US Open Hommes 2026 The tennis rules on ScoreMigos
Four bets per match, a draw that unfolds round after round, and a scale that rewards those who dare back the underdog.
Rules written on 16 August 2026, last updated on 24 August 2026.
The four bets of a match
Every match in the draw opens the same four bets. Play just one, or all four.
| The bet | What you have to find | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The winner | Who wins the match. The number of points depends on the ranking gap between the two players (see below). | 3 à 14 |
| The set score | The exact set score: 2-0 or 2-1 in the women's draw, 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 in the men's. | 6 |
| The total games | The bracket the match's total number of games falls into. Three brackets per format. | 5 |
| The tie-break | Will there be at least one tie-break in the match? The deciding-set super tie-break counts. | 3 |
The four bets are independent: missing the winner does not stop you scoring on the total games.
Points are multiplied by 1.6 every round
The further you go in the draw, the more a match pays. Each round multiplies a bet's points by 1.6 compared with the previous round. A final pick is therefore worth 17 times a first-round pick.
The points shown on each match already include this multiplier: the "up to X pts" is the real total, there is nothing to multiply. The table below is purely informative: it shows how a match grows in value from round to round.
| Round | Multiplier | Example: set score |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ×1,0 | 6 |
| Round 2 | ×1,6 | 10 |
| Round 3 | ×2,6 | 16 |
| Round of 16 | ×4,1 | 25 |
| Quarter-final | ×6,6 | 40 |
| Semi-final | ×10,5 | 63 |
| Final | ×16,8 | 101 |
Do not misread this: a final pick is worth 17 times a first-round pick, yet the first round still pays 4 times more than the final. There are 64 first-round matches and only one final. The first round remains by far the heaviest round of the tournament.
There are half as many matches each round. If points doubled, every round would carry exactly the same weight, and the final alone would be worth as much as all 64 first-round matches.
But the first three rounds mean 112 matches to predict, and the last three only 7. With doubling, filling in 112 forms would pay the same as filling in 7: consistency would count for nothing. At 1.6, the end of the tournament matters a lot without wiping out the two weeks before it.
Why the winner does not always pay the same
A world number one beating a player ranked one hundred and fiftieth is no feat. The scale says so: the wider the ranking gap, the more the underdog pays and the less the favourite does.
| Ranking gap | If the favourite wins | If the underdog wins |
|---|---|---|
| Two players of similar level, no clear favourite | 6 | 6 |
| Slight gap | 5 | 8 |
| Clear gap | 4 | 10 |
| Wide gap | 4 | 12 |
| David against Goliath | 3 | 14 |
Second seed against a qualifier: backing the favourite pays 3 points, backing the qualifier pays 14. Up to you whether you play it safe or go for the upset.
Tournament predictions
Beyond the matches, a few predictions cover the whole tournament. They lock at the first match and settle as the draw unfolds.
- The tournament champion: whoever lifts the trophy.
- The semi-finals: which player from each quarter reaches the last four.
- The finalists: which player from each half of the draw reaches the final.
Each tournament prediction only offers players from the relevant part of the draw: naming two semi-finalists from the same quarter is impossible.
Retirements, walkovers and voided matches
A match that does not reach its end is voided for everyone: nobody gains or loses points on it, whatever was predicted.
Only the player who moves on in the draw counts. A walkover before the match is treated the same way.
When predictions close
Each match locks at its start. Tournament predictions lock at the first match of the draw.
You can join the contest at any time: points from rounds already played cannot be recovered, but the rest of the draw is still ahead of you.
The rules for the other sports: