Federer made to work, young Gunners come good

Youthful Gunners point to Arsenal’s future, Federer is forced all the way, and Barty becomes 1st Aussie women to reach a home grand slam semi in 36 years – it’s the Daily Spread Betting Roundup. But how much could you’ve won?

Young Gunners come good – Bournemouth v Arsenal
A decidedly youthful Arsenal reached the 5th round of the FA Cup on Monday following a 2-1 win over Bournemouth.

18-year old Bukayo Saka wasted no time in a rare start, scoring after just 5 minutes. Sell a 1st Match Goal spread of 33-36 and you’d have picked up 28 times your initial stake. Around 20 minutes later Eddie Nketiah – recalled from Leeds on January 1st – doubled Arsenal’s lead. The Gunners were in control from then on, with Sam Surridge’s injury time consolation flattering the Cherries.

Interestingly, though there were only 3 goals, the Goals x Shirts make-up came in at a not insignificant 453. That’s thanks to Nketiah wearing no. 33, Surridge wearing no. 44 and Saka wearing a massive no. 77. Take away an opening spread of 241-264, and you’re left with 189 times your original bet.

Federer saves 7 match points – Roger Federer v Tennys Sandgren
Roger Federer has been made to work in Australia. Forced to 5 sets in the 3rd round against John Millman, he then lost the 1st set in the last-16, before roaring back to saunter past Marton Fuscovics.

Even though he was facing his 5th unseeded player in a row, the Swiss supremo was out through the wringer against Tennys Sandgren, saving 7 match points to eventually comeback in the 4th and 5th sets.

Starting the match at a Federer/Sandgren Game Supremacy spread of 6-7.5, you’d have needed to sell that to make 7 times your initial stake. That’s because the American actually won 24 games to Federer’s 23.

The Total Games also unexpectedly got pushed up to 47, meaning buying a starting spread of 33.5-35.5 made you 11.5 times your original bet.

First Aussie woman in semis for 36 years – Ashleigh Barty v Petra Kvitova
In arguably the toughest to call of the women’s quarter-finals, world no. 1 Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian women to reach a grand slam semi on home turf as she beat Petra Kvitova 7-6 6-2.

If you’d bought the opening Barty/Kvitova Match Supremacy spread of 0.5-3.5, then, you’d have won 16.5 times your original stake. That’s because the winner gets 10 points plus a further 5 points per set won by.