{"id":355523,"date":"2025-07-02T16:11:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=355523"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T17:55:10","slug":"wimbledon-tennis-predictions-and-best-bets-july-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/wimbledon-tennis-predictions-and-best-bets-july-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon second-round picks and predictions July 3: Best bets on Canadian Victoria Mboko, Draper vs. Cilic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One Canadian is in action on Thursday at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Rising star Victoria Mboko continues her run in London against Hailey Baptiste in the second round. On the men&#8217;s side, Jack Draper looks to fight off a seasoned veteran, Marin Cilic, who&#8217;s on his best playing surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my top Wimbledon predictions for July 3, including a pick on Grigor Dimitrov vs. Corentin Moutet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wimbledon predictions: July 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Mboko -1.5 games (-118)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mboko, 18, was inserted into this tournament just hours before it began as a lucky loser after Anastasia Potapova withdrew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She took full advantage and disposed of world No. 24 Magdalena Frech in straight sets (6-3, 6-2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mboko is proving to be a fast learner, and she&#8217;s getting better on grass as each match passes. She has a 3-1 record on the surface this year and covered this spread in two of those wins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Her opponent on Thursday, Hailey Baptiste, is 2-2 on grass in 2025 and comes into this match in poor form, losing three of her last five matches overall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Baptiste has failed to make it past the second round in 12 of the 16 events she&#8217;s played in this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Additionally, Mboko should be hard to break. She has held 79.2% of her service games this year with a 45-7 overall record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/tennis\/matches\/today\">Full tennis betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wimbledon best bet: Draper vs. Cilic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draper\/Cilic over 35.5 games (-118)<\/strong>: This seems like a blowout for Draper on paper but Cilic has some juice left in the tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cilic, the 36-year-old Croatian, has accumulated a 7-1 record on grass in 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cilic has always been a specialist on the surface with a 95-35 career record. That&#8217;s far and away his best win rate on any court type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Although a lot of his matches were played in the Challenger Series, Cilic&#8217;s results can&#8217;t be ignored. He notched five of his seven wins in straight sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Draper is 4-1 on grass this season, coming off a run to the semifinal at Queen&#8217;s Club. He did need all three sets to win two of those matches, though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a five-set match at Wimbledon, Cilic would need to win at least one set or keep all three sets close enough for this over to cash. I&#8217;m confident he has that in his locker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best bet: Dimitrov vs. Moutet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moutet to win (+170)<\/strong>: There is a lot of value backing the Frenchman to win this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moutet is shaping into a phenomenal grass player, holding a 9-3 record on the surface this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His three losses came against Alexander Zverev (No. 3), Jacob Fearnley (No. 51) and Tallon Griekspoor (No. 29)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mixed in are wins against Taylor Fritz (No. 5), Daniel Altmaier (No. 57) and Alex Michelsen (No. 32).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s played a lot of tough competition, putting together a really good record in the run-up to Wimbledon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moutet&#8217;s second-round opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, lost three straight matches ahead of this Grand Slam tournament. In June, Dimitrov decided to rest rather than play any matches on grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That lack of preparation has me worried for his chances against a red-hot Moutet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, the 26-year-old Moutet is eight years younger than his competitor, with strong results in their past meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moutet is 2-0 against Dimitrov in his career. One of the wins was at Wimbledon back in 2019 when the underdog was only 20 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wimbledon predictions made at 12:45 p.m. on 07\/02\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Canadian is in action on Thursday at Wimbledon. The pregame narrative: Rising star Victoria Mboko continues her run in London against Hailey Baptiste in the second round. On the men&#8217;s side, Jack Draper looks to fight off a seasoned veteran, Marin Cilic, who&#8217;s on his best playing surface. 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