Saturday 6th July 2013: 11:05am
After Warren Gatland shockingly omitted Brian O'Driscoll (all hail the BOD) from this most crucial of all tests, the public's confidence in the Lions' team is low. Several former players have questioned Gatland's decision, with Australia legend David Campese stating that he believes Gatland has "handed the series to Australia".
While the Lions out on the pitch may have something to say about that, it is clear that Gatland has made a baffling change. The bookies' favourite is now Australia, who can be found at best-odds of 20/21 with Stan James. The Lions, meanwhile, are best-priced at 5/4 with Coral.
Lions roar or whimper?
Unfortunately, signs are pointing to another four years without a series win for the Lions. Australia looked good in the first test, and were desperately unlucky with Kurtley Beale's slip-kick-miss penalty. They won the second test as we know, and are increasingly confident they can do the job on Saturday morning.
The Australia win by between 1-12 points is looking good with SkyBet at 13/8. The Lions should have enough fight in them to ensure this game doesn't turn into a pasting, so this bet looks like a sensible one.
Try this one on for size...
We have been blessed this tour to see the absolute power and devastation that can be wrought by wingers when they're at the top of their game. Israel Folau is one such player, and we're tipping him for First Tryscorer on Saturday. He remains one of Australia's biggest threats when he has the ball, and is priced at a fantastic 10/1 with Ladbrokes to grab the first try on Saturday.
For Anytime Tryscorer, we're looking to George North of the Lions. Another big, powerful winger, his tussle with Folau in the last test was a phenomenal scene. North is 13/5 with Paddy Power to score a try on Saturday.
Where to start?
A nice little bet we've found is the First Scoring Play. We reckon it could be the Lions to take the lead with a penalty. They'll want to get points on the board early to try and swing the game their way, and any penalty will most likely be kicked. You can find that at 13/8 with BetVictor.
Finally, SkyBet are offering a wincast of Folau to score a try and Australia to win at 3/1. We've tipped the Aussies to win, and Folau to score a try... So why not do both at the same time?
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