Rebecca Marino vs Katie Boulter Prediction, Best Bet, Odds, Stats, H2H - 6/12/24

Rebecca Marino and Katie Boulter will have a second-round clash in Nottingham on Wednesday and the defending champ is strongly favored to ease into the quarterfinal. Ej Garr offers his prediction for the match between Rebecca Marino and Katie Boulter featuring odds at -110. A Bonus Bet at +275 might also be found in this article so you’ll have to read more into it!

Katie Boulter won the WT Nottingham event a year ago, and the Leicester native is sporting her best ranking on tour at 30th coming into this WTA250 level tournament.

Rebecca Marino has been smashing her serve around with authority to win three games in the UK, and it will come in handy if she has an upset on her mind. 

MARINO VS BOULTER PREDICTION: DEFENDING CHAMP TO BE TESTED EARLY 

• Prediction: 1st Set Total Over 9.5 Games
• Best Odds: -110
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stakes: 3/10

Last updated on June 12, 2024. Odds may now differ.

How does the number 24 sound to you? Rebecca has smashed home 24 aces in three matches at Nottingham and hasn’t dropped a set. 

That big serve will come in handy early, so expect a wild opening frame on Wednesday, barring the weather. We saw Dart and Boulter go to a tie-break in the opening set of their first-round match yesterday, and the battle lasted 3 hours and 14 minutes.

I think today’s match will go down in a similar style with a first set that could go the distance, and that’s where my bonus bet comes into play.

My main bet will be on the first set to go Over 9.5 Games, and then the Over 10.5 has that sweet line of +275. I hope they are at 4 – 4 and hold serve to get to 5 – 5 to help us cash two tickets on the spot.

Rebecca’s serve will be solid enough for me to trust that she can use it to give Boulter all she can handle. I wouldn’t be shocked if we get that opening set tie-break which would kill me because that line is +500. 

I would love to be the guy who makes that call to boost our ROI, and if it does go the distance I hope someone out there played it and gets paid. The main total is 21.5 for this match, so a possible 13 games in the opening stanza will make that an easy bet to go Over.

Pick your poison and enjoy a high-scoring first set with the total flying in.

REBECCA MARINO RECENT FORM

Rebecca Marino has served her way to the second round of the Nottingham event, and it should be enough to make this a tough match for the defending champion. 

Marino has 24 aces in three matches, and with Boulter’s ability to get broken, she has a great chance to advance with an upset win.

KATIE BOULTER RECENT FORM

Katie Boulter lost her serve four times in the opening set against Dart in the first round of the Nottingham Open. She also broke Dart four times in the opening frame and needed a tie-break.

Boulter has one grass title which came right here last season at Nottingham, and she was 10 – 4 in 2023 on this surface.

MARINO VS BOULTER H2H –  STAT OF THE MATCH:

Boulter and Marino met last August in Montreal, and despite Canada being home for Rebecca she was defeated in straight sets at 3 & 1.

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