Playoff picture

[Mike]

Looks like 3 teams are now pretty secure in the play-offs, 4 if you don't take into account the massive party Leigh are having right now. There's 2 spots up for grabs with 6 teams within 4 points and realistically able to compete for them. Going to be a very exciting end of the season for those last two spots (or 3 from 7 if Leigh go the traditional route and give up on their season after their cup win),

Who do you think will make it into the Playoffs?

[Charriots Offiah]

Good competition for the top four as well, all to play for.

[keptinthedarkfans]

Cats
Wigan
Saints
Leigh
Wire
Salford


That 6th place will be tight but think Salford will be best of rest.

[Charriots Offiah]

The Cats have four away fixtures out of their remaining six, I expect the next two weeks will go a long way to determining if they win the league leaders shield. If we win this week and then in Perpignan, I think we will have a good chance of finishing first. A loss though and we may finish third or fourth.

[endoman]

Potential for no Yorkshire club. Has that happened before?

[Mike]

I reckon if one of Huddersfield or Leeds gets in the 6 they'll be very dangerous. Realistically to achieve this theyd have to win at least 5 out of 6, and that going to put them in a very good run of form, very high on confidence. They'd be setup for a deep playoff run. Much more dangerous IMO than a team that limped in with a 3 from 6 record.

[morley pie eater]

Cats 4 away games are at Leigh, Hull, Wakefield and Wire. My guess would be that match-by-match they'd be favourites in each one.

According to Oddschecker, the best prices are:

Saints 2/1 (33%)
Cats 9/4 (31%)
Wigan 10/3 (23%)
Leigh 7/1 (13%)
Wire 20/1 (5%)
Hull 33/1 (3%)
Leeds 40/1 (2%)

[Percentages add to more than 100% due to bookies profit margins and rounding.]

Presumably money may have been put on Saints at the start of the season, or because of their recent record - there's no way they are favourites on form imo.

[doc]

Think Leigh could put one over on Cats if they have sobered up by then.

[Mike]

Think Leigh could put one over on Cats if they have sobered up by then.

They may not win again this season IMO.

[Charriots Offiah]

I reckon if one of Huddersfield or Leeds gets in the 6 they'll be very dangerous. Realistically to achieve this theyd have to win at least 5 out of 6, and that going to put them in a very good run of form, very high on confidence. They'd be setup for a deep playoff run. Much more dangerous IMO than a team that limped in with a 3 from 6 record.

Giants and Leeds play each other so you would imagine the loser is unlikely to make the top 6.

Mike, should this topic not be in the General section?