The New South Wales Blues are firm favourites to take out Game 3 and the State of Origin series this year, listed at just $1.40 with TAB, to defeat the Maroons at ANZ Stadium next Wednesday.

Hot off the back of a convincing win over the Queenslanders in Perth in Game 2 coupled with the home ground advantage of playing in Sydney has TAB punters confident the Blues can go back to back for the first time since 2005, with Fitler’s team holding the majority of the money taken on the decider so far.

“The settled campaign the Blues have in the run up to the decider and the loss of Kalyn Ponga for Queensland has seen even the most parochial Maroons supporters go missing in the early betting action with the Maroons drifting out to $3.00 while the Blues have firmed again today into $1.40,” TAB’s Gerard Daffy said.

TAB ODDS

State of Origin Game 3

$1.40 New South Wales

$3 Queensland