The NRL has been made aware of a betting plunge that came before details about changes to Penrith’s team were made public.
For their Thursday night clash with Penrith, the Bulldogs were wound into short odds before the news was made public that the Panthers would rest several stars in order to keep them fresh for the finals.
On Monday afternoon, the Bulldogs’ price to beat the Panthers was slashed from as much as $2.30 with bookies into $1.35.
That caused Penrith to drift out to $3.20 after being originally being installed as the $1.60 favourite.
In head to head betting, a move like that in just a matter of hours is almost unprecedented.
Code Sports is reporting that the NRL’s integrity unit is on the case and is having a closer look at the tidal wave of support the Bulldogs received
The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield shed some light on the matter on NRL360.
“The bookies put the first betting market up with Penrith at $1.60 and the Bulldogs at $2.30. All of a sudden, early this afternoon Penrith went out to $2.30 and Canterbury out to $1.60,” Rothfield said.
