Odds are ridicioulusly rising for Berdych. I agree with all the stuff Czech mentioned but it's still Berdych, one of the top players of the game. 2.83 way too much, must take it.
Despite suspicious form of Kei, he is much much better player than Isner, no matter how good Isner has served against Seppi and Mannarino. It's not a 50/50 game. Everything above 1.70 can be taken for Kei.
Nobody can underestimate Thiem's talent and form, but his track has to end somewhere and Tsonga has enough quality for that. His season has been disaster so far and it's not gonna go like that. Indian Wells is a great tournament to turn things around and I'm sure he is aware of that. I assume he will want the game more than Thiem tonight. Odds above 2.00 looks appealing.
Another very long shot, but there is some sense on it. Fratangelo is serving solidly here and won very easy his three matches .He managed to break several times good serve players as Gabiashvili and Stepanek. Nole is from another planet, but there were some weaknesses in his game during Davis cup clashes. Probably he is better now, but it will be his first match in the tourament and in the past he gave a lot of sets in his matches at IW to the guys like Alejandro Gonzales, who is from Fratangelo's level.
5pts R O'Sullivan -2.5 frames to beat J.Robertson Evens Coral
2pts R O'Sullivan to win 4-0 7/2 Betfred
Ronnie has just walzed through this so far like a training exercise. I don't expect Robertson to give him any problems whatsoever and I'll be very surprised if he gets more than one frame.
Been off betting for a while due to restrictions that are being made here in Portugal regarding betting (licensing processes are currently undergoing here), but would like to express my point of view regarding my team's Sporting Portugal match against CSKA Moscow.
Sporting Portugal has a big addition for this season: Jorge Jesus. Yes, that manager. After 6 years in big rivals SL Benfica, where he won 3 championships, 4 league cups, 1 Portugal Cup, 1 Supercup and 2 EL finals, a shock move during the pre-season from Sporting Portugal happened.
Sporting got some players during the pre-season that will definitely be important players during the season, such as Aquilani, João Pereira and Bryan Ruiz. Other players such as Teofilo Gutierrez and Naldo will also play a role during this season. The objective is to be champion after 14 years of second and third places (and sometimes, even below!)
Sporting already won the Supercup against SL Benfica (1-0), where they did a very dominant exhibition against big rivals. We had a few troubles in winning against CD Tondela's (2-1) defensive approach, but their goal was irregular and we just missed too much on the first half (we could have been winning 3-0 by the end of it, honestly).
Saw CSKA against Spartak Moscow and they looked very dangerous on the counter. Musa and Doumbia are fast-paced and will definitely cause havoc should Sporting defense be unfocused for a while. Their defensive line is very experienced but seemed to lack pace, and Mário Fernandes leaves a lot of space behind when going up, and Sporting will definitely exploit that.
I'm really surprised at the Overs here. 2.2 is just too much for two teams that care a lot about attack. Sure, CSKA has only conceded once in the Russian League but have conceded 4 goals against Sparta Prague, an average teams in CL standards and scored 5. Moreover, I rate Sporting Portugal highly defensively, Jorge Jesus really knows how to organize his teams defensively but it is a high-risk offside trap approach. I can see Musa and Doumbia having 1/2 chances of avoiding the offside trap and maybe scoring. We could definifely see overs here but I'm concerned that a 2-0 or 1-1 is very possible as well.
But, if there is one team to score twice here, it is Sporting Portugal. While lacking finishing at certain times during a match, we are looking very impressive on attack and I expect them to hit the gas right at the start (João Mário, Sporting player at the press conference, hinted on that) and to score once or twice against a CSKA that does not look like the team of playing defensively ir order to give a big mental advantage. Even though if that does not happen, I expect Sporting to definitely score at least once during the match, and maybe twice...
Therefore, Over 1.5 Sporting Portugal Team Goals @ 2.25 (William Hill) is a great odd and I would definitely give it a go if I could.
