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Ben Shelton vs Brandon Nakashima — Prediction

ATP Hard Montreal · F 02:15

Predicted probability

Average Odds

1.40  /  2.94

Market probability

67.74%  /  32.26%

Why This Prediction?

Ben Shelton is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating (1937 vs 1855), better recent form (14 wins in his last 15 matches vs 11) and a higher Elo rating on hard courts (1853 vs 1833).

Player Comparison

1936.6 Elo 1855.1
1853.3 Elo (surface) 1833.4
144 Wins 178
100 Wins (surface) 121
12 Last 15 form 12
5 Head-to-head wins 0
0.745 Dominance ratio 1.118
10 Rank 31
23.8 Age 25.0
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Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Ben Shelton

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 4W–3L · 57.1%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 11W–1L · 91.7%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–1L · 50.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

21 matches with market odds since 2026-05-25.

Brandon Nakashima

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 6W–1L · 85.7%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 7W–2L · 77.8%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 1W–1L · 50.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 4W–3L · 57.1%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

25 matches with market odds since 2026-05-25.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Ben Shelton Brandon Nakashima

1st Serve In %

66.7%
59.0%

1st Serve Points Won %

75.7%
77.8%

2nd Serve Points Won %

57.0%
52.7%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

26.1%
24.4%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

50.8%
51.7%

Aces per Service Game

0.46
0.73

Double Faults per Service Game

0.21
0.24

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

60.7%
66.4%

1st Serve Points Won %

75.6%
73.3%

2nd Serve Points Won %

56.4%
54.6%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

33.9%
29.2%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

47.2%
49.5%

Aces per Service Game

0.64
0.62

Double Faults per Service Game

0.32
0.14

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Ben Shelton Brandon Nakashima

Break Points Saved %

63.2%
73.2%

Break Points Converted %

39.2%
37.9%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

74.1%
63.5%

Break Points Converted %

41.3%
46.0%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Ben Shelton 50 Brandon Nakashima

Hard Montreal · 2026-08-14
7 Aces 8
0 Double Faults 1
54 Service Points 64
37 First Serve In 40
32 First Serve Won 32
13 Second Serve Won 12
0 Break Points Saved 2
0 Break Points Faced 4
22 Winners 19
12 Unforced Errors 21
1.4 Average Odds 2.9
Hard Canada Masters · 2025-07-27
6-7(8) 6-2 7-6(5)
19 Aces 3
8 Double Faults 1
111 Service Points 104
69 First Serve In 66
56 First Serve Won 49
20 Second Serve Won 21
3 Break Points Saved 5
4 Break Points Faced 8
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Indian Wells Masters · 2025-03-05
7-6(6) 6-1
6 Aces 0
1 Double Faults 1
61 Service Points 62
40 First Serve In 30
29 First Serve Won 18
14 Second Serve Won 17
3 Break Points Saved 2
4 Break Points Faced 5
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Australian Open · 2025-01-13
7-6(3) 7-5 7-5
12 Aces 9
3 Double Faults 2
113 Service Points 111
67 First Serve In 73
49 First Serve Won 52
30 Second Serve Won 22
2 Break Points Saved 5
3 Break Points Faced 8
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Washington · 2024-07-29
7-6(5) 7-6(4)
14 Aces 5
4 Double Faults 0
90 Service Points 70
62 First Serve In 44
50 First Serve Won 35
14 Second Serve Won 19
4 Break Points Saved 0
5 Break Points Faced 1
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Clay Houston · 2024-04-01
6 Aces 8
2 Double Faults 3
94 Service Points 89
70 First Serve In 69
52 First Serve Won 51
15 Second Serve Won 10
7 Break Points Saved 5
7 Break Points Faced 6
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Ben Shelton — Last 10

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Brandon Nakashima — Last 10

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