GAA Hurling Betting Tips: Predictions For This Weekend’s Action
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Following another thrilling weekend and ahead of some compelling battles, betting sites are once again casting their eyes upon the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
While there was just one game in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship across last Saturday and Sunday, the solitary outing featuring Clare and Tipperary at Cusack Park in Ennis didn’t disappoint.
After their respective defeats to Waterford and Cork in their most recent provincial fixtures, both of these sides needed a win to bolster their championship hopes.
So let us recap last week’s action and cast our eye over this weekend’s games, along with our expert GAA tips and predictions.
GAA Hurling Betting Tips For This Weekend:
- GAA Hurling Betting Tips 1: Kilkenny To Win By 4-6 Points – 4/1 With Betway
- GAA Hurling Betting Tips 2: First Half To Be Highest Scoring Half – 13/10 With Betway
- GAA Hurling Betting Tips 3: Half-Time/Full-Time Waterford/Tipperary – 9/2 With BoyleSports
Tipperary, Kilkenny, Dublin And Galway All Triumph
In the end, a brace of goals from John McGrath and Andrew Ormond propelled Tipperary towards a 4-18 to 2-21 win.
Whereas this offers the Premier County a strong chance of progressing beyond the Munster championship, current All-Ireland champions Clare are at risk of being eliminated from the competition ahead of their final round-robin tie against Munster kingpins Limerick on May 25.
There were three games in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, but none of them were as closely fought as the duel of Clare and Tipp.
In Nowlan Park on Saturday, TJ Reid struck 2-9 on his return to the starting line-up in Kilkenny’s 4-25 to 2-16 success over Offaly.
Dublin triumphed by the same margin at Corrigan Park on the same day with goals from Cian O’Sullivan, Fergal Whitely and Ronan Hayes easing them towards a 3-25 to 0-19 win.
It was a relatively close affair for the majority of the game, but an outstanding 17-point haul from the in-form Cathal Mannion ultimately helped Galway to record a convincing 1-29 to 2-16 victory over Wexford in Salthill.
The Tribesmen will be hoping to register their third win on the bounce against Antrim at the same venue this Saturday, but Wexford will need to get the better of Offaly on home soil to keep their championship hopes for 2025 alive.
On Sunday afternoon, Kilkenny will take on Dublin in a top-of-the-table clash at Nowlan Park.
Back to the Munster championship and Limerick will return to provincial duty when they face 2024 All-Ireland finalists Cork on their home patch on Sunday.
Currently third in the Munster SHC table, Tipperary will seek to build on that recent win at the expense of Clare when they welcome Waterford to Semple Stadium in Thurles on the same day.
Given we are moving towards the final stages of the provincial championship, there is a considerable amount at stake in virtually all of the above games.
GAA betting sites are offering odds on the forthcoming hurling actions and we will now take a look at three of the best tips for this weekend’s fixtures.
GAA Hurling Betting Tips: Kilkenny To Edge Kilkenny
While they might have enough as it is (six points each) either Kilkenny and Dublin will be practically guaranteed of a top-three spot in the Leinster senior hurling championship if they get one over on the other in Nowlan Park this Sunday.
It has been a productive campaign to date for both sides with three wins each, albeit it is Kilkenny who arguably have produced the best performance of the two in the championship to date when defeating Galway on a score of 3-24 to 0-21 in the opening round of the province.
Though it is only score difference that separates them at the moment, Kilkenny have had the upper hand in this fixture in more recent times. Since losing to the Metropolitans in the 2013 Leinster championship, the Cats have recorded 10 straight wins against Dublin.
There is no reason to believe Derek Lyng’s side won’t continue this excellent form, but their Sky Blues opponents look like they are capable of putting it up to the provincial title holders.
Therefore, the odds of 4/1 being offered by Betway on Kilkenny winning by the relatively slender margin of between four and six points looks like a solid bet.
GAA Hurling Tip 1: Kilkenny To Win By 4-6 Points – 4/1 with Betway
GAA Hurling Predictions: Limerick And Cork A Tough One To Call
Regarded as the frontrunners for the All-Ireland senior hurling championship, the clash between Limerick and Cork on Sunday in the Munster SHC has all the hallmarks of being a classic encounter.
Although they weren’t able to get their hands on the Liam MacCarthy Cup in the end, Cork ended Limerick’s quest for a fifth successive All-Ireland title at the semi-final stage in 2024 and also overcame them in a Munster round-robin game.
The Leesiders have since gone on to win a National Hurling League crown and with Limerick determined to make amends for losing their Liam MacCarthy title in 2024, this game is very hard to call on paper.
Both teams will believe a high score is required if they are to come through this game and you suspect the two sides will want to lay down an early marker in the Gaelic Grounds.
Though they could be on an equal footing by the end of the game, punters might be interested in Betway offering 10/3 on the first half of Sunday’s game being the highest scoring.
GAA Hurling Tip 2: First Half To Be Highest Scoring Half – 13/10 with Betway
GAA Hurling Betting Odds: Tipperary Can Catch Waterford
The anticipation for the Limerick and Cork game might be higher, but the showdown between Tipperary and Waterford in Thurles will be a fascinating battle nonetheless.
In their final game of the round robin series, Tipperary will be looking to get over the line and hope that other results could help them to reach a provincial decider – or at least remain in the All-Ireland championship as Munster’s third placed side.
Waterford’s recent loss to Limerick was a setback, but a surprise earlier victory against Clare means that there is still a chance of them advancing from the Munster SHC. After this weekend’s game, the Deise are also set to face Cork in Pairc Ui Chaoimh on May 25.
Tipperary might have the edge on Sunday, but Waterford can cause problems for the Premier. With this in mind, the odds of 9/2 that betting apps are offering on the Deise leading at half-time before being reined in by Tipperary catches the eye.
GAA Hurling Tip 3: Half-Time/Full-Time Waterford/Tipperary – 9/2 With BoyleSports