{"id":365015,"date":"2025-08-25T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=365015"},"modified":"2025-08-25T12:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:30:29","slug":"us-open-tennis-betting-picks-august-26-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/us-open-tennis-betting-picks-august-26-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open betting picks Aug. 26: Tennis predictions on Harris vs. Auger-Aliassime, de Minaur vs. O&#8217;Connell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first round of the U.S. Open concludes on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The latest:<\/strong> Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime will make his tournament debut against a struggling Billy Harris. Later on, Alex de Minaur looks to make noise on his preferred playing surface against fellow Australian Christopher O&#8217;Connell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my U.S. Open betting picks for Aug. 26 below, featuring a pick on Hamad Medjedovic vs. Daniel Altmaier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US Open betting picks: Aug. 26<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Medjedovic -5.5 games (+102)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There isn&#8217;t much going right for Altmaier right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-year-old is under .500 overall this season (26-28) and hasn&#8217;t fared well on outdoor hard courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s 7-13 on the playing surface this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Since the start of 2022, he&#8217;s 30-49 on hard courts, finishing with a losing record in each season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Altmaier is 1-5 in his last six matches, with three of those losses coming to opponents ranked outside the top 90.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other side, Medjedovic is still early in his career, but he&#8217;s put together a respectable 39-26 hardcourt record (6-3 in 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of his last five wins has come in straight sets with notable victories over Gabriel Diallo and Tallon Griekspoor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court type and momentum are huge factors in tennis, and Medjedovic holds the advantage in both departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Medjedovic is 5-2 in his last seven matches, with one of the losses coming against Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:117240\">Embed: #117240<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/tennis\">Full US Open betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best bet: de Minaur vs. O&#8217;Connell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Under 30.5 games (-115):<\/strong> To me, this is the best way to bet on de Minaur flashing dominance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is coming off back-to-back losses, but he won 11 of the 12 matches prior, so the extended rest may be a blessing in disguise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During that run, he won a title in Washington, an event also played on hard courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>de Minaur is 19-7 on the playing surface this season and owns a great 67% win rate on outdoor hard courts in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His opponent, O&#8217;Connell, is a tier below, ranking 81st in the world and holding a 17-22 record in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian also comes into this event with some injury concerns. He had to either retire or withdraw from two of his past three matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot is working against O&#8217;Connell in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US Open picks: Harris vs. Auger Aliassime<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Auger Aliassime -2.5 sets (-110):<\/strong> Let&#8217;s close things out with a pick on the top Canadian men&#8217;s player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season has been a roller coaster for Auger-Aliassime. He started this season on a tear, going 12-3 on outdoor hard courts and collecting an ATP title in Adelaide in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s 4-5 on the court type since, but he has the right matchup to start his U.S. Open off with a dominant result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Firstly, Harris is struggling this season with a sub-.500 record (28-33).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Secondly, he qualified for this event as a lucky loser after being eliminated in the qualifiers by No. 173-ranked Chak Lam Coleman Wong in straight sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Auger-Aliassime was cruising at the Cincinnati Open before he ran into Jannik Sinner. A loss in that match doesn&#8217;t hurt the Canadian&#8217;s stock ahead of the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian has the better win rate on outdoor hard courts this season (67%) despite playing opponents with an average rank of 52.5, compared to Harris, whose opponents had an average rank of 264.2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>U.S. Open betting picks made at 10:57 a.m. on 08\/25\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first round of the U.S. Open concludes on Tuesday. The latest: Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime will make his tournament debut against a struggling Billy Harris. Later on, Alex de Minaur looks to make noise on his preferred playing surface against fellow Australian Christopher O&#8217;Connell. 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