Stuart Hogg has a decent try-scoring strike-rate and Scotland had home games against Ireland, Wales and Italy in the Six Nations. His original top try-scorer price was bonkers.
If the opening Six Nations weekend whetted your appetite for putting on a punt, the top try-scorers market is an interesting one.
Pop into it today and you will find Hogg at short odds of 3/1 to top the charts. Anyone that threw money on the Scotland fullback before the tournament must be feeling pretty smug – Hogg was available at 40/1.
The 24-year-old ran in two superb tries in Saturday’s 27-22 victory over Ireland at Murrayfield. He now leads the way, ahead of the likes of George North and Ireland winger Keith Earls. The five-pointers were Hogg’s 14th and 15th in international rugby.
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Ladbrokes must be hoping another player emerges in the coming weeks to pip Hogg to the try-scoring summit. Ladbrokes’ Hayley O’Connor told The Hard Yards:
“We were kind of caught out by that. We put [the pre-tournament on Hogg] down to some patriotic punters up in Scotland.
“He is going to be a shocking loser for us if he does finish as the tournament’s top try-scorer. 40/1 he was backed at, right into favourite now after his double on Saturday.”
Up next for Hogg and the Scots is a not so handy away date with France in Paris. It won’t be easy but Hogg does have a good record against Les Bleus – three tries in four previous games.
That original 40/1 bet must be looking pretty sweet for those that backed the flying Scotsman.
