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Mayweather vs. McGregor Odds: Final Betting Lines Roundup, Props Update

With UFC champion Conor McGregor set to step into the ring for the first time as a pro boxer against one of the greatest pugilists of all time in Floyd Mayweather, the latter is finally starting to see money come back on him as a heavy favorite.
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With UFC champion Conor McGregor set to step into the ring for the first time as a pro boxer against one of the greatest pugilists of all time in Floyd Mayweather, the latter is finally starting to see money come back on him as a heavy favorite.

According to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark on Friday night, Mayweather was as high as -700 (bet $700 to win $100) in Las Vegas, with the top underdog payback on McGregor returning +500 (bet $100 to win $500).

Friday’s weigh-ins at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada—also the site of Saturday’s megafight—saw McGregor come in at 153 pounds, with the undefeated former world welterweight champ Mayweather (49-0) much lighter than the 154-pound limit at 149.5. McGregor is expected to be closer to 170 when he makes his super-welterweight boxing debut, per the Showtime feed.

 

The lowest price on Mayweather is -450, although that may not last much longer heading into Saturday if the late money continues to back him. Regardless, the public will have hundreds of other ways to wager on what will be the most heavily bet-on fight in sports history with the addition of props.

This matchup is expected to fall short of Super Bowl numbers in terms of betting handle, but the interest already has topped the previous record for a boxing match set by Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2015. Mayweather won that bout over Pacquiao via 12-round unanimous decision.

        

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Many of the top props available involve knockdowns and knockouts by both sides. For the record, Mayweather has not scored a knockout victory in nearly six years (September 17, 2011). Meanwhile, McGregor has seen just two of his 24 MMA fights go three rounds or more, with him totaling 18 knockouts among his 21 career wins.

That said, Mayweather winning by KO, TKO or DQ remains the -140 favorite as far as method of victory goes for either fighter. McGregor winning via KO, TKO or DQ is worth +333, with a Mayweather victory by decision or technical decision slightly more likely at +250. McGregor has guaranteed a knockout within four rounds, and that pays +500.

However, Mayweather also said on Friday that he would finish McGregor within the distance, and under 9.5 rounds is still a solid favorite at -175 for totals bettors.

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Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor Fight Expected to Break Betting Records

Saturday’s boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor is expected to field the most bets in the sport’s history.  
According to ESPN.com’s David Purdum, “it already is the most heavily bet fight ever at some sportsbooks, from Nev…

Saturday’s boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor is expected to field the most bets in the sport’s history.  

According to ESPN.com’s David Purdum, “it already is the most heavily bet fight ever at some sportsbooks, from Nevada to the U.K.,” including William Hill in Las Vegas. There, betting slips for the fight have already exceeded those submitted in advance of the May 2015 clash between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. 

“It’s going to be the biggest fight handle ever. Period,” William Hill director of trading Nick Bogdanovich told Purdum. 

On Thursday, Purdum reported a pair of $1 million bets on Mayweather were submitted in Las Vegas at the MGM and William Hill. One bettor had Mayweather at -550 (bet $550 to win $100) while the other took him at -500. 

Before the fight gets underway Saturday from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, at least one more monster bet could roll in from Money himself. 

According to the Los Angeles Times‘ Lance Pugmire, Mayweather disclosed Thursday he’s considering placing the largest bet he’s ever made on himself. 

“You guys will see the betting ticket, don’t worry,” he said. 

Citing a source, Inside Vegas’ RJ Bell reported Mayweather is “seriously considering” wagering $5 million that he will defeat McGregor and improve to 50-0 for his career. 

As of Friday afternoon, Bovada (via OddsShark) pegged Mayweather as a -450 favorite with McGregor as a +325 underdog. Bettors can also get +250 odds on Mayweather to win by decision and McGregor at +1400 by the same result. 

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Mayweather vs. McGregor Undercard Odds: Davis vs. Fonseca Betting Preview

Gervonta Davis is a perfect 18-0 over his professional career with 17 knockout victories. Davis will defend the IBF junior lightweight title against Francisco Fonseca in the co-main event of Mayweather vs. McGregor.
The 22-year-old champion is a massiv…

Gervonta Davis is a perfect 18-0 over his professional career with 17 knockout victories. Davis will defend the IBF junior lightweight title against Francisco Fonseca in the co-main event of Mayweather vs. McGregor.

