Jessica Pegula vs. McCartney Kessler prediction, odds, picks for Australian Open 2026

Jessica Pegula will square off with McCartney Kessler in the second round of the Australian Open Women's Singles 2026 on Tuesday.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced tennis model predicts Jessica Pegula as the most likely winner of the Pegula vs. Kessler match.

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's match, including best bets and picks.

Pegula vs. Kessler prediction: Who will win and advance to the round of 32?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's Pegula-Kessler women's singles match 10,000 times as part of our tennis predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Pegula a 76% chance of defeating Kessler in the Australian Open 2026.

Additionally, Pegula has a 71% chance of winning the first set, while the over 20.5 games has a 52% chance of hitting**, according to our model.

Jessica Pegula vs. McCartney Kessler odds

We have sourced the most up-to-date betting odds in America for this match, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Pegula vs. Kessler picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: