<p>For the second time this season, the Newcastle Knights and Wests Tigers will do battle.</p> <p>The Knights were victorious in a nailbiter five weeks ago, winning 10-8 after overcoming an 8-0 half-time deficit. Form has been indifferent for both sides since, as they each hold two victories so far this season.</p> <p>The Knights are having attacking issues at the moment, as they failed to trouble the scorers in a 20-point loss to the Bulldogs last week, while the Tigers problems are of the defensive kind, conceding 42 in their loss to Brisbane last start.</p> <p>This creates an interesting dynamic heading into this match, one that will only get all the more interesting with the return of pantomime villain Jarome Luai from suspension.</p> <p>Let’s take a look at how these two teams will line up, as well as some betting tips for the H2H, first try scorer and over/under markets. This is our Knights vs Tigers prediction.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Knights vs Tigers Teams</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Newcastle Knights</h3> <p>1. Kalyn Ponga</p> <p>2. Kyle McCarthy</p> <p>3. Dane Gagai</p> <p>4. Bradman Best</p> <p>5. Greg Marzhew</p> <p>6. Fletcher Sharpe</p> <p>7. Phoenix Crossland</p> <p>8. Brodie Jones</p> <p>9. Jayden Brailey&nbsp;</p> <p>10. Leo Thompson</p> <p>11. Thomas Cant</p> <p>12. Kai Pearce-Paul</p> <p>13. Tyson Frizell</p> <p>14. Matthew Arthur</p> <p>15. Tyrone Thompson</p> <p>16. Jermaine McEwen</p> <p>17. Mat Croker</p> <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. Jeral Skelton</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>

<h2>Knights vs Tigers Prediction and Betting Tips</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Head-to-Head Prediction</h3> <p>It became very apparent that the Knights need to fix a thing or two in attack, after being bagelled by the Bulldogs last week.</p> <p>The Tigers had no such trouble finding the line last start, just a lot of trouble keeping the opposition out.</p> <p>With star recruit Jarome Luai due back on deck and the Newcastle artillery firing nothing but blanks, the Tigers will fancy their chances of springing an ambush here.</p> <p>To do so, they’ll have to defy a solid dose of recent history as Newcastle have won each of their last seven matches against Wests.</p> <p>With Jack Cogger, Jacob Saifiti, Jack Hetherington, James Schiller and Adam Elliott all sidelined for the Novocastrians, the Tigers should be ready to strike.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> Wests Tigers.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>First Try Scorer Prediction</h3> <p>We love to back a man in form for this market and Jeral Skelton has scored a try in three of his last four appearances.</p> <p>We’ll be siding with him and steering clear of any Newcastle players as they struggle to score at all these days, let alone first.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip: </strong>Jeral Skelton.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Over/Under Prediction</h3> <p>What happens when no attack meets no defence? Well, that’s the question on everyone’s lips heading into this one.</p> <p>The over/under line is set at 44.5 here, and we can’t really see that total being eclipsed, not when Newcastle are involved.</p> <p><strong>Betting tip:</strong> Under total match points.</p>

<h2>Knights vs Tigers Match Details</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> Sunday, April 13, 2025.</p> <p><strong>Kick-off:</strong> 4:05pm AEST.</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle.</p>