Tennis serves up the year’s second major, the French Open, beginning this weekend.
World #1 Iga Swiatek and begins defense of her French Open title on Monday. The two-time French Open winner (-120) is the favorite at Roland Garros, but the women’s field features plenty of contenders. Aryna Sabalenka (+600), Elena Rybakina (+650), Jelena Ostapenko (+2000), and Barbora Krejcikova (+2800) are viewed as the biggest threats to her defense per PointsBet. The top Americans in the field are Jessica Pegula (+4000) and Coco Gauff (+5000).
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On the men’s side, defending and 14-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew due to injury opening the door to a field led by betting favorite Carlos Alcaraz (+150). The Spaniard is seeking his second Grand Slam, but he enters the tournament in less than top form.
Novak Djokovic (+250), Holger Rune (+750), Daniil Medvedev (+900), Jannik Sinner (+1100), Stefanos Tsitsipas (+2000) and Casper Ruud (+2000) are seen as his biggest threats according to PointsBet.
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NBC Sports betting analysts Jay Croucher (@croucherJD) and Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) will be offering daily plays throughout the fortnight. Wake ‘n Cash will be a daily feature on Bet the EDGE. We will track their plays in this space daily.
French Open Best Bets
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Dinsick: “At this point, I think the only bet in the outright markets on the men’s side is Novak Djokovic. Its not the sexiest bet but my numbers show the odds for Alcaraz and Djokovic should be reversed. The degree of the difference in experience in best of five tennis between Djokovic and everyone else outside of Medvedev maybe is just spectacular. Djokovic has played 425 Best to five matches in his career. He has a 90% winning percentage in those matches. Carlos Alvarez, in contrast…he’s played 31 best of five tennis matches in his career.”
Croucher: “Sabalenka is only going to have to face one of the Rybakina or Swiatek due to the way the draw fell. As a result, if she’s fresher and if she’s a little sharper than whomever survives the other half of the draw maybe gives her a little bit more of a leveling effect in the final itself. I think Sabalenka is your pre flop play. PointsBet has her price at +600 and I see the fair price at +525.”
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Enjoy the tournament and enjoy the sweat.
