BET IN PLAY LIVE: MURRAY AND CILIC GRAPPLE IN THE AUSSIE OPEN SEMIS
The blockbuster semi-final clash between Andy Murray and Marin Cilic is currently underway, 2-2 in the first set (at the time of writing). Four games played and the tennis is beautiful, sublime and almost pitch-perfect as they probe each other’s weaknesses and search for openings. Speaking of openings, Cilic just drew first blood, breaking Murray’s serve to go up 3-2. If this is any indication of what is to come, then we are in for a real treat.
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A teaser of what you would find: everything and anything related to the match from odds on next game winner to next game score betting, first set winner and set score, and more.
For example, Murray is trading at 7/2 to win game six after deuce –which is a probable outcome while Cilic is trading at 14/1 to win after deuce. Because Cilic is on serve and has yet to drop serve, his odds are more attractive in my opinion.
The quality of tennis on display from Cilic already suggests Murray is going to have to fight hard to win this battle. Murray was the favourite to win outright but Cilic is certainly not going to be a cakewalk. From what I see, it is Murray throwing cupcakes at Cilic, which Cilic is returning easily and with interest. Not the other way around as many thought it would be and understandably so; Murray is the heavyweight with experience after all.
We have a ways to go yet. Murray to win the first set is listed at 12/5 while Cilic to win the first set carries a 3/10 price.
To bet on the actual set score you will find Murray listed at 14/1 to win the set 6-4, 11/1 to win the set 7-5 or 5/1 to win the set 7-6. Meanwhile, Cilic who is up a break is trading at 4/6 to win the first set 6-4 and a whopping 20/1 to win the set 7-5.
If you ask me, he, Cilic that is, is looking to be the better player right now, so I would pound any selection of his odds. Murray is back to his old-self, faffing about court (dare I say it, a tad mopey) and if he continues on this vein, we are in for another Murray flop. You can bet on it!