Back on deck after a busy week, but there are two underdogs that caught my eye today in Madrid. The first is Luca Van Asche to defeat Seb Baez. The European clay form of Baez just doesn’t match up with his South American clay form, … Continue reading2 x Madrid Previews – April 26, 2024
by Zeus O’Dea The following words are the opinion of myself (Zeus O’Dea) only, and not of Steve, or the Ace Previews site in general. This series is about politics, betting, and how they intersect. In some pieces of writing, I’ll give political betting recommendations. … Continue readingTrue Detective, the GOP’s persuasion problem, and how a lack of quality candidates might cost them in November
Antoine Bellier is a special kind of player. The Swiss attacks the net nine times out of ten, and not only on serve. It’s almost impossible to get some rhythm when playing him, resulting in a lot of overs. Either the books price his matches … Continue readingVinny’s ATP Challenger Morelos Preview – Antoine Bellier vs Adam Walton
Keeping this handicap rather simple in saying that we don’t really know what we get out of Novak Djokovic these days. The last time he made it out of the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo was when he won the whole thing in 2015. Since then, … Continue readingVinny’s ATP Monte Carlo Preview – Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti
Not often do I think the bet365 opener is more accurate than Pinnacle’s, however, I don’t agree with Gian Marco Moroni being priced as a big favorite against a talented young player in Edas Butvilas. Bet365 actually opened this match a pick’em at 1.83 (-120) … Continue readingVinny’s ITF M25 Hammamet 6 Preview – Edas Butvilas vs Gian Marco Moroni
It is still rather chilly and damp in Monte Carlo and I see this as a chance for Karen Khachanov to extend his 3-0 head-to-head lead over Francisco Cerundolo. The Argentinian has raised his level a bit compared to the start of the season, but … Continue readingVinny’s ATP Monte Carlo Preview – Karen Khachanov vs Francisco Cerundolo
Jan-Lennard Struff beat Borna Coric in Indian Wells one month ago. While these courts were mud-slow, that third-set tiebreak win still isn’t enough for me to warrant a 25-30 cent move now that they’re playing on actual clay. I still might not have touched the … Continue readingVinny’s ATP Monte Carlo Preview – Borna Coric vs Jan-Lennard Struff
I don’t see too big of a talent gap between Christian Langmo and Alex Hernandez. The two have faced each other once in 2021 when Langmo overcame a 1-4, 15-40 deficit in the third set to beat the young Mexican. If we’re looking at their … Continue readingVinny’s Challenger Morelos Preview – Christian Langmo vs Alex Hernandez
Not only is the Challenger in Sarasota played in exceptional conditions, most Mexican events are played at extreme altitude. In Cuernavaca (Morelos), we’re at over 1.500 meters (4.900 feet) altitude. That combined with a big server like Skander Mansouri and a far-from-consistent clay-courter in Facundo … Continue readingVinny’s Challenger Morelos Preview – Skander Mansouri vs Facundo Mena
Tennys Sandgren leads the head-to-head with Thai-Son Kwiatkowski 3-0. Even though these matches were played in completely different times, it might say something about their level of talent. I think the current line is a product of both Sandgren not playing much and Kwiatkowski winning … Continue readingVinny’s Challenger Sarasota Preview – Tennys Sandgren vs Thai-Son Kwiatkowski