The Essendon Bombers (1-16) face the GWS Giants (8-9) at Marvel Stadium. Let's take a look at the betting lines for Sunday's AFL matchup. The Giants are favored to win at -800, currently marked as 36.5-point favorites, while the Bombers are at +475. The total points line is set at 180.5, with OVER at -115 and UNDER at -115, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 108-72 GWS.
- The Bombers (-115) have a 6-11 Line record this season, while the Giants (-115) hold a record of 7-10.
- The Bombers have a 9-8 O/U record this season (meaning nine games have gone over the total points line and eight have gone under). The Giants have an 8-9 O/U record.
Scoring Insights
- The Bombers are averaging 70.6 points per game this season (17th in the league). Comparatively, the Giants are averaging +20.9 more at 91.6 points (7th).
- Defensively, the Bombers are giving up a whopping 106.1 points per game this season (18th in the league), while the Giants are giving up an average of 90.2 points (12th).
First Quarter Winner
- Here are their first quarter records in 2026.
| | Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog | At Marvel Stadium | Last 5 |
|---|
| Essendon | 2-15-0 | 2-6-0 | 0-9-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-14-0 | 0-5-0 | 1-4-0 |
| GWS | 8-9-0 | 6-3-0 | 2-6-0 | 5-3-0 | 3-6-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-3-0 |
First Half Winner
- Here are their first half records in 2026.
| | Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog | At Marvel Stadium | Last 5 |
|---|
| Essendon | 3-14-0 | 1-7-0 | 2-7-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-13-0 | 0-5-0 | 1-4-0 |
| GWS | 5-11-1 | 4-4-1 | 1-7-0 | 2-5-1 | 3-6-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-4-0 |
HT/FT
- The Bombers have completed the HT/FT double in 0.0% of games this season, while the Giants have completed the HT/FT double in 29.4% of games.
Margin Betting
- Here are the Bombers' Margin Betting records in 2026.
| Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog |
|---|
| 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+ |
| 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
- These are the Giants' Margin Betting records in 2026.
| Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog |
|---|
| 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+ |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Tribet
- Here is the Bombers' Tribet record in 2026.
| Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog |
|---|
| Bombers -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Bombers -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Bombers -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Bombers -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Bombers -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 |
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
- These are the Giants' Tribet records in 2026.
| Total | Home | Road | Favorite | Underdog |
|---|
| Giants -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Giants -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Giants -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Giants -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 | Giants -15.5 | 15 or less | Opponent -15.5 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Disposals
- Looking at their disposal averages in 2026, Essendon has accumulated 357.4 per game, while GWS has conceded 368.1.
- Conversely, GWS has played a high possesion game, averaging 391.1 disposals per contest to rank 1st in the competition. Those numbers could be set to be further boosted against the Bombers, given they're conceding 400.6 disposals per game, the highest number in the competition.
