in Tennis Betting Trends

I always tell bettors that the early rounds of professional tennis are probably the surest bets in all of sports. The favorites in these tournament, particularly the more prestigious tournament, are almost guaranteed to advance over their often far inferior opponents.

Of course, the output for these ‘lock’ wagers is usually a little high, but what do you expect for a guaranteed thing?

Here are my Sony Ericsson Open in Florida.

03:15 PM EST

Ricardo Mello +1100

Rafael Nadal -4000

Nadal, is 2-0 lifetime against Mello and he will make it 3-0 here. World No. 2 Nadal (15-4 in 2007) should oust World No. 127 Mello in straight sets. If you’ve got a spare $4,000, take Nadal.

 Rafael Nadal

05:00 PM EST

Paul Goldstein +600

Andy Murray -1200

These two players have never met, so you just never know how they’ll match up, but Murray is No. 12 in the World right now and Goldstein, No. 97, so Murray should advance here. The -1200 isn’t bad either.

 Andy Murray

08:15 PM EST

Martin Vassallo Arguello +1100

Andy Roddick -4000

These two guys have never played each other either, but Roddick (World No. 3) has recently taken his game to another level and should dispatch No. 62 Vassallo Arguello easily.

 Andy Roddick

Federer might be winning everything these days, but with online sports betting in the tennis lines, odds and props to earn cold, hard cash!