The Collingwood Magpies (5-6-1) face the Melbourne Demons (7-5) at the MCG. Let's take a look at the betting lines for Monday's AFL matchup. Collingwood opened as a 2.5-point favorite but the line has since moved, with both Collingwood and Melbourne at -115 to win. Melbourne opened as a 2.5-point favorite but the line has since moved, with both Collingwood and Melbourne at -115 to win.
- These teams share a 7-5 Line record this season. The Magpies are -110 to cover the spread while the Demons are -120.
- The Magpies have a 6-6 O/U record this season (meaning six games have gone over the total points line and six have gone under). The Demons have a 7-5 O/U record.
Scoring Insights
- The Magpies are averaging 82.8 points per game this season (13th in the league). Comparatively, the Demons are averaging +16.3 more at 99.2 points (5th).
- Defensively, the Magpies are giving up 82.9 points per game this season (5th in the league), while the Demons are giving up an average of 97.4 points (15th).
First Quarter Winner
- Here are their first quarter records in 2026.
| | Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog | At the MCG | Last 5 |
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| Collingwood | 7-5-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 4-3-0 | 2-3-0 |
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| Melbourne | 3-7-2 | 1-3-2 | 2-4-0 | 2-3-0 | 1-4-2 | 1-3-2 | 2-2-1 |
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First Half Winner
- Here are their first half records in 2026.
| | Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog | At the MCG | Last 5 |
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| Collingwood | 6-6-0 | 4-1-0 | 2-5-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-4-0 | 3-4-0 | 3-2-0 |
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| Melbourne | 6-6-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-4-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-3-0 |
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HT/FT
- The Magpies have completed the HT/FT double in 25.0% of games this season, while the Demons have completed the HT/FT double in 41.7% of games.
Margin Betting
- Here are the Magpies' Margin Betting records in 2026.
| Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog |
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| W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | Draw | W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | Draw | W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | Draw | W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | Draw | W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | Draw |
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| 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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- These are the Demons' Margin Betting records in 2026.
| Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog |
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| W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ | W1-39 | W40+ | L1-39 | L40+ |
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| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Tribet
- Here is the Magpies' Tribet record in 2026.
| Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog |
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| Magpies -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Magpies -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Magpies -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Magpies -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Magpies -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 |
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| 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
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- These are the Demons' Tribet records in 2026.
| Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog |
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| Demons -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Demons -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Demons -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Demons -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Demons -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 |
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| 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Disposals
- Collingwood has played a high possesion game so far in 2026, averaging 384.7 disposals per contest to rank 4th in the competition. Those numbers could be set to be further boosted against the Demons, given they're conceding 387.1 disposals per game this season, the fourth-highest number in the competition.
- Conversely, Melbourne has averaged 347.7 per contest, while Collingwood has conceded 394.3.
