Australian Open 2019 Futures Discussion

Mens:

Im taking Nadal and Roger out of the equation...both wont win it in my opinion, so that leaves Djoker as the clear cut fav at +125...so who out there is a legit challenger and where do the odds lay in our favor?

Heres my top 4 horses to back:

Zverev +900

Cilic +2000

Khachanov +3300

Anderson +5000

Womens:

Im really not that interested in following the womens game much in 2019 (rather spend my time on international hoops instead where i am killing it), and will more likely focus on weekly event futures or look for value in backing a dog in the right spot...however for this discussion, its purely a lotto ticket as there is no clear cut favorite in the womens game from week to week, its all a crap shoot.

My guesses look to be:

Osaka +800

Sabalenka +1200

Barty +2800

Also, forgot to say this:

Avoid the upcoming Hopman Cup and any other subsequent exhibition event...these are purely money traps for bettors and will surely tilt the average guy because they dont follow any logic or reason...these matches are purely fictional in substance and mean nothing to the players...its all a glorified practice session for everyone involved.

My humble advice to anyone serious about tennis capping is to boycott these tourneys altogether and also ignore the results...if Roger loses to player "X" 60 60, it still means nothing to the overall game moving forward...for all we know, it was prearranged for Roger to play with a new racquet, new strings, new shoes, whatever...you get my drift.

Dimitrov will never win a major imo

the aussies love to tailor the courts the way the suisse tennis master likes them 

Very close to locking in Sabalenka for a significant wager 

Cilic Anderson and Khachanov all on the bottom half of the draw...where both Roger and Nadal also reside...this half of the draw is ridiculous compared to the top.

Only Zverev really stands in Djokers way come semifinals of what is an easy top half.

Locked in:

Djoker +125...5u

Cilic +2500...1u

Khachanov +2500...1u

Anderson +2800...1u

Locked in:

Sabalenka +1100...1u

Halep +2000...half u...purely a national pride wager here... at these odds i cannot pass...would be a great storyline for a player without a coach to go out there and win it all all by herself

PB you might have to consider small wager on Sandgren 

He is serving like Isner and returning and scrambling like Djoker this week.

100 will pay 50000 at +50000 odds.. for real? wow

Tennys will lose first rd to nishioka

How did i not order a plate of Spinakopita 

Haha!!! It's "spanakopita" mate. I guess no one saw this coming... I mean, we all knew he was good but to reach the semis of the very first slam of the year was quite unexpected.

I know...question now is how soon does he crack the top 5? 

He said his goals for 2019 were:

reach the semis in a slam. tick!

be in the top ten.

be in atp finals in london.

It all seems pretty doable atm...