NADAL VS DJOKOVIC FULL PREVIEW AND BETTING PREDICTIONS

Rafael Nadal is seeking to produce a personal grand slam by finally conquering the US Open. The bookmakers certainly think that the young Argentine is the distinct favourite for this one and he carries a distinctly shorter price. 
Rafa Nadal's odds to beat Djokovic are trading at 1/3 while Novak can be backed at a 12/5 margin- and you have to respect that price as quality because this is the guy who just beat Roger Federer in an incredible 5 set performance. 
That may actually work against Djokovic as Nadal's semi-final victory was a lot more workmanlike and less of an epic back-and-forth battle. Nadal will be fresher there is no question about that it really just boils down to confidence- and Djokovic has beaten better people to be here. 
The set betting is usually where you'll find your best odds in fixtures like this and it's fairly easy to convince yourself to back a classic 3-2 result here today. 
You can grab a 5/1 price on Rafa Nadal to win 3-2 while a 3-2 win for Djokovic is listed at 6/1. A 3-1 victory is priced at 5/2 for Nadal and 7/1 for Djokovic. 
The favoured outcome looks to be Nadal by a straight sets victory and you can back him at a 13/8 price. 
The total over/under on games is set at 38.5 with both options paying out at 5/6. The handicap betting is priced at 5/6 for Nadal (-5.5). Djokovic (+5.5) is trading at 5/6 as well. 
Nadal is favoured for the first service break with a 4/7 price while Djokovic is trading at 5/4. 
Djokovic is odds-on to win a set with a 4/9 price and it's a fairly good bet that he will make this one interesting. The best suggestion for the neutrals would be to back both contenders on a 3-2 margin. If not, 3-1 to Nadal looks a snip at 5/2.