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4/15/2008 2:56:24 PM
ATP Tennis Betting Odds - Valencia Open First Round Picks
By Nila Amerova
Valencia, Spain – The men’s clay-court season kicks off this week with the VI Open de Tenis in Valencia, Spain – one of three clay court events on the ATP calendar this week. BetUS is taking action on this tournament, so check out the tennis odds currently live. To get you started betting on tennis, the following is a breakdown of the first round action scheduled for tomorrow, complete with BetUS tennis odds and tennis free picks.
Tennis Betting Line: Igor Andreev -275 Evgeny Korolev +190
Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Wednesday April 15, 2008
Tennis Prediction: Russian, No.26 Igor Andreev, weighs in at -275 on the money line, a clear favorite over his compatriot No.113 Evgeny Korolev. Recommending his favorite price tag is surface advantage. Andreev prefers clay surfaces and with the clay-court season starting this week, I expect his tournament performance to improve.
Tennis Free Picks: Andreev in straight sets
Tennis Betting Line: Yuri Schukin +180 Robin Haase -240
Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Wednesday April 15, 2008
Tennis Prediction: Dutch tennis player Robin Haase gets the nod from the odds makers in this match up. Favored at -240 the up-and-comer enters with a 10-6 record for the season. His best results this year were three quarterfinal appearances – in Rotterdam, Zagreb and Chennai. His best win this year came in Rotterdam, when he defeated the then World No. 10, Andy Murray in the first round.
Tennis Free Picks: Haase in straight sets
Tennis Betting Line: Marat Safin +195 Juan Carlos Ferrero -285
Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Tuesday April 15, 2008
Tennis Prediction: Safin has had a poor start to his 2008 season. Safin enters VI Open de Tenis in Valencia with a 2-6 record; his two match wins for the season were at the Australian Open and in Davis Cup action last week. In the five tournaments Safin competed in this year, he crashed out of the opening round of four. The question is will fare better in Valencia or will his season’s woes continue? He is a long shot. Lifetime he trails 5-6 against Ferrero. No.19 Juan Carlos Ferrero holds home court edge. He is a solid clay court player and brings an 11-7 record for the year.
Tennis Free Picks: Ferrero in straight sets
Tennis Betting Line: Werner Eschauer +500 Juan Monaco -1000
Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Tuesday April 15, 2008
Tennis Prediction: At a whopping price tag of -1000, Juan Monaco is clearly the odds makers pick to win this match. I would agree. Take the heavy favorite from Argentina to advance into the second round.
Tennis Free Picks: Juan Monaco in straight sets
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Nila Amerova is a freelance sports writer and regular contributor to the BetUS.com Locker Room.