<p>Sitting ninth and 10th respectively heading into&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/nrl/predictions/round-9-tips-2025">Magic Round</a>, the Wests Tigers and St. George Illawarra Dragons will take centre stage at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.</p> <p>The Tigers are coming off a thrilling golden point win over the Sharks which took them to a 4-4 record. Meanwhile, the Dragons were no match for the mercurial Roosters, going down 46-18 in their traditional ANZAC Day clash.</p> <p>The Dragons will be looking for their first ever Magic Round victory here, starting with four losses in the league’s showpiece weekend before having the bye last season.</p> <p>In the search for this maiden Magic Round win, St George coach Shane Flanagan has swung the axe and dropped Lachlan Ilias in favour of Lyhkan King-Togia.</p> <p>He has also left out Sione Finau for Corey Allan who returns from a lengthy absence on the wing. Hamish Stewart is back at lock too, pushing Jack de Belin to the bench. Unsurprisingly, the Tigers are unchanged.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Tigers vs Dragons Teams</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Wests Tigers</h3> <p>1. Jahream Bula</p> <p>2. Sunia Turuva</p> <p>3. Adam Doueihi</p> <p>4. Starford To'a</p> <p>5. Brent Naden</p> <p>6. Lachlan Galvin</p> <p>7. Jarome Luai</p> <p>8. Terrell May</p> <p>9. Api Koroisau</p> <p>10. Fonua Pole</p> <p>11. Samuela Fainu</p> <p>12. Alex Seyfarth</p> <p>13. Alex Twal</p> <p>14. Tallyn Da Silva</p> <p>15. Royce Hunt</p> <p>16. Jack Bird</p> <p>17. Sione Fainu</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>St George Illawarra Dragons</h3> <p>1. Clint Gutherson</p> <p>2. Tyrell Sloan</p> <p>3. Moses Suli</p> <p>4. Valentine Holmes</p> <p>5. Corey Allan</p> <p>6. Kyle Flanagan</p> <p>7. Lyhkan King-Togia</p> <p>8. Toby Couchman</p> <p>9. Damien Cook</p> <p>10. David Klemmer</p> <p>11. Dylan Egan</p> <p>12. Jaydn Su'A</p> <p>13. Hamish Stewart</p> <p>14. Jacob Liddle</p> <p>15. Jack de Belin</p> <p>16. Emre Guler</p> <p>17. Luciano Leilua</p>

<h2>Tigers vs Dragons Prediction and Betting Tips</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Head-to-Head Prediction</h3> <p>One week was all it took for the Tigers to realise that they are better off with Lachlan Galvin in their side regardless of whether he wants to stay at the club or not long term.</p> <p>From losing to Parra to upsetting the Sharks, a week is a long time in football, and suddenly the Tigers have gone from off the rails to on the tracks.</p> <p>Tearaway front rower Terrell May is a large part of the reason why, surging to second in this season's Dally M count, after playing 84 minutes and for 228 metres from 29 hit-ups as the Tigers got home 20-18 in golden point against the Sharks.</p> <p>Superhuman doesn’t even begin to cover it and with a player like that in their ranks, along with the return of Galvin, we’re taking the Tigers here over a Dragons side that shipped 46 to the Chooks on ANZAC Day.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> Wests Tigers.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>First Try Scorer Prediction</h3> <p>We’re still hanging out for that headline writer's dream and keep getting lured back to polarising rookie Lachlan Galvin for markets like this.</p> <p>If Galvin is going to cross for an early try. St George at Suncorp are the side to do it against.</p> <p>In four of their last five matches at Lang Park, the opposition's starting five-eighth has scored a try.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> Lachlan Galvin.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Over/Under Prediction</h3> <p>When St George cross statelines, the points dry up. Six of St. George Illawarra's last seven interstate matches have gone under the total match points line and the Tigers aren’t exactly attacking maestros either. We’ll be backing the under total points here.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> Under total match points.</p>

<h2>Tigers vs Dragons Match Details</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> Saturday, May 3, 2025.</p> <p><strong>Kick-off: </strong>7:45pm AEST.</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong>Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.&nbsp;</p>