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7/5/2026

Novak Djokovic at Roman Safiullin: Novak Djokovic -5.5 (-118) lost — TENNIS AI Pick Recap

Recap of our TENNIS AI spread pick on Novak Djokovic at Roman Safiullin. The play (Novak Djokovic -5.5 at -118, 4★ confidence) lost.

Matchup
Novak Djokovic @ Roman Safiullin
Pick
Novak Djokovic -5.5
Odds
-118
Confidence
★★★★☆

Why we made this TENNIS spread pick

Primary edge comes from the massive gulf in class and form. Djokovic is 7-3 in his last 10 matches (+12 sets), while Safiullin has a recent record of 0-1 (-1 sets). Djokovic also holds a 2-0 head-to-head advantage. While there are no positive market signals like EV or steam, and data confidence is low at 64/100, the qualitative advantages in form and H2H are too significant to ignore against a -5.5 game spread. Pinnacle's fair line is even wider at -6, suggesting this number is beatable. Sized at 1u — confidence is borderline due to low data confidence and a lack of supporting market signals. [SIGNALS USED] • TENNIS_FORM_EDGE — TENNIS / TENNIS/BACKFILL_3Y~full-weight(exempt) / n=1331 / 70.5% WR / healthy • TENNIS_BO5_EDGE — TENNIS / TENNIS/BACKFILL_3Y~full-weight(exempt) / n=250 / 79.6% WR / healthy • LINE_DISPERSION_SOFT — TENNIS / TENNIS/BACKFILL_3Y~full-weight(exempt) / n=3 / 33.3% WR / unproven • DATA_THIN — TENNIS / ALL/L30 / n=84 / 56.1% WR / unproven • TENNIS_RANK_EDGE — TENNIS / NO_CALIBRATION_ROW_YET / n=0 / WR n/a / unproven

How the Novak Djokovic vs Roman Safiullin pick lost

Final: Novak Djokovic 22 @ Roman Safiullin 18 · margin +4 vs -5.5

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