How Does Tennis Betting Work? The sport of tennis is unique since each match is untimed and points are not 🧾 calculated together.
These characteristics make betting on tennis a little different compared to other sports.
For example, spreads and over/under calculations are 🧾 based on set totals rather than points.
Betting on tennis can be a way to learn more about the sport, but 🧾 it is important to begin by understanding tennis betting basics.
Tennis Betting Tennis betting is similar to gambling on other sports, 🧾 with some unique options as a result of the match format.
The most popular types of tennis wagers are match bets, 🧾 spread bets, outright bets, over/under bets, and exact score bets.
Match Betting Match betting is when a person bets on who 🧾 they believe will win an individual match.
For a match bet, the favored player will have a negative sign (-) next 🧾 to their moneyline odds, while the underdog's moneyline is represented with a positive (+) sign.
In match bets, the underdog will 🧾 pay out better than even money because of the risk associated with choosing a lesser opponent.
In addition, moneylines for match 🧾 bets can change any time prior to the start of the match.
Money lines will shift based on how the public 🧾 bets on a match.
Payouts may increase or decrease dramatically if the public bets heavily on a certain player to win 🧾 the match.
Savvy sports bettors will see these trends and try to capitalize on higher profit opportunities.
Spread Betting Spread betting is 🧾 when the sportsbook creates a hypothetical amount of games the favored tennis player should beat their opponent by.
Spread, or handicap, 🧾 betting is a more profitable alternative to match betting when the tennis match is lopsided.
This form of betting allows a 🧾 person to bet on how an individual will perform instead of match results.
For example, the sportsbook might create a hypothetical 🧾 spread that the favored player should win the match by 1.5 games.
A bettor will win by betting on the underdog 🧾 if the unfavored player either wins the match or loses the match by one game.
Betting on the favorite will only 🧾 yield profits if the favorite wins the match by at least two games.
Outright Betting Outright betting is betting on a 🧾 single player to win an entire tournament, not a specific game.
Since tennis is played in a tournament format, outright betting 🧾 is quite popular.
Those new to the sport of tennis are recommended to pursue outright bets because they are simple and 🧾 give the bettor someone to root for.
Most major tournaments will create money line odds for every player competing.
Obviously, favorites to 🧾 win will have lesser payouts than underdogs, but most outright bets will pay out better than even money.
Even though outright 🧾 bets are considered simple, there is still a major risk in selecting a player to go undefeated during a tournament.
Over/Under 🧾 Betting An over/under bet represents the total amount of sets that will occur in a given match.
Sportsbooks will create a 🧾 predetermined number of sets for which they believe a single match will last.
A person can either bet that there will 🧾 be more or fewer sets than the hypothetical number.
Money line odds are generated for both the over and under amount.
Interestingly, 🧾 in a three-set match, the over/under line is always 2.5 sets.
A person choosing the under believes the match will end 🧾 in two straight sets, while a bettor selecting the over presumes the match will last all three sets.
Over/Under lines for 🧾 five-set matches have greater variance and are harder to predict.
Exact Score Betting Exact score betting allows a person to bet 🧾 on the number of games a player will win in a specific set or match.
Exact score betting is recommended for 🧾 individuals who are knowledgeable about the tennis players involved and are looking for a challenging bet.
Since exact scores are much 🧾 harder to predict, winning this type of bet will generate higher monetary returns.
For example, a person may bet that a 🧾 player will win a set 6-3.
There are moneyline odds generated before the set starts for each possible game combination.
A payout 🧾 for a 6-3 exact score might be +500.
This means a person would make $500 off a $100 bet.
There are also 🧾 easier exact score bets that allow a person to bet on the number of sets a match will last for.
A 🧾 person can bet a player will win a match 3-1.
For three-set matches, exact score betting is simple because a player 🧾 can only win 2-0 or 2-1.
Five-set matches get a little more complicated, but still they have a higher percentage chance 🧾 of winning than betting on the exact score of games.
