Tennis Spread Betting Guide

Game Supremacy

Explanation: Predict the winning margin, in games, that one player beats the other player by in a particular match.

Example: Federer/Nadal game supremacy 2 - 3

This quote says Federer's winning margin over Nadal, in games, will be between 2 - 3.

If you think Federer will win the match by more than 3 games, you go higher (buy).

If you think he will lose or win by less than 3 games, you go lower (sell).

Federer beats Nadal in 3 sets: 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. In total Federer wins 16 games, compared to Nadal's 10 games, and as such Federer wins by 6 games.

If you had bought at 3, you would win your stake multiplied by 3 (6 - 3)

If you had sold at 2, you would lose your stake multiplied by 4 (6 - 2)

Match Supremacy (10-5)

Explanation: Predict the winning margin of one player over the other player where the player gets 10pts for winning the match and 5 points per set won by. E.g. if a player wins by 3 sets to 1, he would score 10 points plus a further 10 (2 x 5) because he won by a two set margin).

Example: Djokovic/Murray 10-5 4 - 7

This quote says that, using the above scoring criteria, Djokovic's winning margin over Murray will be between 4 - 7 points.

If you think Djokovic will win , you go higher (buy).

If you think Murray will win, you go lower (sell).

Murray beats Djokovic 3 sets to 2 over 5 sets. Murray therefore has a winning margin of 1 set, and the market settles at 10 + 5 = 15 in Murray's favour or minus 15.

If you had bought at 7, you would lose your stake multiplied by 22 (7 - - 15) or (7 + 15)

If you had sold at 4, you would win your stake multiplied by 19 (4 - -15) or (4 + 15)

Total Games

Explanation: Predict the total number of games played in a particular match.

Example: Murray v Federer - total games: 36 - 38

This quote says the total number of games played during the match will be between 32 - 34.

If you think it will be more than 38, you go higher (buy).

If you think it will be less than 36, you go lower (sell).

There are a total of 26 games played in the match.

If you had bought at 38, you would lose your stake multiplied by 12 (38 - 26)

If you had sold at 36, you would win your stake multiplied by 10 (36 - 26)

Cross Courts

Explanation: Predict the final number achieved when multiplying the games won by one player in a set by the games won by the other player in the same set, and then adding the number for all sets played. (For example, if a player wins 6-4, 4-6, 6-0, the three sets would be worth 24 (6x4), 24 (4x6) and 0 (6x0). Therefore, the three-set total would be 48 (24+24+0).

Example: Ferrer v Gonzalez - cross courts: 50 - 55

This quote says that, using the above scoring system, the total for the match would be between 50-55.

If you think it will be more than 55, you go higher (buy).

If you think it will be less than 50, you go lower (sell).

The match finishes 7-6, 6-4. The market therefore settles at 66. (7x6 + 6x4)

If you had bought at 55, you would win your stake multiplied by 11 (66 - 55)

If you had sold at 50, you would lose your stake multiplied by 16 (66 - 50)