Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - IPL Betting Tips, Preview and Odds

The Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will play the eighth match of the 2025 Indian Premier League. We have highlighted the best odds and predictions for CSK vs RCB.

CSK vs RCB Betting Tips and Predictions

Make use of our top betting tips and predictions for this IPL fixture. We look at recent team and player form, probable XIs, head-to-head records, and other useful information to inform your betting choices. Explore more of our best bets for this match.

Josh Hazlewood for Top RCB Bowler

Josh Hazlewood removed hard-hitting opener Quinton de Kock early in RCB’s fixture against Mumbai. Hazlewood completed tight figures of two for 22 in four overs. He is in fine form, across all formats. Bet on him to be Bangalore’s top bowler in this match at 3.40 with bet365.

$3.40 with bet365

Virat Kohli for Top RCB Batter

The leading run-scorer in the history of the IPL is off to a promising start this season. He hit an unbeaten half-century against KKR and is well positioned to succeed against arch-rivals CSK here. Kohli knows how to pace a long innings in challenging conditions. He is priced at 2.90 to be RCB’s top batter in this match.

$2.90 with Unibet

Noor Ahmad for Player of the Match

Rashid Khan isn’t necessarily the best Afghanistan spinner at this year’s IPL. Noor Ahmad was excellent for CSK against Mumbai recently. He took four wickets and was named player of the match. He is bringing his franchise good value and is priced at 8.00 with bet365 to be awarded the player of the match accolade again.

$8.00 with bet365

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Odds

We are here to help you find the best odds for your IPL match betting. It is always good to compare what odds the best IPL betting sites have to offer. Here are some of the most attractive match odds with some of our best bookies.

The bookies have Chennai as the favourites and they are best priced with Palmerbet. All the three bookies we compared agree on the price of RCB.

IPL

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Chennai Super Kings

Home: 1.74

vs.

28/03/2025
01:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Away: 2.10

Bookmaker	Home	Away
bet365	1.73	2.10
Unibet	1.73	2.10
Palmerbet	1.74	2.10

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Betting Preview

The Super Kings will go into this match on the back of a four-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians earlier this IPL. That win over another team who have won the tournament title five times showed that CSK are in a strong position to land a record-breaking sixth title this year.

It’s likely they will toggle between seamer Khaleel Ahmed and opening batter Rahul Tripathi as impact players again. Ahmed was superb against Mumbai, snaring three key wickets before Noor Ahmad secured four.

Opener Rachin Ravindra and new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad could be in for big performances again. They each struck a half-century against Mumbai. Importantly, Gaikwad has not let the additional responsibility of the captaincy negatively affect his primary role with the bat.

Bangalore were outstanding in the opening fixture of this season’s IPL. They beat the Kolkata Knight Riders, who are the reigning champions, by seven wickets. Perhaps this is RCB’s year to finally secure a maiden IPL title.

Australian seamer Josh Hazlewood’s pinpoint accuracy with the new ball, followed by spinner Krunal Pandya’s ability to get extra bounce could play right into RCB’s hands in Chepauk. Fast bowler Yash Dayal will want to extract solid pace, too. The Royal Challengers have an impressive opening combination in Phil Salt and Virat Kohli. A franchise that has sported the services of Chirs Gayle, Shane Watson and AB de Villiers in the past is, again, looking formidable with the bat.

Team News

Both teams won’t likely make changes to winning XIs, but it will be interesting to see how and when they look to capitalise on the impact player rule.

RCB have some decisions to make over batter Devdutt Padikkal and leg-spinner Suyash Sharma.

Predicted Line-ups

Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

Betting Statistics

Here are some key statistics to consider ahead of this IPL contest. Here at AussieBet we like to offer useful stats that can help guide your betting choices.

CSK have won three of their last five IPL matches against RCB
Three of the last five tosses in IPL matches in Chepauk have brought decisions to field first
Both teams are unbeaten in the 2025 IPL

Where to Bet on CSK vs RCB

Here are some of the best betting sites for betting on CSK vs RCB in the IPL. We think bet365 is an excellent option for cricket betting as the range of markets and competitive odds set them apart. The bet365 betting app and live streaming service is also excellent. That said, any in this top five list are worth consideration.