Weather Betting Tips For Friday April 17 - Will 'crisp' Canberra exceed 17.9?

Online bookmaker Sportsbet has placed its weather betting line at 17.9 degrees for Canberra on Friday afternoon.

Canberra, which will produce a "sunny, mild (and) crisp" day according to weather.com.au, is expected to reach a top of 19 degrees. This means that punters taking the over in the nation's capital on Friday will be trusting the metrologists heading into the weekend.

Another city that is expected to exceed Sportsbet's over/under market is Brisbane, which has been set at 31.4. With expected tops of 32 degrees on Friday punters will be cutting it fine if they elect to wager on the Queensland capital.

The metrologists are also anticipating that Melbourne will reach a top of 19 degrees on Friday, with mostly sunny conditions predicted. The Victorian capital's over/under has been set at 17.3 heading into the weekend, which means punters should bet the over market if they trust the experts.

In other capital cities, Sydney's over/under is at 24.3 degrees, Hobart's is set at 12 while Perth is set at 23.6 degrees.