Check out the betting odds for Saturday’s early UFC St. Petersburg card, where Alistair Overeem is comfortbaly favored over Alexey Oleinik in the main event.
The UFC is taking their brand of MMA over to Russia for the UFC St. Petersburg card. Bloody Elbow has the betting odds.
The betting lines have pegged the 44-17-1 Alistair Overeem as a -250 favorite in the main event, with a +210 comeback on the 57-11-1 Alexey Oleinik. The over/under for Overeem vs. Oleinik has been set at 1.5 rounds. The ‘over’ has been valued at -105 with the ‘under’ clocking in at -125.
According to the betting odds, and quite frankly logic, this top-10 clash of heavyweights will not need to the full 25-minutes to find a winner. The prop bet ‘Fight doesn’t go to decision’ is severely favored at -735, with a +475 underdog line on ‘Fight goes to decision.’ The bookies project that it will be Overeem who will be the one ending this match early. ‘Overeem wins inside distance’ owns a -173 moneyline, with ‘Not Overeem inside distance’ at +143. ‘Oleinik wins inside distance’ can be bought at an underdog mark of +263, with ‘Not Oleinik inside inside distance’ at -353.
Going one step further, ‘Overeem wins by TKO/KO’ is available at a favored line of -155, with ‘Any other result’ at +115. On the other side of the coin, the prop bet ‘Oleinik wins by TKO/KO’ can be had for the underdog line of +565, with ‘Any other result’ clocking in at a whopping -1095. As far as this fight ending with a tap, ‘Oleinik wins by submission’ can be had for +464’, with ‘Any other result’ at -790. ‘Overeem wins by submission’ can be obtained at +1400, with ‘Any other result’ at -3600.
In the co-main event slot, the streaking Islam Makhachev is a -290 betting favorite to the +260 UFC newcomer Arman Tsarukyan. The over/under for this lightweight tilt has been set at 2.5 rounds. The ‘over’ carries the favored line here at -150, and the ‘under’ enjoys an underdog label of +120. According to the betting lines, it’s going to be a coin flip on whether or not this bout reaches the scorecards. Both prop bets ‘Fight goes to decision’ as well as ‘Fight doesn’t go to decision’ both roger up at -115 a piece.
The UFC St. Petersburg main card will air live on ESPN+ at 1:00 P.M. ET with the prelims starting at 10:00 A.M. ET on ESPN2.
Check out the UFC St. Petersburg betting odds, courtesy of OddsShark.com:
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Prelims:
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