The 22-year-old champion is a massive -3000 betting favorite (wager $3,000 to win $100) to successfully defend his title with a victory at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. A fast-rising star in the boxing world, Davis’ last two wins have come against previously undefeated opponents.

Davis picked up a TKO win in the seventh round of his title fight against Jose Pedraza (who was 22-0) to win the championship, and successfully defended it with a third-round TKO against then 21-0 Liam Walsh. The speed and power of Davis make him an extremely impressive boxer who will be tough for anyone in his division to beat.

Francisco Fonseca hopes to be up to the task as a +1100 (wager $100 to win $1,100) underdog. The 23-year-old super featherweight out of Costa Rica is 19-0-1 with 13 knockouts to his name. While Fonseca is no pushover, Davis enters this fight as the clear-cut favorite due to the pure dominance he’s shown against all opponents to this point.

 

In what projects to be a more competitive fight, Badou Jack is stepping up in weight class to face Nathan Cleverly for the WBA light heavyweight title. Jack vacated the WBC super middleweight title to move up in weight to this division. He owns a 21-1-2 career record and sits at -450 on the boxing odds for the bout.

Cleverly (+325) started his professional career off with a 26-0 record and enjoyed a long reign as the WBO light heavyweight champion. He has gone just 4-3 over his last seven fights, but one of those wins was last October against Jurgen Brahmer to earn his current belt. Jack appears to be in better form, but Cleverly could pull off the upset if he struggles with the rise in weight class.

Other fights on the undercard include Andrew Tabiti vs. Steve Cunningham for the USBA cruiserweight title. All of these fights will lead into the main event between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor, which will now be fought with eight-ounce gloves as opposed to the standard 10-ounce gloves.

The latest Mayweather vs. McGregor odds have Mayweather as the -450 favorite, with McGregor the +325 underdog.

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UFC Fight Night Betting Preview: Pettis vs. Moreno Odds, Trends, Card Analysis

Tijuana native Brandon Moreno (14-3) will have plenty of support from the fans at UFC Fight Night 114 this Saturday in Mexico City as he battles surging flyweight prospect Sergio Pettis (15-2) as a solid favorite on the UFC odds at sportsbooks monitore…

Tijuana native Brandon Moreno (14-3) will have plenty of support from the fans at UFC Fight Night 114 this Saturday in Mexico City as he battles surging flyweight prospect Sergio Pettis (15-2) as a solid favorite on the UFC odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.

The two 125-pounders will be featured in the five-round main event televised live on Fox Sports 1, with Moreno listed as consensus -170 chalk (bet $170 to win $100).

Pettis is a +140 underdog (bet $100 to win $140) despite riding a three-bout winning streak. The younger 23-year-old brother of former lightweight champion Anthony, he has earned all of six of his victories inside the Octagon by unanimous decision. His two losses have both come by finish too, with Alex Caceres submitting him via rear-naked choke at UFC on Fox 10 and Ryan Benoit scoring a second-round TKO at UFC 185.

 

However, Moreno has won 11 in a row, with the last three coming in the UFC. He is the former World Fighting Federation flyweight champ and has earned post-fight Performance of the Night bonuses in two of his last three bouts since joining the organization. The last came after a second-round submission of Dustin Ortiz at UFC Fight Night 108 on April 22. Moreno’s previous win was a split decision over Benoit.

The co-main event will also have some local flavor as women’s strawweight contender Alexa Grasso (9-1) takes on veteran Randa Markos (7-4). The 23-year-old Grasso is from Guadalajara and earned her first UFC victory against Heather Jo Clark in Mexico City last November. She followed that up by suffering her first career loss to Felice Herrig by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 104 on February 4.

Grasso is a small -150 favorite at online gambling sites over Markos (+130), who is coming off the biggest win of her career against former strawweight champ Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Night 105 on February 19. Markos won by split decision and has alternated wins and losses in her past nine bouts, last winning back-to-back fights when she started 3-0 back in 2013.

In her previous bout, she was submitted by Cortney Casey in the first round at UFC 202.

