{"id":333962,"date":"2025-03-14T15:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=333962"},"modified":"2025-03-14T15:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:25:47","slug":"indian-wells-open-semifinal-tennis-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/indian-wells-open-semifinal-tennis-predictions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Wells Open predictions for men&#8217;s semifinal matches: Tennis picks on Draper vs. Alcaraz, Rune vs. Medvedev"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indian Wells Open semifinals are here and I have predictions for both men&#8217;s matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper are both in top form but I like the latter to keep the match close in a potential upset. Elsewhere, I have a pick on Daniil Medvedev over Holger Rune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my top Indian Wells predictions for the semifinal matches on Saturday, March 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indian Wells predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full Indian Wells Open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/tennis\/atp\">betting markets<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Draper +1.5 sets (-121)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Draper has lost just one game all year by straight sets and it was to Alcaraz at the Australian Open back in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that was after the British tennis star came into 2025 unprepared after recovering from a hip injury for the entirety of the offseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He sensibly retired from that contest after being down two sets but this bet would&#8217;ve lost regardless. He took the next month to prepare properly and it is paying off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since that match, Draper is 11-1, all on outdoor hard courts. The loss was a three-set contest with Andrey Rublev in Doha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 23-year-old has matched Alcaraz&#8217;s performance at this event, winning every set to this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This playing surface was a weakness for Draper earlier in his career but he&#8217;s turned a corner and I&#8217;m officially calling an upset alert for this match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Draper already has straight-set wins over No. 4 Taylor Fritz and No. 12 Ben Shelton. Alcaraz&#8217;s best win is over No. 15 Grigor Dimitrov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men&#8217;s semifinal tennis pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medvedev -2.5 games (-115):<\/strong> I really like Medvedev in this matchup and here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While these two have played three times, only one match was contested on a hardcourt surface and Medvedev won that match in straight sets (covering this game&#8217;s spread).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rune has his worst career record on this surface (59-45). That equals a 56.7% win rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Medvedev has played more games and has his best record on outdoor hardcourts (256-82). That 75.7% win rate blows Rune&#8217;s out of the water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian has been to back-to-back Indian Wells Open finals but ultimately fell short in both appearances against Alcaraz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He wasn&#8217;t in the best form coming into the event but covered this spread in two of three victories, including his win over No. 11 Tommy Paul (6-4, 6-0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m backing Medvedev to comfortably reach a third straight final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Indian Wells predictions made at 1:34 p.m. on 03\/14\/25<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Wells Open semifinals are here and I have predictions for both men&#8217;s matches. The pregame narrative: Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper are both in top form but I like the latter to keep the match close in a potential upset. Elsewhere, I have a pick on Daniil Medvedev over Holger Rune. 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