• WHAT: ATP Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open Tennis Championship
  • WHEN: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Sunday, March 15th, 2026
  • WHERE: Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, California
  • WATCH: The Tennis Channel

Nineteen of the top 20 players in the world rankings are in the field for the ATP Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open. However, it's the usual suspects that oddsmakers are picking to be the two left standing and facing each other in the final.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, ranked 1-2 in the ATP, are the +150 co-favorites to win this event in the tennis betting lines.

Let's look at the latest ATP Indian Wells tennis betting lines. Remember, odds are always subject to change.

ATP Indian Wells Men's Singles OddsBovadaBetUSBetOnline
Jannik Sinner+150+150+150
Carlos Alcaraz+150+150+140
Novak Djokovic+1200+1200+1100
Daniil Medvedev+2000+2000+2000
Alexander Zverev+2000+2000+2500
Ben Shelton+2800+2800+2800
Taylor Fritz+3500+3500+1800
Alex de Minaur+3500+3500+3300
Felix Auger Aliassime+4000+4000+3300
Jack Draper+6500+6500+8000
Tommy Paul+8000+8000+8000
Lorenzo Musetti+8000+8000+7000

Novak Djokovic is the third betting choice at +1200. Daniil Medvedev (+2000), Alexander Zverev (+2000), and Ben Shelton (+2800) are the only other players showing tennis odds shorter than +3300.

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ATP Indian Wells Paribas Open Men's Singles Top Contenders

ATP Indian Wells, also known as the BNP Paribas Open, has been held annually since 1974. An ATP Masters 1000 event, it's often referred to as the fifth Grand Slam tournament, because it always draws all the world's best players. The event is held at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, the world's second-largest permanent tennis stadium.

The tournament is contested on outdoor hard courts.

Let's look at the top contenders.

Jannik Sinner (+150)

The Italian hasn't enjoyed much luck or success in this tournament. Sinner lost to Alcaraz in the semifinals in 2023 and 2024.

His loss in 2024 ended Sinner's 19-match win streak that extended back to the 2023 Davis Cup.

Carlos Alcaraz (+150)

Alcaraz won back-to-back titles at Indian Wells in 2023 and 2024. He lost in the semifinals last year to eventual champion Jack Draper.

Alcaraz comes into this year's tourney with a perfect 12-0 record on the season.

Novak Djokovic (+1200)

Djokovic has his name inscribed on the BNP Paribas Open trophy five times. That's a tournament record he shares with Roger Federer. The Serbian player won three Indian Wells titles in a row between 2014 and 2016.

Daniil Medvedev (+2000)

Medvedev has done everything but win this event. He lost to Alcaraz in the Indian Wells final in 2023 and 2024.

The Russian player lost to Holger Rune in last year's semifinals.

Alexander Zverev (+2000)

The top seed entering last year's tournament, Zverev, lost in the second round. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2024 and the fourth round in 2023.

Ben Shelton (+2800)

Shelton lost in the quarterfinals at Indian Wells in 2025. He was ousted in the fourth round in 2024.

Taylor Fritz (+3500)

Fritz won the 2022 BNP Paribas Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final. The No. 3 seed a year ago, Fritz was a fourth-round victim.

He reached the quarterfinals at ATP Indian Wells in 2023.

Alex de Minaur (+3500)

A top-10 seed in each of the past two tournaments, de Minaur went out in the fourth round each year. The Aussie was a second-round victim in 2023.

BNP Paribas Open Longshot Bets

A tennis betting line of +6500 is available on defending champion Jack Draper. He beat Alcaraz in the semifinals last year. World No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti is offered at odds of +7000.

You can get a +25000 betting line on Cameron Norrie. He was the 2021 Indian Wells champion. World No. 20 Francisco Cerundolo (+12500) was a quarterfinalist in last year's event.

Tommy Paul (+8000) was a semifinalist in the 2024 BNP Paribas Open. Frances Tiafoe (+15000) reached the semifinals in 2023. Andrey Rublev (+10000) got as far as the semifinals in 2022.

ATP Indian Wells Prop Bets

The BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open, played back-to-back, are often referred to as the Sunshine Double. And in ATP Indian Wells tennis props, you can get +400 odds if you bet on either Alcaraz or Sinner to sweep both titles. It's +6000 odds in the tennis betting lines that an American player would win both tournaments.

The tennis betting odds are +1000 that an American player will win at Indian Wells. In an Alcaraz and Sinner vs the field prop bet, the odds are -475 if you go for one of the two players to win the title. Take the field and the line is +300 in tennis betting.

The odds are -125 that this year's tournament champion will be a first-time winner. It's -115 if you wager that the champion won't be a first-time winner.

And The Winner Is . . .

Alcaraz is perfect this year, winning at Doha and in the Australian Open. Overall, he's 64-5 over his past 69 matches.

Carlos Alcaraz To win ATP Indian Wells
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Bet against the Spaniard if you must, but we're not going there. We're taking Alcaraz to win in the ATP Indian Wells tennis picks.