We don’t have much time for adding free selections at the moment, so if you want the big stuff join premium - admin@betting-analyst.com——————Free points and a guaranteed quarter final cheque without having had to play should put a smile on the face of Daria Kasatkina. The 21 year old was given a bye in the first round, and in the second her intended opponent Maria Sharapova decided to withdraw. On a less satisfactory note, Kasatkina started the season with four straight defeats, and now she’s meeting the in form Vera Zvonareva. The former number two made a big impression when fighting back from a set down to beat one of the tournament favourites Julia Goerges. And, while she was helped by the German girls poor serving, the 34 year old played the key points well. Vera had an extra day to recover from that two hour fight, so energy shouldn’t be an issue. In fact, we would even suggest having played competitively on the court will help her cause, and if she can beat Goerges, why not Kasatkina! --- We took these odds nice and early!

The Hawks are coming off a 135-113 loss to the Kings and are an even 2-2 thus far on their 7 game road trip. The Hawks have played well but they were a bit exposed against the Kings who relentlessly drove into the paint against a poor interior defense. The Jazz are coming off a difficult loss as well as they were shellacked 132-105 at Portland on Wednesday night but still have won 9 of their past 11 games. Raul Neto, Thabo Sefolosha and Dante Exum remain out for the hosts. Tyler Dorsey is probable for the visitors. The Jazz are lacking playmakers at the moment with so many injuries to their guards but shouldn't have too many issues getting open looks or easy baskets against a Hawks team whose defense is still very much a work in progress. Despite tough conditions at elevation, we believe the Hawks can do their share of scoring here, after all, their offense hasn't been the issue!

Have this one on us ——— Fair play to Magda Linette for beating Kozlova and Sakkari in Hobart. It was clear she wouldn’t be able to cope with Aussie open winner Naomi Osaka in Melbourne, but she did at least bounce back to beat Priscilla Hon in the first round here. However, the only time she played Monica Niculescu the match result read 6-1 6-0 to the Romanian. Niculescu did what we expected in the first round by beating Su-Wei Hsieh. She’s a proven player on indoor courts, and the former number 28 appears in better shape than she’s been for a long time! We can only imagine one winner, and Niculescu has a good record in completing wins in straight sets!

The Warriors enter this matchup on a 12 game winning streak and recently swept all their opponents on their 5 game road trip, a rather difficult feat. The Sixers have won 6 of 8 and are coming off a 121-105 win over the Lakers on Tuesday. Jonas Jerebko is out for the hosts. Jonah Bolden is questionable for the visitors. Joel Embiid tweaked his back against the Lakers but returned and showed no lingering signs of injury and should be good to go tonight for the Sixers. DeMarcus Cousins return from injury has provided the Warriors with a much needed post presence but he has been foul-prone and his footwork doesn't appear in top form. While Cousins should provide much more resistance against Embiid than say Kevon Looney, we believe Cousins is still shaking off rust in our opinion and this matchup should be won by the Sixers' big man. The Sixers are shooting the ball extremely well from beyond the arc and should be able to keep up against the all All-Star team. In a highly anticipated nationally televised game, we expect the visitors to really push the tempo and hit the champions with everything they have. We like two bets for this game.

The Warriors enter this matchup on a 12 game winning streak and recently swept all their opponents on their 5 game road trip, a rather difficult feat. The Sixers have won 6 of 8 and are coming off a 121-105 win over the Lakers on Tuesday. Jonas Jerebko is out for the hosts. Jonah Bolden is questionable for the visitors. Joel Embiid tweaked his back against the Lakers but returned and showed no lingering signs of injury and should be good to go tonight for the Sixers. DeMarcus Cousins return from injury has provided the Warriors with a much needed post presence but he has been foul-prone and his footwork doesn't appear in top form. While Cousins should provide much more resistance against Embiid than say Kevon Looney, we believe Cousins is still shaking off rust in our opinion and this matchup should be won by the Sixers' big man. The Sixers are shooting the ball extremely well from beyond the arc and should be able to keep up against the all All-Star team. In a highly anticipated nationally televised game, we expect the visitors to really push the tempo and hit the champions with everything they have. We like two bets for this game.

The Nets escaped with a win on Tuesday and enter this matchup with an impresive 11-3 record in January. The Spurs are in good form as well with 3 consecutive wins but nearly slipped up against the Suns in what ended as a 126-124 win for the hosts. DeMar DeRozan is probable for the Spurs. For the Nets, Spencer Dinwiddie, Jared Dudley, Allen Crabbe and Caris LeVert remain out and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is questionable. The Spurs' defense has struggled and after having allowed the Suns to shoot 60% in their previous game, coach Gregg Popovich was livid despite the win and we can only imagine this will be a focal point tonight. The Nets aren't a good outside shooting team as is but some key injuries have left them without reliable scorers and playmakers. We believe this number is a touch too high.

