{"id":100088,"date":"2026-03-23T23:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=100088"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:57:06","slug":"wta-miami-best-bets-bencic-vs-gauff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2026\/03\/23\/wta-miami-best-bets-bencic-vs-gauff\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Miami Best Bets Including Belinda Bencic vs Coco Gauff"},"content":{"rendered":"

WTA Miami is now hitting the quarterfinal stage, and the final four are all inside the top 15 in the World rankings. The first two of the four matches are on the 24th, and the others are played on the 25th. One of the two features a budding rivalry, while the other match is the seventh total game between the two competitors. The semifinal and finals are shaping up to be spectacular, but it all starts here. Let us know if you agree with our picks for these matches.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WTA Miami Quarterfinals<\/b><\/h2>\n

Mboko <\/b>\u2013 Muchova<\/b>: Time 10:00<\/b><\/h4>\n

H2H: 0-1<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Victoria Mboko and Karolina Muchova have only played once before Miami, but that match was an absolute thriller. That match was played earlier this year in February. They met in the WTA Doha final, where Muchova was victorious in straight sets, but she had to fight every step of the way, and the second set went to a tiebreaking seventh game. That loss is one of Mboko’s five total losses on the year to go with her 19 wins. Muchova is 17-3 in 2026, including the aforementioned title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Bet to Make<\/b><\/p>\n

There’s a solid reason this match is largely a push on the books. You can find books that favor Mboko, and you can find books that favor Muchova. This comes down to who you are feeling in this match. One is 8-2 in their last ten, and the other is 9-1. Muchova’s only loss came to Swiatek, while Mboko’s other loss was to Aryna Sabalenka. I think Mboko ties up the rivalry.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That being said, Mboko winning<\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/span>is a value bet for sure.<\/b><\/p>\n

Value bet\/the best odds: Mboko winning\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>@1.95 <\/b>@Betway<\/b><\/p>\n

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Bencic <\/b>\u2013 <\/b>Gauff<\/b>: Time 11:00<\/b><\/h4>\n

H2H: 2-4<\/b><\/p>\n

Belinda Bencic will meet Coco Gauff for the seventh time in her career. Bencic has won two of their six previous meetings. Gauff not only has four of the six wins, but she also has four of the last five matches. Of the four 2025 matches, Bencic only won a single one, and they were all in the round of 16. That was a round-of-16 win over Gauff at WTA Indian Wells. Gauff’s wins came in Madrid, Beijing, and the Australian Open. Four of their six matches have gone to a third set.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Bet to Make<\/b><\/p>\n

There is a solid reason why Gauff is a favorite in this match. Both women are 7-3 in their last ten matches, and the losses are more or less similar; they both have one to Elina Svitolina. That also provides another point of comparison. Unfortunately, both took Svitolina to a third set. Still, we can extract some information from that as Gauff and Svitolina traded games back and forth all night long, while Svitolina didn’t have much trouble getting past Bencic outside of that first set. Gauff at 1.75 is my choice here.<\/p>\n

That being said, Gauff winning <\/strong><\/b><\/span>is a value bet for sure.<\/b><\/p>\n

Value bet\/the best odds: Gauff\u00a0winning<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>@1.75 <\/b>@Interwetten<\/b><\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey–USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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