Mackenzie McDonald - Rei Sakamoto: prediction and bets on the Shanghai ATP match

Command Analysis

McDonald reached the final of the Shanghai Masters qualification by defeating Omar Yasika. From the very beginning of the match, the American seized the initiative, winning the first set dry, and confidently brought the match to victory in the second game (6-0, 6-4). McKenzie has won 20 out of 33 open hard court matches this year. He reached the semi-finals of the Jingshan Challenger last week.

Sakamoto made it to the final of the qualifying competition in Shanghai, beating Brandon Holt. The Japanese defeated the first game, and in the second he put the squeeze on his opponent in the end (6-1, 7-5). Rei won 21 open hard court wins this season with 15 defeats. In July, on this surface, he won the title at the challenger, which was held in Cary.
Trends
McDonald's betwith a head start (-2.5)
McDonald won with a handicap (-2.5) in 5 of the last 6 matches in the Masters qualifiers
1.727The Totalbetis less than 22.5
6 of McDonald's last 8 matches against opponents outside the top 100 ended with a total score of less than 22.5
1.83The McDonald's VictoryBet
McDonald has won 8 of 11 matches against players outside the top 150.
1.44Tip and bets
McDonald's has finally reached a stable level. Over the past month, he managed to qualify for the second round in Chengdu, and played in the semifinals of the competition in Jingshan. So McKenzie is rightfully the favorite in the upcoming match.
Our prediction is that McDonald will win with a handicap of (-3) games by a factor of 1.95












