Sharapova is coming into this match red-hot while Dushevina is the exact opposite.

Maria Sharapova will face Vera Dushevina at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells for their second round match.

Sharapova is coming in as a huge favorite in this match as, for example, she is priced at -800 (1/8) with bet365.  The reason for the short odds is two-fold as Sharapova is hot on tour, coming off of a title, while Dushevina has been mediocre at best often going out of tournaments early to low ranked opponents.

Here is Sharapova's five most recent matches from Memphis in February and note that they are all straight sets victories for Sharapova:

Perry, Shenay 6-0 6-2 
Mattek-Sands, Bethanie 6-1 6-1 
Baltacha, Elena 6-2 7-5 
Kvitova, Petra 6-4 6-3 
Arvidsson, Sofia 6-2 6-1 

Head to head Sharapova and Dushevina  have met only 1 time back in 2006 and Sharapova, ranked 4th on tour at the time, took that match down easily 6-1, 6-0.

Dushevina, ranked 43rd at the moment, with no success head to head and with no momentum on tour lately cannot be feeling any kind of confidence heading into this match and Sharapova, who has been beating up on low ranked players lately, should blaze away in this match in straight sets.

Use bet365's "Set Betting" feature for this match and pound Sharapova to win in exactly 2 sets to receive odds of -225 (4/9).

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