IPL Betting Preview: RC Bengaluru Vs. Punjab Kings

Written By:

Sam Profeta

Published On:

April 17, 2025 3:43 PM

IPL Betting Preview: RC Bengaluru Vs. Punjab Kings
  • The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have -120 odds to beat the Punjab Kings.
  • RCB has won three straight against the Punjab Kings.

BENGALURU – A top-5 matchup in the IPL awaits on Thursday between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Punjab Kings where there is some tremendous value on RCB’s odds as the favorites.

Surprisingly, legal sports betting sites don’t have a wider gap in favor of RCB on the moneyline, considering not just their previous matchups with one another, but the margin in their Net Run Rate.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs. Punjab Kings

  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru -120
  • Punjab Kings +100

Back RCB At Home With Betting Value

Yes, RCB and Punjab are tied as far as their win/loss record goes, but that’s it. RCB sits far ahead in terms of their Net Run Rating goes. RCB is boasting a top-3 NRR at +0.672 while the Kings are behind with a +0.172 NRR of their own.

As far as their recent games go, both of them sit with a 3-2 record in their last five games. However, RCB has looked significantly better in terms of their winning margin with a +57 advantage over their opponents compared to the -16 margin that the Kings have in that span that is led by a 50-run loss to the Rajasthan Royals.

In their previous meetings against one another, the Royal Challengers have the upper hand as well winning three consecutive matchups. They’ve also done so by a wide margin as well at a +24, +4, and +60 advantage in each of the three meetings.

With everything going in the direction of RCB, bettors should get in on the underpriced odds at cricket betting sites while they still can.

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Sam Profeta

Samuel has been writing professionally for 4 years. He comes from a sports writing background where he enjoys writing mostly about basketball and football both professional and collegiate. He is a recent graduate of Florida State University where he majored in Editing, Writing and Media with a minor in Communications. During his free time, you can find him watching or playing sports as well as playing videogames and listening to music.