Melbourne Storm vs. Sydney Roosters prediction: Storm favored to win Friday's NRL Round 26 matchup [8/29/2025]

The Melbourne Storm will take on the Sydney Roosters in National Rugby League (NRL) action at AAMI Park on Friday, beginning at 6:00AM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven NRL model predicts the Storm as the most likely winner of today's game.

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Roosters vs. Storm predictions page.

Storm vs. Roosters prediction: Who will win Round 26 game?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NRL game between the Roosters and Storm 10,000 times as part of our NRL predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Storm a 60% chance of beating the Roosters.

According to our model, the Storm (-1.5) have a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 43.5 has a 59% chance of going over.

Roosters vs. Storm odds

We have sourced the best NRL odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Roosters	Storm
H2H (Moneyline)	+115	-147
Line (Spread)	+1.5 (-105)	-1.5 (-125)
Total	o43.5 (-115)	u43.5 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Storm vs. Roosters game-day updates and essential details

Friday's Australian rugby league action between the Storm and Roosters at AAMI Park is scheduled to start at 6:00AM ET.

• Who: Sydney Roosters vs. Melbourne Storm
• Date: Friday, August 29, 2025
• Time: 6:00AM ET/3:00AM PT
• Venue: AAMI Park

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Conclusion

We predict the Storm, with a 60% win probability, will likely beat the Roosters on Friday.

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