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Hanyu Guo vs Malene Helgo

Tennis
2025-09-09 05:17
Start: 2025-09-10 02:00

Summary

Pick: away
EV: 1

Current Odds

Home 1.107|Away 8.47
Best Odds

Match Info

Match key: Hanyu Guo_Malene Helgo_2025-09-10

Analysis

Summary: Given symmetric profiles and no differentiating info, the away price of 4.87 offers clear theoretical value versus our 50% win estimate, but the situation is high-risk due to limited data.

Highlights

  • Market implies away win probability ~20.5% but our estimate is 50%
  • Minimum fair odds for a 50% chance is 2.00 — current 4.87 is well above that

Pros

  • + Large positive theoretical ROI at the provided away price
  • + No provided evidence (form, surface, injuries) to substantiate the heavy favorite

Cons

  • - Profiles and form data are sparse and truncated — there may be unreported factors
  • - Heavy market skew could reflect inside information or local conditions not present in the research

Details

Both players show identical limited profiles (10-21 overall, similar surfaces) with no injuries or H2H provided. The market heavily favors the home player at 1.15 (implied home probability ~86.96%), which conflicts with the available data that gives no clear edge to either player. We estimate the true win probability for Malene Helgo at 50% based on symmetric records and lack of differentiating information. At the quoted away price of 4.87 (implied 20.54%), the price is materially misaligned with our 50% estimate, producing large positive value (EV = 0.5*4.87 - 1 = 1.435 units). The minimum fair decimal price for the away player at our estimate is 2.000, so 4.87 represents significant theoretical value, though risk is high due to sparse data and potential unobserved factors.

Key factors

  • Both players have identical documented records (10-21) and similar surface history
  • No injury, H2H, or seeding information provided to justify heavy favoritism
  • Market odds (1.15/4.87) imply a large pricing discrepancy vs. a 50/50 estimate