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Odds Update: Betting Lines, Props, Analysis

The megafight between two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor and unbeaten welterweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. is now less than a month away, and bettors continue to support the underdog Irishman despite this being his first profession…

The megafight between two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor and unbeaten welterweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. is now less than a month away, and bettors continue to support the underdog Irishman despite this being his first professional boxing match.

Sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark show McGregor as a consensus +400 underdog (bet $100 to win $400) with Mayweather still sitting as a large -600 favorite (bet $600 to win $100). The big question is, how low will the betting line go?

It is safe to say the public has taken more interest in this matchup than any other in boxing history. The intrigue behind McGregor’s strategy and inexperience inside the boxing ring combined with Mayweather’s age and long layoff as the 40-year-old attempts to pick up win No. 50 have taken the world by storm over the past month.

Mayweather has not fought since earning a unanimous-decision victory against Andre Berto to improve to 49-0 nearly two years ago on September 12, 2015.

 

The hype behind this fight has been unlike anything anyone has ever seen, with many boxing purists believing it is nothing more than a publicity stunt. Regardless, there is a lot of money to be made by the two fighters who will go toe-to-toe at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 26.

Bettors think they will be able to capitalize as well, no matter who they are supporting. The sportsbooks have them covered with a number of props.

For example, McGregor backers will not find much value on the KO/TKO/DQ prop right now at +500 since that is likely his only path to victory. The same cannot be said for Mayweather though, as the same prop for him has a price of -140, with a decision in his favor paying out much better at +200. McGregor winning by decision is +1000.

If you are looking for round props, betting either fighter to win in the 12th is worth +1800 compared to the fight going the distance (+160) and a draw (+3300). McGregor guaranteed a knockout within the first four rounds, and you can get +700 if you believe he will back that up. By comparison, Mayweather to win in the first four rounds is +400.

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UFC 214 Betting Preview: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Odds, Trends, Card Analysis

Jon “Bones” Jones has been out of MMA for more than a year, last earning a unanimous-decision victory against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 on April 23, 2016. That was for the organization’s interim light heavyweight championship belt after Cormier was…

Jon “Bones” Jones has been out of MMA for more than a year, last earning a unanimous-decision victory against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 on April 23, 2016. That was for the organization’s interim light heavyweight championship belt after Cormier was injured.

Jones (22-1) had previously been stripped of the title following his involvement in a hit-and-run accident almost exactly a year earlier, and he would lose his interim title after a failed drug test before UFC 200.

Regardless, the former 205-pound champ is listed as a big -250 favorite (bet $250 to win $100) at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark for his title fight rematch versus Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 this Saturday in Anaheim, California.

Cormier (19-1) is the current light heavyweight champ, and he will be looking to avenge a unanimous-decision loss to Jones for the title at UFC 182 back on January 3, 2015. The two have feuded on and off since then, and they were originally supposed to headline UFC 200 in Las Vegas last summer before Jones was pulled due to the failed test.

Cormier ended up fighting Anderson Silva in a non-title bout and later defended his championship belt for a second time against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson with another rear-naked choke submission victory at UFC 210 on April 8. The former Olympic wrestler is again an underdog opposite Jones at +195 (bet $100 to win $195).

Stylistically, Cormier needs to take Jones to the ground in order to be successful and pull off the upset. Johnson was arguably the most feared striker in the UFC before losing to Cormier twice, and he had no answers from the mat. Jones has five-inch height and 12-inch reach advantages to lean on and should be able to keep Cormier at a distance if they stay on their feet in a stand-up battle like the first bout.

There are two other championship fights featured on the UFC 214 main card, with the welterweight and women’s featherweight titles also on the line. Tyron Woodley (17-3-1) will face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Demian Maia (25-6) as a -205 favorite at online betting sites after going 4-0-1 in his past five bouts. Maia is a +165 underdog and has won seven in a row.

Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (17-1, 1 no-contest) will finally get a chance to win UFC gold too when she takes on Invicta FC bantamweight champ Tonya Evinger (19-5, 1 NC). Justino is the former Invicta FC featherweight champ, and she is a massive -1100 chalk on the UFC 214 odds as the biggest favorite on the card. Evinger is a +650 underdog and earned the Invicta title in 2015, last defending the belt on March 25 with a RNC submission of Yana Kunitskaya.

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