posted July 14, 2008 at 18:52 in Tennis Free Picks

Umag, Croatia – The online tennis betting market at BetUS Sportsbook is offering tennis wagering odds on four ATP tournaments. So with so much tennis betting action, all the online sports betting community at BetUS Sportsbook need do is just pick a tournament, a match and place a tennis wager. Seriously, the tennis betting options are endless. One tournament to bet on is the Studena Croatia Open, featuring top seed Fernando Verdasco, Ivan Ljubicic, Igor Andreev and defending champion Carlos Moya. To help you along with making your tennis picks, here is a look at the upcoming tennis betting action for the Studena Croatia Open on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

Tennis Betting Line: Carlos Berlocq +140 Marcos Daniel -180

Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Tuesday July 15, 2008

Tennis Analysis: On the challenger circuit, these two players had many occasions to meet. In six meetings altogether (spanning from 2000-07) they are level at 3-3. But No.79 Marcos Daniel got the better of No.120 Carlos Berlocq in their last two encounters in Bogota in 2005 and 2007. This is their first ATP level tournament meeting. On the main circuit, neither player has compiled a noteworthy record. Berlocq slips to 3-15 while Daniel to 7-11. On paper, Daniel would appear to be the better play. Further recommending his favourite odds is his modestly better results on clay.

Tennis Free Picks: Daniel in three sets

Tennis Betting Line: Luka Belic +275 Mischa Zverev -450

Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Tuesday July 15, 2008

Tennis Analysis: Luka Belic of Croatia enters this tournament on a wild card. He is here for one reason and one reason only, because he is Croatian. Now of course this is no reason to discount him. Wild card players have enjoyed some successes during tournaments this year, most notable was Jie Zheng of China’s run at the 2008 Wimbledon championships that saw her reach the semis. So if Zheng can orchestrate upsets in London, what can a Croatian do before a home crowd? At +275 banking on the Croatian, in front a partisan crowd that will surely cheering him on, would not be such a bad play. No.89 Mischa Zverev is a steep favourite. But with a 7-14 mark for the year, betting on his whopping -450 price tag would hardly seem worth it. Take the money play here. Why not?

Tennis Free Picks: Belic in three sets

Tennis Betting Line: Viktor Troicki -220 Jiri Vanek +170

Match Time: 05:00 AM Eastern Time, Tuesday July 15, 2008

Tennis Analysis: Last year these two met twice. They are tied 1-1 in career head-to-heads. No.86 Viktor Troicki of Serbia and No.97 Jiri Vanek enter the Studena Croatia Open amassing similar marks for the year. Troicki holds a 7-11 while Vanek a 6-11 record. On paper, this match would appear to be a tight contest. While the odds makers give the edge to Viktor Troicki, Vanek is the better player on clay. I like his odds to upset the young Troicki in the opening round.

Tennis Free Picks: Vanek in straight sets

Nila Amerova is a freelance sports writer and regular contributor to the BetUS.com Locker Room.