West Coast Eagles vs. Essendon Bombers Prediction: Bombers Predicted to Win Friday's AFL Round 6 Matchup [4/18/2025]

The West Coast Eagles will square off with the favored Essendon Bombers in Australian Football League (AFL) action at Optus Stadium on Friday, beginning at 4:10AM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven AFL model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects the Bombers as the most likely winner of the game.

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

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Bombers' chance of winning is 77%, while the Eagles' is 23%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Bombers vs. Eagles predictions page.

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Eagles vs. Bombers Prediction: Who Will Win Round 6 Game?

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Bombers a 77% chance of beating the Eagles.

According to our model, the Eagles (+25.5) have a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 176.5 has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 9:02AM, Apr 17

Moneyline

Spread

Over / Under

Bombers

Win %

77%

23%

-345

+260

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Eagles

Bombers ESS

-345

Win %

77%

23%

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Eagles WCE

+260

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Essendon vs. West Coast Odds

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Eagles vs. Bombers Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's Australian rules football action between the Eagles and Bombers at Optus Stadium is scheduled to begin at 4:10AM ET.

• Who: Essendon Bombers vs. West Coast Eagles
• Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
• Time: 4:10AM ET/1:10AM PT
• Venue: Optus Stadium

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Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Bombers vs. Eagles matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

Before making any Essendon vs. West Coast picks, be sure to check out the latest AFL predictions and betting advice from Dimers Pro.

Conclusion

We predict the Bombers, with a 77% win probability, will likely beat the Eagles on Friday.

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