Essendon Bombers vs. Carlton Blues prediction: Blues predicted to win Thursday's AFL Round 24 matchup [8/21/2025]

The Essendon Bombers will take on the favored Carlton Blues in Australian Football League (AFL) action at Marvel Stadium on Thursday, starting at 5:30AM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced AFL model predicts the Blues as the most likely winner of today's game.

For expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Blues vs. Bombers predictions page.

Bombers vs. Blues prediction: Who will win Round 24 game?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's AFL matchup between the Blues and Bombers 10,000 times as part of our AFL predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives the Blues an 85% chance of defeating the Bombers.

According to our model, the Blues (-21.5) have a 60% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 165.5 has a 76% chance of staying under.

Carlton vs. Essendon odds

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Bombers vs. Blues game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's Australian rules football action between the Bombers and Blues at Marvel Stadium is scheduled to begin at 5:30AM ET.

• Who: Carlton Blues vs. Essendon Bombers
• Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
• Time: 5:30AM ET/2:30AM PT
• Venue: Marvel Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Blues, with an 85% win probability, will likely beat the Bombers on Thursday.

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