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Petra Sedlackova vs Nikola Homolkova

Tennis
2025-09-08 07:10
Start: 2025-09-08 07:07

Summary

No pick
EV: -0.615

Current Odds

Home 1.34|Away 3
Best Odds

Match Info

Match key: Petra Sedlackova_Nikola Homolkova_2025-09-08

Analysis

Summary: Market heavily favours Sedlackova at 1.10, but available data (weak career record and recent losses) do not support such a high probability; no value at current prices.

Highlights

  • Market-implied probability for Sedlackova is ~90.9% (1.10), which is much higher than our 35% estimate
  • Required odds to make Sedlackova profitable at our estimate are ~2.857, far above current pricing

Pros

  • + We are taking a conservative stance based on the documented weak record and form
  • + Avoids betting into an overly-short market where clear value is absent

Cons

  • - Lack of any information about the opponent (Homolkova) increases uncertainty
  • - If there are unreported factors (injury to opponent, walkover, etc.) the market may be correct and our estimate understated

Details

We see a very short market price on Petra Sedlackova (1.10, market-implied ~90.9%) but the available player data does not support such a high win probability. Sedlackova's career record in the provided profile is 10-21 (≈32% career win rate) and her recent documented results show consecutive losses, which lowers our confidence. There is no research provided on Nikola Homolkova to justify the market heavily favoring Sedlackova. Comparing the market price to our conservative estimated true probability (35%), the current home odds (1.10) offer a strongly negative expected value (EV = 0.35*1.10 - 1 = -0.615), so we do not recommend betting the favorite. To get positive EV on Sedlackova at our estimated probability (35%) you would need minimum decimal odds ≈ 2.857, far higher than the quoted 1.10.

Key factors

  • Petra Sedlackova career record is weak (10-21) and suggests a low baseline win rate
  • Recent documented matches show successive losses, indicating poor recent form
  • No research provided on Nikola Homolkova to justify the sharp market skew toward Sedlackova