Angelique Kerber vs. Magda Linette Wimbledon Second Round Prediction and Pick

Angelique Kerber, the 2018 Wimbledon champion, is on a mission to get her second Wimbledon title. She’ll have an early test against Magda Linette, who gave her a little bit of trouble back in May. 

Linette is looking for her first deep Wimbledon run in her career. Will she be able to knock off the No. 15-seeded player to get momentum?

Here are the odds for the matchup courtesy of WynnBET. 

Angelique Kerber vs. Magda Linette Odds and Over/Under

Moneyline: 

• Kerber: -300
• Linette: +238

Spread:

• Kerber: -4.0 (-105)
• Linette: +4.0 (-115) 

Game Total: 

• 20.5 (Over: -115/ Under: -105)

Angelique Kerber vs. Magda Linette Prediction and Pick

Kerber beat Linette earlier this year, but it took three sets to do so. I’m going to back the odds and take Kerber to win this match. This match is going to be decided by first serves, as neither player is great as a returner.

Both players win over 66.5% of her service games and win less than 40% of return games. Kerber has the experience over Linette, and I think that’s going to come into play today. 

Kerber has won Wimbledon before, and Linette has only advanced past the second round twice. Unless Linette can raise the amount of break points she gets in this match, this is going to be a quick game for Kerber. 

Lean: Kerber -4 (-105)

You can find Donnavan Smoot’s full betting record here.