Tennis Best Bets for Friday, March 1
It feels like the tennis season never slows down, but that’s a great thing for bettors. This sport offers all sorts of betting opportunities, which is why I’m going to provide you with tennis best bets as often as possible. This week, the ATP and WTA Tours are in Acapulco, Dubai, Santiago, Austin and San Diego. I’ll scan through all of the tournaments to find some winners, so make sure you check out my stuff this week. Also, I’d strongly suggest coming back to this story throughout the day. I try to write up as many matches as I can in advance, but it’s hard to do that in an international sport. That said, I’ll be adding picks. You can find those at the bottom of the story. I’ll also throw them on the Pro Picks page. So, keep reading for my tennis picks and predictions for Friday, March 1.
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2024 Record: 106-112 (+5.14 units)
Alexander Bublik vs. Andrey Rublev – Dubai (8:00 am ET)
Ugo Humbert vs. Daniil Medvedev – Dubai (10:00 am ET)
I struggled to find tennis best bets for Friday, March 1, so I’m throwing in a parlay for the semifinals in Dubai. I already have a pending parlay coming down to Nicolas Jarry beating Corentin Moutet in Santiago. I don’t often like to put together moneyline parlays, but I’ve been going to them a little more often lately. This feels like a good situation to do so. I don’t necessarily trust Rublev or Medvedev to cover their game spreads, or win in straight sets. But I am very confident that these two will be meeting in the final.
Rublev just has a little too much game for Bublik. Rublev is a much sturdier baseline player, and he’s better at keeping his cool on the court. Sure, Rublev occasionally gets a little angry with himself, but Bublik’s mental lapses are crippling. He’ll flat out ditch his tennis strategy if things start to go wrong. That makes it hard not to like Rublev here. I also just trust Rublev to get a lot of returns back, even though Bublik is a great server. And once this thing turns into a baseline battle, Rublev should have his way. He’s the stronger player from both wings.
As for Medvedev, this just boils down to his ability to return. You can count on one hand the amount of players that can return as well as Medvedev. So, he should be able to neutralize Humbert’s biggest weapon. Also, Humbert is a player with a ton of talent, but Medvedev is a much smarter player. He’s a master strategist out there on the court, so I trust him to figure this thing out. His mind is one of the main reasons I enjoy betting on him.
Parlay: Rublev ML & Medvedev ML (-139)
Added Plays
Jaume Munar ML (+175) vs. Sebastian Baez [Santiago – 12:00 pm ET]
Katie Boulter ML (+105 – 1.5 units) vs. Donna Vekic [San Diego – 2:30 pm ET)
Arthur Fils -1.5 Games (-175 – 2 units) vs. Pedro Martinez [Santiago – 2:10 pm ET]
Alejandro Tabilo ML (-150 – 2 units) vs. Luciano Darderi [Santiago – 4:10 pm ET]
Daria Saville +1.5 Sets (-115 – 2 units) vs. Emma Navarro [San Diego – 4:30 pm ET]
Anna Blinkova +1.5 Sets (+160 – 1.5 units) vs. Jessica Pegula [San Diego – 8:30 pm ET]
Casper Ruud ML (-135 – 2 units) vs. Holger Rune [Acapulco – 10:25 pm ET]
