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Iva Jovic / Ena Shibahara vs Alana Smith / Darja Vidmanova

Tennis
2025-09-08 10:59
Start: 2025-09-09 17:00

Summary

Pick: home
EV: 0.027

Current Odds

Home 1.568|Away 2.39
Best Odds

Match Info

Match key: Iva Jovic / Ena Shibahara_Alana Smith / Darja Vidmanova_2025-09-09

Analysis

Summary: We find a small positive expected value on the home team at decimal 1.556 because our conservative true-win estimate (66.0%) is slightly above the market-implied probability (64.3%), but uncertainty is high due to sparse differentiating data.

Highlights

  • Home implied probability: 64.3% (1.556); our estimate: 66.0%
  • Small positive EV (~2.7% ROI) but limited supporting data increases risk

Pros

  • + Market price already favors home, and our conservative model still finds a small edge
  • + Simplicity of the bet (match moneyline) with immediate pricing available

Cons

  • - Research data is sparse and shows similar profiles for all players, increasing model uncertainty
  • - EV is small (≈2.7%); outcome variance in doubles tournaments can erase the edge quickly

Details

Market odds: Home 1.556 (implied 64.3%), Away 2.38 (implied 42.0%). The research dataset shows very limited and largely identical recent-performance profiles for all four players (comparable 10-21 records and similar surface exposure), so head-to-head or injury edges are not available. Given the market already favors the home pairing, we conservatively assign a modest edge above the implied probability to reflect likely factors the market has priced in (pairing stability/chemistry, seeding, or local conditions) while acknowledging the sparse public data. Our estimated true probability for the home pair to win is 66.0%, which is slightly higher than the bookmakers' implied 64.3%, producing a small positive EV at the quoted 1.556 price. The edge is small and subject to high model uncertainty because the player profiles show similar form and there is no additional matchup or injury information.

Key factors

  • Bookmaker-implied probability for home (64.3%) vs our conservative true estimate (66.0%)
  • Player profiles in research show comparable recent records and surface experience for all four players
  • No injury, H2H, or clear form advantage available in provided data—edge is small and market-dependent