UFC Auckland betting odds: Hooker favored to get past Felder

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Check out the betting odds for Saturday’s UFC Aukland card, where Dan Hooker is favored over Paul Felder in the main event.

UFC Auckland is upon us, going down this Saturday (February 22nd) from the Spark Arena in New Zealand. The marquee matchup of the night will see a meaningful scrap between the promotion’s #6 ranked lightweight, Paul Felder, and the #7 ranked, Dan Hooker. The co-main event will take place in the light heavyweight division when the 10-1 Jimmy Crute squares up with the 14-3 Michal Oleksiejczuk. Bloody Elbow is here to provide the betting lines.

The oddsmakers are projecting Hooker to produce the win over Felder here. Dan Hooker straight up clocks in with a favored moneyline of -150. Paul Felder to win can be acquired at an underdog line of +130.

The over/under for this 25-minute affair has been set at 4.5 rounds. The ‘Under’ owns the favored role here at a cost of -130, with the ‘Over’ trending at a slight underdog tag of +100. The bookies do not foresee these two violent combatants needing each of the five rounds to determine a winner. The prop bet ‘Fight doesn’t go to decision’ is on deck at price of -140, with a +110 comeback on ‘Fight goes to decision.’ When Felder and Hooker get the win, it’s frequently by way of knockout. Bettors can take the price on ‘Felder wins by TKO/KO’ for +400, or ‘Hooker wins by TKO/KO’ at +205.

UFC Auckland has some 205-pounders in the co-main event in the form of Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk According to the odds, this one is a pick’em fight. Oleksiejczuk can only be found with a minus line for about -120. As for Crute, his moneyline ranges anywhere from -105 and up to +110.

The over/under for this 15-minute co-main event has been set at 1.5 rounds. It’s the “Over’ that takes the favored role as a -150 option, with the ‘Under’ under dogging at +120. Just like Felder vs. Hooker, the oddsmakers are not projecting Crute vs. Oleksiejczuk reaching the scorecards. The exotic bet ‘Fight doesn’t go to decision’ comes at a strongly favored value of -205, with ‘Fight goes to decision’ being a +165 option. Both of these fighters finished each of their UFC victories. ‘Oleksiejczuk wins inside distance’ can be had for +150, with ‘Crute wins inside distance’ at a larger underdog tag of +240.

Check out the UFC Auckland betting odds, courtesy of OddsShark.com:

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