Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers Betting Tips 27/12/2021

December 26, 2021

Zohaib Ahmed, Senior Author

The 22nd fixture of the Big Bash League 2021-22 sees Hobart Hurricanes take on Adelaide Strikers at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on December 27 (Monday). The match is to begin at 12:35 am IST.

Teams Status

Hobart Hurricanes

Hobart Hurricanes snapped their run of two straight defeats in their last game when they overcame Melbourne Stars by 24 runs.

Batting first, the Hurricanes piled up a big score of 180, thanks to opener Ben McDermott’s 67 off 43 and his 93-run stand for the first wicket with Matthew Wade (39).

Their pace battery then helped them contain the Stars at 156-9, with Riley Meredith, Tom Rogers, and Nathan Ellis picking eight wickets between themselves in addition to being generally miserly.

Rogers is now Hobart’s leading wicket-taker so far this season with eight wickets to his name. Wade leads the corresponding batting chart.

Adelaide Strikers

Adelaide Strikers have now lost three on the bounce and must be a little worried at this point.

Defeats to Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers, both bigger sides, was understandable but a loss to Brisbane on home turf should be harder to digest.

In their last game, Adelaide conceded 208 runs against Brisbane and managed 169 in reply, falling short by 39 runs.

Except for Rashid Khan, the bowling effort was woeful as Melbourne middle-order batsmen Ben Duckett and Sam Heazlett smashed them all around the park.

It’s been said time and again that Adelaide batting is super weak and it again got exposed. They got to 169 but few would say they were on track to chase down the target.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Strikers
	1.61	2.28
	1.62	2.30
	1.64	2.32

Hobart are the favourites for this Big Bash League fixture. Parimatch has Hobart priced at 1.61 and Adelaide at 2.28. 22Bet has Hobart available for 1.62 and Adelaide for 2.30. Lastly, Dafabet has Hobart priced at 1.64 and Adelaide at 2.32.

Tip: Hobart to win @ 1.62

Adelaide batting is a mess and until they fix that – via bootstrapping or reinforcements – we are going to steer clear of them. Thus, we side with Hobart here. The odds have been sourced from 22Bet.

Tip: Jake Weatherald to score less than 20.5 runs @ 1.87

Adelaide opener Jake Weatherald has been in disappointing form so far this season. His highest individual score in four outings has been 17 and he has not once gone past the spread of 20.5, which is in play here. The odds have been sourced from Parimatch.

Conclusion

The batting units dictate our pick here. Some of Hobart’s batters are big-time players while corresponding Adelaide folks have yet to show us the same game. Hence, Hobart gets our nod.

Zohaib Ahmed

01:43, 26 Dec 2021

Senior Author

Zohaib Ahmed

Senior Author

01:43, 26 Dec 2021

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.