Collingwood Magpies vs. Essendon Bombers Prediction: Magpies Predicted to Win Friday's AFL Round 7 Matchup [4/25/2025]

The Collingwood Magpies and Essendon Bombers will meet in the Australian Football League (AFL) at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, starting at 1:20AM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced AFL model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects the Magpies as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Essendon-Collingwood game 10,000 times," said Ryan Leaver from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Magpies' chance of winning is 78%, while the Bombers' is 22%."

For a closer look at Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Bombers vs. Magpies predictions page.

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Magpies vs. Bombers Prediction: Who Will Win Round 7 Game?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's AFL game between the Bombers and Magpies 10,000 times as part of our AFL predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives the Magpies a 78% chance of beating the Bombers.

According to our model, the Bombers (+24.5) have a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 156.5 has a 51% chance of staying under.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 8:44AM, Apr 24

Moneyline

Spread

Over / Under

Bombers

Win %

22%

78%

+300

-455

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Magpies

Bombers ESS

+300

Win %

22%

78%

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Magpies COL

-455

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Essendon vs. Collingwood Odds

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Magpies vs. Bombers Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's Australian rules football action between the Magpies and Bombers at Melbourne Cricket Ground is scheduled to commence at 1:20AM ET.

• Who: Essendon Bombers vs. Collingwood Magpies
• Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
• Time: 1:20AM ET/10:20PM PT
• Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground

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Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Friday's Bombers vs. Magpies matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict the Magpies, with a 78% win probability, will likely beat the Bombers on Friday.

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