 13 occasions compared to Districts' 16 victories. But in the last four head to head encounters, both teams have won two a piece. Firebirds have also won the last two head-to-head encounters and that too in commanding fashion. The Firebirds won the last encounter against Northern Districts by nine wickets earlier this season. Sportsbet.io is offering odds of 1.70 for Wellington Firebirds to win against Northern Districts on Saturday.

Anton Devcich to score over 18.5 runs

Anton Devcich is a seasoned campaigner and has begun the 2020-21 edition of the Super Smash on the perfect note. This left-handed batsman is the second highest run getter of this ongoing season of the Super Smash with 160 runs in four matches at an average of 53.33. The destructive batsman also has a century to his name and that came against Central Stags in their first game of the season. Devcich is also the highest run scorer when it comes to head-to-head encounters against Northern Districts with 446 runs at an average of 23.47. He averages 19.90 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington with 199 runs under his belt which again is more than what the market requires him to score. Devcich has scored 1978 runs in New Zealand's domestic T20 competition at an average of 26.37. Sportsbet.io is offering odds of 1.85 for Devcich to score at least 19 runs against Wellington Firebirds.

Tim Seifert to score over 25.5 runs

Tim Seifert is the latest sensation in white-ball cricket for New Zealand and is one of the players to watch out for from the Northern Knights. This wicket-keeper batsman is the fourth highest run getter of the season so far with 153 runs at an average of 38.33. The destructive right-hander is already averaging 47.33 in 2021 already in just three matches. In the previous calendar year, Seifert played 29 matches and managed to rack up 666 runs at an average of 35.05. He scored 176 runs in three matches against Pakistan for the national side at an astounding average of 88.0. While playing on the New Zealand soil, Seifert has scored 1901 runs at an average of 29.25. Seifert also averages 33.0 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington and that again is more than what we need him to score for us to win almost double our investment. Sportsbet.io is offering odds of 1.85 for Tim Sefiert to score at least 26 runs against the Firebirds on Saturday.