Spread Betting on: Tennis
What is Tennis Spread Betting
Tennis spread betting is betting on tennis matches against a spread instead of fixed odds. Markets include Total Games, Games Supremacy, Set Supremacy and Tournament Index.
Tennis Spread Betting Markets
TOTAL GAMES
The predicted number of games played by both players in total. Spreads will depend on whether 3 or 5-set match.
Eg: Murray v Roddick (5 sets)
Spread: 40-42 games
· Market Result: Murray bt. Roddick 6-3, 7-5,6-4 = 31
·Profit = 9 x stake if sold goals / Loss = 11 x stake if bought
GAMES SUPREMACY
The predicted winning margin by one player over another from the aggregate of games won during a match. The minimum result for a 3-set match is -12 and maximum is +12, for a 5-set match min is -18 and max +18. The favourite is listed first in the supremacy spread which can also have a negative result making greater wins or losses.
Eg: Djokovic v Hewitt (5 set match)
Spread: Djokovic/Hewitt 7-7.5
· Market Result: Djokovic bt. Hewitt 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 6-1 = 4
· Profit = 3 x stake if sold / Loss = 3.5 x stake if bought
Eg of negative supremacy: Djokovic v Hewitt (3 set match)
Spread: Djokovic/Hewitt 4-4.5
· Market Result: Hewitt bt. Djokovic , 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 = -4
· Profit = 8 x stake if sold / Loss = 8.5x stake if bought
SET SUPREMACY
The predicted winner of a particular match. The winner is awarded 10 points, plus a further 3 pts for each set won by. The favourite is listed first in the supremacy spread which can also have a negative result making greater wins or losses.
Eg: Rafael Nadal v James Blake
Spread: Nadal/Blake 12.5-14.5
· Market Result: Rafael Nadal bt James Blake 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
· Profit = 4.5 x stake if bought / Loss = 6.5 x stake if sold
Eg of negative supremacy: Rafael Nadal v James Blake
Spread: Nadal/Blake 12.5-14.5
· Market Result: James Blake bt Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2, 6-7, 4-6, 5-7
· Profit = 25.5 x stake if sold / Loss = 27.5 x stake if sold
TOURNAMENT INDEX
The predicted performance of a player throughout the tournament, where the points awarded should always be checked. In this example, the winner gets 100 points:
100 – winner
75 – runner up
50 – losing semi-final
33 – losing quarter-final
20 – last 16
10 – last 32
Eg: Andy Murray, 2009 Wimbledon
Spread: 42-44
· Market Result: Murray lost to Roddick in the semi-finals
· Profit = 6 x stake if bought / Loss = 8 x stake if sold
