Sports betting roundup: Wimbledon favorite Iga Swiatek delivers for bettors in women’s final

Iga Swiatek took in a big share of the money and delivered a big win in the Wimbledon final.

Swiatek won her first title at the All England Club on Saturday by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the women’s final.

In the men’s final on Sunday, Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

At the BetMGM online sportsbook, Swiatek (-275) was a big favorite in the final. She took in 37% of the bets and 57% of the money. Going into the tournament, Swiatek was +700. She was +350 before the quarterfinals and +190 before the semifinals.

In the men’s field, both Sinner and Alcaraz were -110. But 56% of bets and 58% of money came in on Alcaraz. In the futures market, 51% of the money was on Alcaraz.

In the WNBA, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever routed the Dallas Wings 102-83. Indiana was a 10.5-point favorite and took in 70% of the money. Clark’s over 17.5 points prop was the most bet of the day. She finished with 14 points.

Going into Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates had lost eight games in a row, and the Minnesota Twins were -190 on the moneyline with 90% of the money coming in on them. Pittsburgh was able to snap its streak with a 2-1 win thanks to a run in the top of the ninth.

Chris Gotterup (+10000) won the Scottish Open for his first career PGA Tour victory. He finished at 15 under, which was good for a two-shot win over two players, including Rory McIlroy. He took in only 0.1% of the money in pre-tournament outright winner betting.

Monday night is the MLB Home Run Derby. As of Monday morning, Cal Raleigh has the best odds to win at +275.

Behind him are Oneil Cruz (+350), James Wood (+400), Matt Olson (+800), Brent Rooker (+850), Byron Buxton (+900), Junior Caminero (+1000) and Jazz Chisholm Jr. (+1400).

The most money (26%) is on Wood.

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This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.