FREE PICK (Not premium) Muppet bookmakers such has 1XBET, Unibet, 10bet, VC, Betfair, Bet365 and Betfred don’t have a bloody clue about WTA - How could they open with odds of over 1.60 on Ekaterina Alexandrova, she’s now 1.30. In any case, no big value anymore, thus we are offering this to FREEMIUM USERS……………… Ekaterina Alexandrova came through three rounds of qualification, and one of them was against the in-form Anna Kalinskaya (12-2 on the year). The 24 year old Russian has already beaten the likes of Jo Konta this year, and her last indoor tournament ended with her winning Limoges! Katie Boultier should be on her way home following a three set defeat by Ysaline Bonaventure. However, Dominika Cibulkova decided to withdraw, thus the Brit gets another go. Nevertheless, we can’t see her matching the Russian!

The Kings are struggling a bit as they went 2-4 on their recent 6 game road trip and enter this matchup at an even 25-25 on the year. The Hawks are far behind at 16-33 but they've shown improved play with a 10-10 record over their last 20 games and are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 with 5 wins outright. Kent Bazemore is questionable to make his return from an ankle injury for the visitors. Back at home, the Kings should look to revert to what was working earlier in the season which was pushing the pace and run out into transition. The Hawks should more or less oblige being the 2nd fastest paced team in the league and should also be looking for revenge for and embarrassing loss they suffered at the hands of this same Kings team back in Atlanta. We see an ultra high scoring affair!

The Wizards lost to the worst team in the league last night as they fell to the Cavs 116-113 in a game that wasn't even as close as the score would indicate. Nevertheless, they have maintained good play without their superstar John Wall and have won 8 of 14 games since Wall suffered a season-ending injury. The Pacers are in a similar situation with Victor Oladipo sidelined but their 2 games without their star hasn't been as encouraging and they are coming off a 132-100 shellacking at the hands of the Warriors on Monday. In addition to Oladipo, Tyreke Evans is also out for the visitors. Markieff Morris is out for the hosts. The Pacers should have an advantage inside and the Wizards are on a back to back but they are a different team at home and we believe the Pacers haven't proven they are a capable team withou Oladipo. Bradley Beal will be the best player on the floor and all of Washington's starters got much of the 4th quarter off when the Cavs' lead looked to be insurmountable. We have to back the hosts at evens!

Sorry if you have missed the odds, but we sent out these bets two days ago. We are long convinced that bookmakers have no clue when it comes to WTA, so we obviously want to take advantage of the early odds. Unfortunately, you can’t expect this service has FREEMIUM users, but you do have the opportunity to subscribe. Price for WTA is €150 per month for circa 100 picks, or buy a season pass for €900 to end of November ——admin@betting-analyst.com ————— What Anna Blinkova needs is more consistency. To be fair the 20 year old has time on her side, albeit she’s not really improving her focus. To be frank, we were disappointed by the Russian’s effort against Kristyna Pliskova in Melbourne, and other season defeats to Kudermetova (Shenzhen qualifying) and Begu (Hobart) suggests she needs to smell the coffee. And, while Blinkova has a good record on indoor hard, last seasons 15/6 was mainly concluded at ITF level. Yafan Wang beat good yardsticks in Schmiedlova, Jabeur and Niculescu on her way to to the semi final of Shenzhen, so it was disappointing when she lost to Sabalenka (6-2 6-1) in straight sets. In Melbourne the 24 year old got the better of Ellen Perez, but was over powered in the second round against Ashleigh Barty (6-2 6-3). Blinkova did win a three setter against Wang on the Wimbledon grass. However, that isn’t her surface, whereas this certainly is. At this time last year the Chinese girl made the semi final of Taipei (indoor hard), beating Ozaki, Parmentier and Bouchard along the way. And, her overall record on indoor is a solid 84.6%! We trust Wang!

We had one winner from three selections yesterday, so a small profit of the day. However, you didn’t see this in the FREE section, further proof that if you want to bet serious it’s a good time to sign up - 23K profit for 100 stakes over the past 12 months is a nice return, and one which would help with your financial resources. Join today, €150 per month or €1000 to end of year! — admin@betting-analyst.com ———— PETERS COUSIN has a fair mark for his h’cap debut. He should be thereabouts, but the 2/1 isn’t a valid price. No 3 pound claimer on ITS ALL A LARK today, and he’s also up another 7 pounds. According to his flat h’cap mark (77), there is plenty of scope in a mark of 112 for ICONIC BELLE. However, she will need to improve, and her jumping is a slight concern. ANOTHER THEATRE is h’capped to his form. However, he’s lightly raced and we like the idea of Jason Dixon taking off 7 pounds. Henry Oliver still has his string in form, and conditions look spot on!

The Pelicans are struggling at the moment and enter this matchup with 5 losses in their last 6 games after their effort came up short on Saturday in a 126-114 defeat to the Spurs. The Rockets have won their last 3 but have a poor 1-5 record over their last 6 games. Clint Capela remains out for the hosts. For the visitors, Anthony Davis, Nikola Mirotic and E'Twaun Moore are all sidelined for tonight and Julius Randle is questionable. Whether Randle suits up or not, the Pelicans have had some success in the paint with Jahlil Okafor and this should be a favourable matchup against a Rockets team that's struggling inside with Capela sidelined. Davis requesting a trade recently could potentially create a distraction but that at least hasn't been the case with Jrue Holiday who's played extremely well amidst all the injuries. At any rate, this is typically a hard fought rivalry and while the Rockets should have success from beyond the arc, we believe their poor interior defense should allow the visitors to keep this within single digits!