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I will start off by mentioning the h2h record as I think it's important here. The Lithuanian stunned Ranoic in Moscow two seasons ago and has done well 5 years ago, also in these conditions. That is no wonder, knowing that return is one of his strong suits. That has often helped him in these conditions. Of course, there is also the fact he never fully lived up to his potential. But he mostly does well against better players. He lost to Thiem and Djokovic convincingly on outdoor hard courts but more importantly, he got a set against Roddick at one point when Roddick was a Top 10 player. The Canadian's form declined after Wimbledon. He had a few slips that can be compared to today's situation. Harrison (1,07) stunned him at US Open and he also lost to Youzhny in the only head-to-head match so far. He then returned to outdoor hard courts and struggled with an ankle injury. That clearly affected his last match in Shanghai. He managed to lose the match to Sock after the opening 6-0. All things considered, it's obvious that there is fatigue and lack of motivation. He now needs to adjust to these conditions. Berankis on the other hand is playing his 4th tournament in these conditions in the last month. He has done really well in qualifiers here. Granted, his opponents cannot be compared with Raonic but we will add that he is 2-1 against Anderson, 0-3 with Isner and he covered the margin lower handicap each time. I expect Berankis to put up a good fight. I would not be surprised if he gets a set here. The 19,5 game over is a good option as well but I'll go with the handicap which will either go or be void with a break in each set.