{"id":440633,"date":"2026-01-31T10:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/440633\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T10:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:11:10","slug":"aryna-sabalenka-vs-elena-rybakina-tennis-expert-reveals-2026-australian-open-womens-final-picks-bets-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/440633\/","title":{"rendered":"Aryna Sabalenka vs: Elena Rybakina: Tennis expert reveals 2026 Australian Open women&#8217;s final picks, bets, predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Australian Open women&#8217;s final take place at 3:30 a.m. ET on Saturday as Aryna Sabalenka faces Elena Rybakina. The top-seeded Sabalenka is a four-time Grand Slam winner, including both the 2023 and 2024 Australian Opens. She&#8217;s also won the U.S. Open twice (2024, 2025). The fifth-seeded Rybakina is looking for her second career Grand Slam win after winning Wimbledon in 2022. This is her second time as a finalist at the Australian Open as she also faced Sabalenka in the 2023 final.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Sabalenka vs. Rybakina odds from DraftKings Sportsbook list Sabalenka as the -165 favorite (risk $165 to win $100), while Rybakina is the +135 underdog. The over\/under for total games is 22.5 and the over\/under for sets is 2.5, with the Under favored at -165. Before locking in any 2026 Australian Open women&#8217;s final picks for the first Grand Slam of the season, be sure to check out the top tennis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting<\/a>\u00a0picks from Onorato.<\/p>\n<p>New users can target the all-new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/draftkings-promo-code\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DraftKings promo code<\/a>, which offers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=draftkings&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">$300 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Onorato has gone 168-106-8 (+107.12 units) on his best bets since 2022. He correctly called Jannik Sinner in the 2025 Australian Open (+160), Carlos Alcaraz (+130) in the 2025 French Open and Sinner again at 2025 Wimbledon (+180). He also called Coco Gauff (+700) in the 2025 French Open and Iga Swiatek (+1200) at 2025 Wimbledon. Anybody following his <a href=\"http:\/\/cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/tennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tennis betting<\/a> picks at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting sites<\/a>\u00a0could have seen strong returns.<\/p>\n<p>New users can also target the BetMGM bonus code, which offers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=betmgm&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">up to $1,500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Australian Open women&#8217;s final best bet:Sabalenka -2.5 games (-120)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This final is a rematch of the 2023 classic, and once again it feels like the two best hard-court players in the world,&#8221; Onorato said. &#8220;Sabalenka has been flawless in Melbourne, not dropping a set and overpowering everyone in her path, including a routine win over Svitolina in the semifinals. Her baseline depth and ability to elevate on big points have been the difference all tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rybakina arrives just as sharp, knocking out Swiatek and Pegula in straight sets behind her elite serve and first-strike aggression. She owns a slight edge in their hard-court meetings and beat Sabalenka at the 2025 WTA Finals, so this is anything but one-sided. That said, Sabalenka&#8217;s consistency in Melbourne finals and her ability to absorb pace and still dictate rallies give her the edge when pressure peaks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>New users can get a first bet matched up to $250 with the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/caesars-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Caesars promo code<\/a>. 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