Our experts check out teams for NRL round 22 and offer their tips

UPSETS galore last week meant most of our tipsters had a shocker. They’ll try to bounce back this week as we hit the last few weeks of the regular season.

UPSETS galore last week meant most of our tipsters had a shocker.

They’ll try to bounce back this week as we hit the last few weeks of the regular season.

Follow Phil Rothfield, Dean Ritchie, Michael Carayannis, Matty Logue, Paul Crawley, Barry Toohey, Christian Nicolussi, David Riccio, Nick Walshaw, James Phelps and Paul Kent throughout the season for advice and tips.

Have they got it right for round 22 or are some of them way off the mark?

ROUND 22 FIXTURES: Bulldogs v Eels, Dragons v Souths, Cowboys v Storm, Knights v Warriors, Titans v Broncos, Sharks v Raiders, Sea Eagles v Roosters, Panthers v Tigers.

   Nick Walshaw's top tips:

   Score so far: 104 

No brainer: Nathan Cleary to earn bragging rights over the old man, Sunday arvo.

Upset: None, although the $2.30 Knights are value for those who believe you never, ever pick the Warriors.

Coin toss: Newcastle/Warriors ... could be anything.

   Michael Carayannis's top tips:

   Score so far: 102 

No brainer: Brisbane to bounce back from their poor performance against the Eels to put the cleaners through a struggling Titans side.

Upset: Newcastle to keep up their winning ways and secure back to back wins against the Warriors.

Coin toss: Beware the wounded Bulldogs. They have to turn it around at some point, so they are a hope to beat Parramatta.

   Matt Logue's top tips:

   Score so far: 98 

No brainer: This is a tough round to select, so I can't select a no-brainer. That said, I'll stick with the wounded Broncos to bounce back and beat the Titans on the Gold Coast on Saturday night.

Upset: I'll call it an upset - Newcastle to beat the Warriors.

Coin toss: I could easily select all eight matches as my coin toss. The closest match-up though will be the Sea Eagles-Roosters clash at Brookvale on Sunday.

   David Riccio's top tips:

   Score so far: 96 

No brainer: Broncos. Too much to play for. The Titans? They're done for 2017.

Upset: Knights. Back-to-back wins for Newcastle for the first time since Gary Wurth played fullback.

Coin toss: Sharks or Raiders. Still no James Maloney for the Sharks and Canberra can keep slim finals dream alive with victory.

   Paul Kent's top tips:

   Score so far: 95 

No brainer: Sharks to dispense of the underperforming Raiders.

Upset: The Knights to continue their roll.

Coin toss: Tough to pick Storm away against the Cowboys.

   Phil Rothfield's top tips:

   Score so far: 90 

No brainer: Knights to knock off the Warriors in Newcastle.

Upset: Sea Eagles to bounce back and knock off the Roosters.

Coin toss: Titans and Broncos will go down to the wire.

   Dean Ritchie's top tips:

   Score so far: 90 

No brainer: The Eels will take great joy in adding some more pain to the Bulldogs' waning season.

Upset: Facing the fading Warriors at home, the Knights will go back-to-back.

Coin toss: The Roosters will do enough to keep Manly's losing streak going.

   Paul Crawley's top tips:

   Score so far: 86 

No brainer: Eels to have too much strike power for Dogs.

Upset: Raiders over Sharks.

Coin toss: Reckon Tigers could upset Panthers.

   James Phelps's top tips:

   Score so far: 85 

No brainer: The Bulldogs have ruined my tips this year. This week the Eels will ruin them. Hopefully both the Bulldogs and I will have a better time next year.

Upset: Go the Knights.

Coin toss: Dragons and Rabbitohs could go either way. Back the team that turns up!

   Christian Nicolussi's top tips:

   Score so far: 80 

No brainer: The Knights will go back-to-back in front of another big home crowd.

Upset: Souths were dreadful last week, but have more upside than the Dragons.

Coin toss: The Tigers have been flying the past month and will give Penrith a shake.

Originally published as Our experts check out teams for NRL round 22 and offer their tips