NRL Round 25 Betting Preview: Warriors, Storm Among Odds Favorites for the Week

The NRL's penultimate round arrives this weekend with many teams' hopes of making the finals hanging by a thread.

The New Zealand Warriors and Wests Tigers no longer have their destiny in their own hands, as they both require the Gold Coast Titans to drop points in the remaining two fixtures as well as win both of their own matches.

The Warriors and the Tigers meet in Round 25 of NRL action, so regardless of the Titans' result, one of them will be out of the chase.

By the time the Warriors host the Tigers this weekend, they will know exactly what is needed of them as the Titans play earlier in the round. The New Zealand side are heavy favorites to keep themselves in the race for the top eight priced at $1.34, according to website Australian Gambling.

In contrast, the Tigers' away form is held against them as they stand at $3.20.

Before that match the Gold Coast Titans may well have condemned both sides to failing to reach the finals this season. They face the Penrith Panthers on home soil and will be confident of victory to ensure a spot in the finals that seemed a farfetched dream at the beginning of the season.

Many pundits ranked the Titans as a sure bet for the wooden spoon, but they now stand priced at $1.78 to claim a spot in the top eight. Penrith are in fine form at the moment, however, and will believe they have the quality to overturn odds of $2.05 at the sportsbooks.

The Melbourne Storm only require one point from their remaining two fixtures to secure the Minor Premiership, and they face a tough but certainly winnable match against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 25. Melbourne sits at $1.04 to win the minor premiership.

A Storm win is priced at $1.50 for this week, while the Broncos stand at $2.60. The Broncos still have faint hopes of reaching the top four but must win in Melbourne if they are to have any chance at all.