Scotland vs Tonga tips: Rugby World Cup quarter-final hopes on the line in Nice

The Scots didn't show their best side in a loss to the Springboks although it isn't all doom and gloom for them.

Here we offer some tips and suggested bets from markets on the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Scotland and Tonga.

Scotland vs Tonga: Rugby World Cup tips

Duhan van der Merwe was restrained against South Africa but if Tonga give him early space he will punish them with the first try of the match.

A punt on Scotland to win by11-20 points inclusive looks like it could be a winner this weekend.

Former All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa could be the man to get over the whitewash first for Tonga as he dons the No 13 jersey for the country of his birth.

There could be a lot of points in this one if the weather plays along and there are some attractive overs on offer on the markets for this match with a total of over 65 points more likely than some might think.

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Scotland are very long to win Pool C at the moment but that might change before their crucial clash with Ireland in early October.

We could see Scotland take early points on offer and don't be surprised if the first scoring play is in fact a penalty kick from the boot of Finn Russell.

Neither Tonga nor Scotland have picked up a yellow card so far at the Rugby World Cup and we fancy that is likely to remain the same with no cards a sound punt for this match which should also be an open and entertaining affair.

We have fair weather predicted and with both sides likely to be eager to move the ball a higher-scoring match could be a big possibility.