{"id":7524,"date":"2010-09-01T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/?p=7524"},"modified":"2010-09-01T13:12:24","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:12:24","slug":"us-open-tennis-odds-picks-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/us-open-tennis-odds-picks-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Tennis Odds, Picks, Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. open tennis betting<\/a> has technically commenced but it\u2019s not too late to make our futures picks. Here\u2019s a look at the top three hottest picks among the men and women right now.<\/p>\n

MEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ROGER FEDERER (2 to 1 at Bodog<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even if the Swiss Mister is starting to slip ever so slightly at age 29, it\u2019s hard to bet against a man who won five straight times at Flushing Meadows from 2004 to 2008. Federer is beatable of late, having lost to guys like Marcos Baghdatis, Ernests Gulbis and several other surprise victors this season. But Federer has still reached the semi-final or better in 23 straight Grand Slams, so he remains an excellent pick.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RAFAEL NADAL (10 to 3 at Bodog.com)<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no one playing better than Nadal this year. He had won five of six tournaments before falling to Andy Murray in Toronto and he already has a pair of Grand Slams to his name in 2010. However, the U.S. open has historically been Rafa\u2019s Achilles\u2019 heel; he\u2019s never even reached the final at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ANDY MURRAY (7 to 2 )<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy Murray\u2019s Toronto victory makes him a tempting pick, as it\u2019s often a smart sports betting<\/a> play to ride the hot hand. But Murray is ho-hum at best in his career at the U.S. Open. He was impressive in 2008, beating Nadal en route to the final, but Federer blew him out. He\u2019s never passed the round of 16 aside from that effort.<\/p>\n

Free pick: Even though history isn\u2019t on his side, Rafael Nadal <\/strong>is playing so well that I\u2019d advise bettors to take him at that solid value.<\/p>\n

WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 KIM CLIJSTERS (10 to 3 )<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clijsters is the consensus top pick and the top choice among the women at this sports betting blog<\/a>. She\u2019s the defending champion and has three titles already this season. She beat Maria Sharapova, another big U.S. Open favorite, in the final at the Cincinnati Masters.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MARIA SHARAPOVA (9 to 2 )<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna Kournikova 2.0 she is not. Maria Sharapova is more than just a pretty face and she\u2019s finally starting to show that her nagging shoulder injury is behind her. She has two wins two her name this season and seems to be peaking in time for the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (11 to 2 )<\/strong><\/p>\n

The good: Caroline Wozniacki has played very well this season, winning four tournaments. She also offers pretty solid value at 11 to 2. The bad: she hasn\u2019t yet proven that she can compete in the Grand Slam tournaments. Do you take a chance on her or make her prove herself on the big stage first?<\/p>\n

Free pick<\/a>: Kim Clijsters <\/strong>has the pedigree and is playing well this season. She\u2019s the lower-reward pick but the smart pick nonetheless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. open tennis betting has technically commenced but it\u2019s not too late to make our futures picks. Here\u2019s a look at the top three hottest picks among the men and women right now. MEN 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ROGER FEDERER (2 to 1 at Bodog) Even if the Swiss Mister is starting to slip ever so slightly at … Continue reading US Open Tennis Odds, Picks, Predictions<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_betting_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7526,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7524\/revisions\/7526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}