Wimbledon Odds, Picks & Predictions: Halep vs. Rybakina – July 7, 2022

The women’s semifinals at Wimbledon are taking place early Thursday morning and OddsJam’s tennis betting expert is here with a mathematically profitable bet to get the day started.

Simona Halep vs. Elena Rybakina Betting Pick: Halep -3.5 Game Spread | -130 on Caesars

Approx. 9:30 a.m. ET

This is a play directly from the OddsJam positive expected value page. No other sportsbooks are offering better than about -150 odds on this bet.

In tennis, the game spread is the differential between the amount of games (not sets) won. So if Halep wins in straight sets 6-4, 6-4, the score in terms of games is 12-8. That’s a differential of four, which would cash our -3.5 bet.

This is a great spot for Halep. She coasted through her quarterfinal matchup against Amanda Anisimova (6-2, 6-4) had hasn’t lost a set all tournament.

The most she had to sweat in a set was way back in the second round, when Kristen Flipkins battled her to a 7-5 first set.

In the quarterfinal match, Halep did not let Anisimova have one single ace. That really minimizes the advantage Anisimova had during her service games.

Halep also won 17 of 22 second serve points, which shows that she can be aggressive on her first serve and if it misses, still win points at an impressive clip on her second serve.

Meanwhile, Rybakina was taken to three sets by Ajla Tomljanovic in her quarterfinal matchup.

I expect Halep to keep her perfect set record alive in the semis and cover the -3.5 game spread.