Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles betting preview and tips Visit Bet365 Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 23 Sep 2011 Tweet Who will reach the AFL Grand Final? (credit: JamesDPhotography) Related Articles See all AFL news Share it Pin It The AFL season has reached the Preliminary Finals stage with Geelong Cats and West Coast Eagles just one step away from next Saturday’s Grand Final.Geelong finished the regular weekly rounds in second place after picking up 76 points with 19 wins from 22 matches, while the Eagles ended up in fourth spot with 68 after winning 17 matches throughout the campaign.Both teams headed in to week one of the play-offs with the Cats coasting to victory in their Qualifying Final with a 98-67 win over Hawthorn Hawks, while the Eagles suffered an 82-62 defeat at the hands of Collingwood Magpies.That defeat for West Coast meant they had to play the week after in a semi-final clash against Carlton and they eventually came out on top with a narrow 101-98 success.These two last locked horns on Friday July 8 at Patersons Stadium with the Eagles coming out on top with a 96-88 victory - Do they have enough to do it again when it all matters?Because of their extra week’s rest and higher league position Geelong are seen as overwhelming favourites and can be backed to win the game and reach the AFL Grand Final at 1.18A$ with Luxbet, while the Eagles are available at 5.10.Line handicap betting is very popular in the AFL and you can get a price of 1.92 for Geelong -29.5, while West Coast +29.5 is on offer at the same price.Luxbet have a wide range of markets open for this Preliminary Final encounter and one of them is the winning points margin.The Cats can be backed at 4.25 to win the match by 40-59 points, while the Eagles are on offer at 6.75 to reach the Final with a 1-19 point success. Read our Bet365 review Get your £200 free bet at bet365 now Like Like Post to wall 109 Reads All AFL News Recent AFL Articles Mitchell Golby second favourite for AFL Rising Star Awards22 May 2012After being nominated as the Round 8 Rising Star, Brisbane’s Mitchell Golby looms as a smokey to wi Coleman Medal Winner odds: Lance Franklin hot favourite to win Medal17 May 2012The latest Coleman Medal Winner odds suggest Taylor Walker’s suspension means he’s unlikely to win Collingwood Magpies v Geelong Cats betting tips: Big gamble on the Pies17 May 2012Collingwood Magpies face Geelong Cats on Friday, with Sportsbet.com.au reporting a flood of bets fo AFL Premiership Round 8 betting: bookies can’t split Collingwood and Geelong15 May 2012The AFL Premiership has reached Round 8, with Collingwood and Geelong set for a close encounter on Brownlow Medal Winner odds: Scott Pendlebury favourite for Brownlow Medal15 May 2012The 2012 Brownlow Medal looks a wide open contest, with Scott Pendlebury, Marc Murphy and Dane Swan AFL Wooden Spoon betting - GWS Giants favourites to win14 May 2012Despite winning their first game, the GWS Giants are still favourites to win the wooden spoon, drif More Stories Recent Articles London 2012 Olympic Games - Ryan Giggs wants Team GB role with David Beckham22 May 2012Ryan Giggs has expressed his desire to link up with former Manchester United team-mate David Beckha Crowne Plaza Invitational tips - 28/1 Bo Van Pelt the best bet at Colonial22 May 2012Bo Van Pelt can give his regular backers their first return of the year in the Crowne Plaza Invitat BMW PGA Championship tips - 33/1 Ernie Els set for overdue Wentworth win22 May 2012Ernie Els can finally gain the big victory his form this year deserves by winning the BMW PGA Champ BMW Championship Betting – Big names headed to Wentworth22 May 2012Fourteen Major winners feature in a strong line-up for this week’s BMW Championship. Crowne Plaza Invitational Betting – Furyk aiming to end PGA Tour title drought22 May 2012The 2012 PGA Tour continues this week with the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao – Copa Del Rey Final Preview22 May 2012The Pep Guardiola era at Barcelona will come to an end with the Copa Del Rey Final against Athletic More Stories Tags
