Couch Critic previews three of this weekend's Pro14 Rugby matches including Edinburgh v Dragons, Ospreys vs Kings and Cardiff Blues vs Cheetahs with best bets from @Olimp_SA

Edinburgh vs Dragons (Friday @ 21:35)

Edinburgh let me down last week when they went down in Italy. Yet back in home comforts I expect the Scots to bounce right back and return to the same team that put 50 past Zebre and 46 over the Scarlets at Murrayfield. After being comfortably being beaten by Leinster a few weeks ago they were able to follow it up with an impressive effort against the Scarlets the following week so clearly they shouldn’t have any trouble in picking themselves back up after slipping up in Italy.

Betting angle: The outside backs of the home side are particularly dangerous. Blair Kinghorn, Eroni Sau, Duhan van der Merwe and Mark Bennett are all serious dangers and it’s just a case of deciding who you are going to back from these lethal runners.

Best Bet: Edinburgh to win and beat the handicap of -22.5 @ 1.83 with BETOLIMP

BETOLIMP Special Offer 1: Mark Bennett to score a try in the match @ 2.25

BETOLIMP Special Offer 2: Duhan van der Merwe to score two or more tries @ 3.92

Ospreys vs Kings (Saturday @ 17:00)

The Kings were absolutely dismantled last week and it was hardly by a high flying Glasgow team. The men from the Eastern Cape are quite clearly well and truly out of their depth at the moment with a caretaker coach and lack of top quality talent. Ospreys have hardly set the world alight thus far yet they should be licking their lips at the prospect of hosting the struggling South Africans.

Betting angle: There really is no other option than to oppose the Kings at this stage. They have struggled in Pro 14 thus far, particularly away from home. Now they are even worse off than before in terms of team quality and the mood in the camp must be at an all time low at present.

Best Bet: Ospreys to win and beat the handicap of - 16.5 @ 1.82 with BETOLIMP

Cardiff Blues vs Cheetahs (Saturday @ 19:15)

The men from Bloem have had a real struggle in transforming their home form into success across the pond. As such I’ve been avoiding wasting any funds on the men in orange when abroad. But… All of that changes this weekend as the Cheetahs stand out as a good bet on Saturday. Cardiff haven’t impressed me thus far and the South Africans will be keen on getting s crucial win to regain some momentum before they get the opportunity to come back home for a few weeks.

Betting angle: The Cheetahs are offered as slight underdogs in this clash and I am happy to take them to pick up a rare away victory. I will also be keeping an eye out for the big man, Jo Dweba to get a five pointer.

Best Bet: Cheetahs to win the game @ 1.98 with BETOLIMP

Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change

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