The Blues are yet to pick up a win in 2019 while the Sunwolves have impressed in their last two games, pushing the Waratahs to the brink before toppling the Chiefs in Hamilton.
Getting a start of more than two converted tries looks to be too generous towards the Japanese who have covered five of their last seven when underdogs of more than 14.
With that in mind, we should be seeing a real armwrestle on Friday night.
A remarkable 16 of the last 20 Hurricanes v Highlanders matches have seen a winning margin of 12 points or less and the Hurricanes should be the ones edging their opposition tonight.