South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Canterbury Bulldogs prediction: Rabbitohs favored to win Friday's NRL Round 5 matchup [4/3/2026]

NRL action continues on Friday at 1:05 AM ET as the Canterbury Bulldogs square off with the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Stadium Australia.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven NRL model predicts the Rabbitohs as the most likely winner of the Bulldogs vs. Rabbitohs game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

Rabbitohs vs. Bulldogs prediction: Who will win Round 5 game?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NRL game between the Bulldogs and Rabbitohs, forming part of our NRL predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives the Rabbitohs a 51% chance of beating the Bulldogs.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and the Bulldogs and Rabbitohs each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 44.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Bulldogs vs. Souths odds

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

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

Bulldogs vs. Rabbitohs picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: