Betting Systems - Tennis Betting

Tennis Betting is most often restricted to moneyline betting (betting the player to just win / lose the match). As this article will show, the author will give the reader several pointers as to how to successfully win money when betting tennis. Like betting the other popular sports of baseball, basketball, and football, betting on tennis requires handicapping and doing one’s homework. One cannot simply bet blindly and hope to win money in tennis betting.

In the opening rounds of a Grand Slam (French, US, Australian, and Wimbledon), favorites usually rule. It behooves the sports bettor to back the favorites on the moneyline, for upsets in this round are often very rare. Since most favorites are highly priced, the author suggest parlaying them and limiting the amount of risk (a parlay of 3-5 strong favorites should be enough).

As the tournament progresses, betting becomes more difficult. Underdogs begin to bark and start winning games. It is at this point where handicapping usually begins. The author suggests looking at the head to head match ups between the two players. By looking at the historical match up, one can often see if one dominates another. Looking at how one plays at a particular surface also comes into factor at this point. Backing a player in the 3rd round of the French Open who does poorly in dirt is usually a bad bet (the French Open is played on clay). Consider the amount of money a player has made—this is also an indication of how good a player is.

Consider not going against Roger Federer. The author feels that Federer is such a superior athlete that such a player deserves his own paragraph. If the reader has not seen Federer play tennis, do one’s self a favor and watch him. Watch and be amazed. Bet on Federer or pass on his games.

In summary, tennis is a good sport to bet, if one knows how to bet properly. It is usually more popular in the European market, but is slowly gaining ground in the United States.