2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers Odds & Best Bets

• The 2020 Davis Cup qualifiers will take place on Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th
• 24 different countries will be in action over the course of the two days
• While there are some obvious winners like USA (-10000) where is there value on the board in the upcoming matchups?

The Davis Cup qualifiers get underway on Friday as we’ll have 24 different countries in action. The action will take place over Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th. With so many options on the board, let’s take a look at some of the matchups and see where there’s value on the board.

Davis Cup Qualifier Odds

All odds taken Mar. 5

Pick 1: Argentina to Beat Chile

Argentina is a mid-sized favorite here in this contest but I’m expecting them to advance past Colombia. Colombia has Daniel Elahi Galan, Santiago Giraldo, Juan Sebastian Cabal, Alejandro Gonzalez and Robert Farah on the team. As for Argentina, they have Leo Mayer, Juan Ignacio Londero, Maximo Gonzalez, Facundo Bagnis and Horacio Zeballos.

The bottom line here is the singles advantage is heavily in Argentina’s favor. Mayer is a veteran on the ATP circuit. He’s not a great player but he’s still ranked 118th in singles. However, Londero is the best of the bunch here, ranking 62nd in singles. As for Colombia, they don’t have anyone ranked better than 148th.

They do have the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles players in the world but that probably won’t be enough here.

Pick 2: Australia Has the Edge on Brazil

The Australians are heavily favored here and it’s fairly easy to see why as they have three players in the Top 100 for singles while Brazil has none. The Aussies will be led by John Millman, who is 43rd in the world, Jordan Thompson, who is 63rd, and James Duckworth, who is 83rd. The Brazilians best is Thiago Montero, who is 82nd.

As far as doubles go, it doesn’t get any better for Brazil. Marcelo Demoliner is 48th but everyone else is 132nd or lower. The Aussies at least have John Peers, who is ranked No. 31 in doubles in the world. As a team, Australian is ranked No. 10 in the ITF rankings; Brazil isn’t in the Top 20.

Pick 3: Japan Should Top Ecuador

Ecuador looks like one of the weaker Davis Cup teams and they’ll be in tough against No. 17 Japan. They haven’t been to the first round since 2010. While Japan doesn’t make deep runs, at least they’ve made it to the Davis Cup Finals in six straight years and seven of their last eight.

In this particular showdown, the Japanese will have Kei Nishikori leading the way. He’s ranked No. 31 in the world. They’ll also have Yasutaka Uchiyama, who is No. 90 and Go Soeda, who is No. 117. Ecuador’s best is Emilio Gomez, who is No. 151 and Roberto Quiroz, who is No. 276. Japan should take care of business here.