Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans Betting Tips 14/04/2022

Rajasthan Royals are one of several sides with six points to their name but currently occupy the top spot in IPL 2022 due to their significantly better run rate. A win over Gujarat Titans at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on April 14 (Thursday) will see them retain the top spot. A defeat for them will see the Titans usurp them at the summit – if only momentarily. The match is to begin at 7:30pm IST.

Teams Status

Rajasthan Royals

Winning the toss and opting to chase has been en vogue in the IPL this season but Rajasthan are the exceptions. Three of their four wins have come batting first after all.

Since their bowling is working superbly, they often manage to restrict their opponents within whatever total they post. Trent Boult’s done well in all his four outings so far this season, and almost always picks up early wickets.

Then Yuzvendra Chahal has been immense for them, by not only picking up 11 wickets but by also being miserly, which for legspinners is unusual.

The batting has its firepower but does seem a bit top heavy, with talent falling off at an alarming rate the deeper you go.

Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans’ best bet against a packed Rajasthan top-order would be to find early wickets and expose their long-ish tail early.

Rajasthan have Riyan Parag coming in at number six and Ravichandran Ashwin at six – and neither inspire too much confidence. Thus, if Gujarat can run through the Rajasthan top order early, it could create an opening – probably their only opening – to spring a surprise.

Gujarat have a weakness of their own that has so far not been exploited. Two of their main overseas stars, Matthew Wade and David Miller, have looked out of sorts.

If this continues for long, they can always replaced one or both with Wriddhiman Saha, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Alzarri Joseph and Dominic Drakes.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Rajasthan	Gujarat
	1.81	2.0
	1.86	2.068
	1.83	1.99

Rajasthan are the league leaders. Thus, it’s no surprise that they are the favourites for this IPL fixture. Parimatch has Rajasthan priced at 1.81 and Gujarat at 2.0. Paripesa has Rajasthan available for 1.86 and Gujarat for 2.068. Lastly, Sportsbet has Rajasthan priced at 1.83 and Gujarat at 1.99.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Gujarat Titans to win @ 2.068

Rajasthan Royals’ top five are arguably the most intimidating in the competition but all things considered, the edge they might have over Gujarat is very negligible. It’s true that Gujarat have a few misfiring stars but that doesn’t mean they are permanently on the fritz. You never know when Wade might come alive and there is no question about Miller’s class. When the difference between the sides is minimal, we tend to recommend the underdog, which in this case is Gujarat. The odds for this play have been sourced from Paripesa.

Tip: Total runs over 331.5 @ 1.90

When two teams are so overflowing with batting talen, fireworks are pretty much guaranteed. This becomes a no-brainer bet for us then. We’re backing the two teams to combine for a total of over 331.5 runs @ 1.90. The odds for this play have been sourced from Parimatch.

Conclusion

Hyderabad and Rajasthan have had plenty of close encounters over the years. Hyderabad leads the head-to-head 8-7 but the kind of roster Rajasthan has assembled, we expect this ratio to be levelled tomorrow.

Zohaib Ahmed

20:07, 13 Apr 2022

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Zohaib Ahmed

Senior Author

20:07, 13 Apr 2022

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.