<p>It’s almost time for the first of the three biggest days on the Rugby League calendar.</p> <p>Yes, it’s Origin week. State vs State. Mate vs Mate… if you don’t know the whole Gus speech off the top of your head by now, are you even a Rugby League fan?</p> <p>It truly is a special time of year as we once again fix our eyes on Lang Park for a breathless 80 minutes of footy.</p> <p>As the clock ticks closer and closer to kickoff for this year's series, figuring out who enters the series as favourites becomes tougher and tougher.</p> <p>Former Origin legends and Sportsbet experts Sam Thaiday and Paul Gallen have provided their best Multi Tips for both New South Wales and Queensland ahead of Wednesday night’s series opener.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>QLD Multi Tip</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I’ve got Queensland winning 1-12 points into Xavier Coates anytime try scorer and rounding it out with Tom Dearden anytime try scorer.</p> <p>Coates has been a star and scoring machine for the Storm this year, while Tom Dearden has shown off his versatility at both lock and dummy - half for the Cowboys this year and is set to be used the same by Billy Slater for the Maroons.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sam Thaiday QLD SGM Tip:</strong> Queensland win 1-12 points + Xavier Coates anytime try scorer + Tom Dearden anytime try scorer.</p>

<h2>NSW Multi Tip</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I’ve got the Blues to win H2H, into Latrell Mitchell anytime try scorer into Nathan Cleary being player of the match.</p> <p>This is the only domain that Cleary hasn’t totally dominated in his career just yet. He’s got a great team around him this year again.&nbsp;</p> <p>He has a really good forward pack and some X-Factor in the outside backs. I think he can steer that team around the park and lead them to victory while taking out the man of the match.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Paul Gallen NSW SGM Tip: </strong>Blues win H2H + Latrell Mitchell anytime try scorer + Nathan Cleary player of the match</p>