West Coast vs. Essendon Predictions – AFL Round 6 2025

West Coast and Essendon are hoping for some Good Friday magic when they meet on April 18 at 6:10pm at Optus Stadium.

The Eagles are struggling to show anything, hence the underdog odds, whereas Essendon is seeking rare consecutive wins.

West Coast vs. Essendon Predictions

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Best Bet

Essendon –26.5 @ $1.90

Essendon –26.5 is our best bet and it’s not hard to see why. West Coast hasn’t been close to winning a game in 2025, and it was thumped 121-50 by Carlton last week, so it’s hard to make a case for the Eagles in this game.

Consistency hasn’t been easy for the Bombers, but after beating Melbourne 96-57 last week, confidence levels should be high enough. We believe the only way Essendon doesn’t cover the spread is if it takes the Eagles lightly, but that shouldn’t happen.

West Coast might be an easy opponent, but it gives Essendon a chance to make ground on the top eight, and winning these games are crucial to its playoff chances, despite it being early in the competition. Essendon should cover the –26.5 spread with ease.

Same Game Multi

Essendon -26.5, Sam Draper 2+ Goals, Jye Menzie 2+ Goals, Total Match Points Under 175.5 @ $13.75

Our best bet is Essendon –26.5, so we’re anchoring that option in our same game multi. We’re also including under 175.5 points, and that’s because West Coast could struggle to put points on the board.

The Eagles have failed to score over 51 points in their last two games, which is hard to fathom, and it could be another dire effort on offence this Friday night. They also scored 49 points when losing to the Gold Coast Suns in the opening round, which is as bad as it gets.

It could be a goal-fest for Essendon, so we’re backing Sam Draper and Jye Menzie to have 2+ goals. Draper didn’t score last week, so he’s keen to get back to his best form, which saw him kick six goals in his first three games.

Menzie turned his form around with four goals last week, so we’re riding the hot player, and punters get $1.83 to boost multi payouts.

Best Value Bet

Essendon Wire-to-Wire @ $1.82

It’s unlikely that West Coast shows much heart from the opening bounce, so Essendon should pounce on it early and never look back.

The Eagles don’t have a good record winning the first quarter, so although the odds are in the shorter region, $1.82 is a value bet for this option. Essendon should start well, and it could build a massive lead by halftime, so the bet could be an easy cash.