betprepare.com

There are special circumstances here, but that goes for lots of matches in the Hopman Cup. Even though Murray left De Schepper with four games in the first game, he already had problems. The French came as a reserve in the last minute, and played awfully. Besides, Zverev left him with four games, too. Then Murray lost to Kyrgios in straight sets, again struggling with physical problems. That right leg seems okay occasionally, and occasionally Murray grabs it, as well as his back. That's what kind of a player he is. I'm not saying it's serious, he wouldn't be playing if it was, but it does influence his game. Now the most important thing, Zverev's score for +5.5 handicap in the last five years is 109-20. Lots of those were challenger matches, but last year his score was 58-6 (25-5 at the ATP level) for covering it. That's even more important for a young player. He didn't cover it only once in the last 40 matches. At the same time, Murray's got 19-40 covering -5.5 handicap. He covered Berdych indoors, beat Dolgopolov and Anderson at the American hardcourt, played two tie-breaks with Čilić. That's all from the second half of the last season. So, Zverev didn't cover +5.5 only once in the last 40 duels (Baghdatis on the grass). Add to all of this that Murray is not on his 100%, then this bet is definitely worth this stake.