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Both of these teams have been struggling as the Eels are 4-6 while the Storm are 3-7. Eels lost 5 of their last 7 games and have a lot of injuries to deal with, while the Storm dug themselves into a big hole after losing 7 games in a row but bounced back with an important win over the Tigers. Storm got Hughes back and immediately looked much better offensively, scoring 4 tries in the first 13 minutes. Storm have won the last 7 head-to-head meetings against the Eels, including a 48-point win in the first round of this season, so got to expect the Storm to use a similar game plan to expose holes in the Eels' roster and win this one to gather some momentum.

Both of these teams have been poor, with the Eels being 4-6 while the Storm are 3-7. However, the Storm have strong history and a much stronger squad, which should see them improve. Storm got some reinforcements back last week and notched a big 28-point win, while the Eels are battling many injuries. Storm have won their last 7 head-to-head meetings, with 5 of the last 6 wins coming by at least 18 points, including a 52-4 win in Round 1 of this season, so got to expect the Storm to dominate this one and win comfortably in the end.

These two teams combined for 73 total goals in the first game of this tie, which Norway won comfortably by 13 goals. Norway scored 20+ goals in each half of that game, and Turkiye went over this total in their last 5 games as they play super fast. With this tie being very much decided, got to expect another fast-paced game with plenty of quick goals that should result in an over in the end.

McIlroy won his 6th Major at Augusta a month ago after a brilliant display and the confidence he showed during the whole 4 days. He said he will focus on Majors in the future, and a solid T19 at the Truist Championship last week was good to shake off any potential rust. He last played here at Aronimink in 2018 and finished 5th at the BMW Championship, and he spent some time here recently getting more familiar with the small changes the course went through, so got to expect Rory to go well, compete for the title again, and finish as the top European.

Alex Fitzpatrick has been in superb form of late as he was 6th at the Joburg Open before winning the Hero Indian Open and flying across the globe to win a title next to his brother at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He followed that up with two more strong showings in his next two outings, finishing T9 at the Cadillac Championship and 4th last week at the Truist Championship, where only a bad final round of 73 cost him another win. His only previous showing in a Major saw him take a solid T17 at Royal Liverpool, highlighted by a superb round of 65 on Saturday, so combined with how well he is playing at the moment, this price is worth backing as a decent long shot.

JJ Spaun had a breakthrough 2025 when he finished as runner-up at The Players Championship and then won the U.S. Open at Oakmont. He has been playing really well of late, winning the Valero Texas Open., and in his last two outings he was T14 at the Cadillac Championship and T5 last week at the Truist Championship, where he ranked 5th for Total Driving and was solid with the putter. This week at Aronimink, which is a slightly shorter course, should suit him better and his elite approach play, and if the putter warms up even more, it could easily see JJ contend for the win.

McIlroy won his 6th major at Augusta, defending his title from last year and winning back-to-back green jackets. Since then Rory took a month break and returned with a solid T19 at the Truist Championship last week. He has said on multiple occasions that going forward he will focus heavily on majors, and him supposedly making his way to Aronimink recently to get some good practice doesn't surprise. His last visit here came in 2018 when he took a solid 5th at the BMW Championship, and ranking 1st for Driving Distance last week alongside 3rd for Greens In Regulation showed no sign of rust, which makes Rory a strong pick for another major title.