Dominic Thiem takes on Alexander Zverev in their Australian Open semi-final, the 25th Super League season gets underway, and the Stars meet the Sixers in a major Big Bash League clash. It’s the Spread Bets of the Day!

1. Dominic Thiem v Alexander Zverev – X-Courts, 102-110
If Djokovic versus Federer was a meeting between two of tennis’ modern Mount Rushmore, than Friday morning’s 2nd Australian Open semi-final is a glimpse into the sport’s potential future.

Dominic Thiem – who has found most of his major success on the clay courts of Roland Garros – is chasing his 3rd ever Grand Slam final, having previously never got past the 4th round in Oz.

For the 22-year old Alexander Zverev, this is his Grand Slam semi-final debut, his previous best being back-to-back quarter-finals at the French Open.

The young German bested Stan Wawrinka – one of the few mean to break the Federer/Nadal/Djokovic vice-grip in the last decade and a half – to get to this point. Thiem, meanwhile, claimed the scalp of the competition so far as he knocked out world no. 1 Nadal.

Both players are going to be hungry. So it might be worth a look at Spreadex’s X-Courts price of 102-110. That’s where the Player 1 Set 1 games are multiplied by Player 2 Set 1 games and aggregated for the match.

2. Wigan v Warrington – Blake Austin SMM, 20-23
The 25th edition of the Super League kicks off on Thursday night, as the Wigan Warriors host the Warrington Wolves at 7.45pm on Sky Sports Arena.

Both sides reached the playoffs last season, if at different stages. Warrington lost the Elimination Final to Castleford, while 2nd place Wigan were hammered by Salford in the Preliminary Final.

Though he sits Josh Charnley and Tom Lineham in terms of his SMM Player Try Minutes spread, Blake Austin outscored both of his fellow Wolves last season. In fact, in was the league’s joint 5th top try scorer with 18, one ahead of Charnley. That leaves him at a SMM spread of 20-23.

3. Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sizers – Stars/Sixers Supremacy, -4-4
In a fixture that could change the make-up of the Big Bash League, 1st place Melbourne Stars host 2nd place Sydney Sixers, at 8.15am on BT Sport 1.

A fortnight ago the Stars beat the Sixers by 44 runs, fuelled by an unbeaten 147 by Marcus Stoinis. However, despite that result, our traders have found Friday’s match too hard to call – hence a choice Stars/Sixers Supremacy spread of -4-4, where it’s 1 point per run or 10 points per wicket won by.

Disclaimer: quoted prices are subject to change