NRL Round 20 Tips 2026: Best Bets, Predictions and Try Scorer Picks

Both teams have a bunch of stars returning to their lineups. Brisbane don't need to win this game for this to cover, they can still be beaten by 2 converted tries and we are good. The pressure is essentially lifted off their back now and Penrith have not been their dominant selves in recent weeks.

McLean returns from injury and loves to make his presence felt on the park. Over $2 on such a prolific tryscorer against a leaky defence is one of the top picks of the round.

Cronulla absolutely belted the Dolphins last week showing what they can do offensively when they have momentum. They have also won 6 of the last 7 games against Newcastle but this Knights team is something different in 2026 and we know that Cronulla when put under pressure, break easily.

Katoa put on 2 tries last week and has scored 6 in his last 3 games. He is one of the best finishers in the game and a number of tries this season from Knights opponents have come out on the sting.

The predicted line before Melbourne lost Munster and Hughes was around 6pts. The Storm have actually been pretty good without those guys recently and the most important thing is that Harry Grant is back. Roosters still won't have Tedesco and Toia is on the bench. Storm have won 12 of the last 15 in this head to head.

Warbrick was first Tryscorer for Storm last weekend and has scored in 5 straight games. Strike while the iron is hot!

Cody Walker is back from suspension with a score to settle. The Raiders have also been inflated by recency bias. The predictive modelling has South's winning this by a try. There is value to be had in this game especially with a total that is predicted to start nudging 50.

Duncan has scored in 2 of his last 3 games and is doing a great job filling in at centre while Trell Mit is out. The price for him scoring does not match other centres in the league, pure mathematical play.

Not a great deal of value on the Warriors here but pairing it with the total against the worst team in the comp is interesting. New Zealand won 30-12 earlier in the season, have won 3 straight and 5 of the last 6 while 5 straight games have gone under this total. In fact 11 of the last 12 matchups between these two teams have stayed under 46 pts.

The wingers are too short to back so this is more a hopefull play than anything else. Halasima hasn't scored in his last 4 games but does have 5 tries on the season. The Dragons defence is woeful out on the edges.

One of the hardest games to pick of the round. The Titans have won 2 of the last 3 at CBus against Manly but have reguarly been smashed in the return matches. The score was 12-10 earlier in the year in favour of Manly. The Sea Eagles are the better team but Gold Coast have momentum and can keep it close.

Sami had a duck egg last week, breaking a 5 game tryscoring streak which interestingly started in the first matchup against Manly. This just means he is ready to start another one.