Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev take part in an intriguing French Open Final.

The pregame narrative: This will be the 10th time these two face off and I expect their knowledge of each other's games to shine through, forcing a long match to decide the 2024 French Open. Therefore, my best bet is over 38.5 total games.

Check out our Alcaraz vs. Zverev odds and best bet for their French Open match on June 9.

Alcaraz vs. Zverev French Open odds

Best Bet: Over 38.5 games (-118)

If you were judging by the odds presented in this match (Alcaraz is a -278 favourite), then it would feel like the Spaniard is going to dominate but I have reason to believe otherwise.

These two players have split their head-to-head matchups almost evenly with Zverev taking five victories and his opponent winning four times.

Their one meeting at Roland-Garros saw Zverev win in four sets (6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6) which still equalled 43 games played which would've cashed this ticket.

Whichever way it goes, I find it hard to see one side pulling away. That is because of both of their ability to hold their serve points.

At this year's French Open, Zverev held 85% of his service points while Alcaraz isn't too far behind at 82%, per matchstat.com. The German recorded 19 aces against Casper Ruud and will look to continue using his remarkable serve to keep this one close.

If we take a look at their past matchups, there isn't much separating them. They've split 24 sets evenly with each athlete winning 12.

Despite the odds, I think it is hard to choose a winner here which is why I'm backing the over 38.5 total games.

Key stat: The 222 games played between these two have been split 113-109.

Picks made as of 9:22 a.m. on 06/08/2024.