UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris Picks When: Saturday, May 16, 2020 Where: Vytar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida TV: ESPN The UFC is back with a vengeance with its third card in a week. This will also be held at their new home away from home in...
Two UFC fighters who don’t lose will go at it April 18th when Justin Gaethje, 21-2 (18 KOs, 1 Submission), (+160) looks to do battle with Tony Ferguson, 25-3 (12 KOs, 8 Submissions), (-200). Ferguson has won his last 12 fights in a row and only suffered one loss in the last eleven years. He’s a tough draw for the younger Gaethje, who is prone to taking punishment at times.
The WBO Super Featherweight title is on the line June 13th in Belfast, Ireland, as Carl Frampton (27-2, 15 KOs) looks to exercise his home ring advantage over American Jamel Herring (21-2, 10 KOs). At time of print in April, this fight’s betting odds are listed as a pick’em (-115).
There’s more to UFC 248 than the Adesanya/Romero and the ladies going at it! Be sure to check out Loot’s take on the middleweight battle between Derek Brunson, 20-7 (11 KOs, 3 Submissions), (+195) and Edmen Shahbazyan, 11-0 (9 KOs, 1 Submission), (-235), as well as the welterweight fight between Neil Magny, 21-7 (7 KOs, 3 Submissions), (+150) vs. Li Jingliang, 17-5 (7 KOs, 5 Submissions), (-180)!
Boxing betting has evolved quite a bit since the old days when your only option was to wager on which fighter would come out victorious. In this article, Loot takes a look at (8) prop bets he likes to cash for the Wilder/Fury II bout.
One of the brightest rising stars in the UFC, Israel Adesanya, 18-0 (14 KOs), (-235) looks to defend his middleweight title vs. the aging 42 year old Yoel Romero, 13-4 (11 KOs), (+195). On the women’s side of the docket, the dangerous Zhang Weili, 20-1 (10 KOs, 7 Submissions), (-145) comes in as a short favorite vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, 16-3 (4 KOs, 1 Submission), (+115). Weili has won with 17 stoppages in her last 20 fights. Joanna hasn’t won by stoppage since 2015. Her short underdog price indicates oddsmakers think she has a shot here. Get Loot’s take here!
As we get closer to the big game, more and more Super Bowl props come available for us to bet on. While many will be donking off their loot on coin flip bets (literally), there’s some good money to be made if you have a strong sense of conviction with regards to which team will win and by how many. Did you know that you can bet the San Francisco 49ers at -12 and receive +400 odds? Conversely, if you’re in love with the Chiefs you can wager on them at -13.5 +380. Loot takes a look at these bets as well as TD and FG props, QB props and Super Bowl MVP proposition wagers.
While the Jones/Reyes fight is the headliner, the UFC 247 undercard also features a great battle between a couple of tough ladies in a Flyweight title fight between champion Valentina Shevchenko and challenger Katlyn Chookagian. Shevchenko is making the third defense of her 125-pound belt. On the men’s side, Loot breaks down a great heavyweight fight between Derrick Lewis, 22-7 (18 KOs, 1 Submission), (-280) and Ilir Latifi, 14-7 (6 KOs, 4 Submissions), (+220).
With so many eyes on the Super Bowl, sportsbooks roll out hundreds of proposition wagers ranging from whether the coin toss will be heads or tails, all the way down to how many times an announcer will mention something. Loot takes a look at some of the more practical Super Bowl LIV prop bets you can cash in on.
And then there were two! Super Bowl LIV takes place in Miami in a couple weeks where the Kansas City Chiefs have opened as a -1 favorite over the San Francisco 49ers. KC hasn’t been to the big dance in 50 years. The Niners have had their fare share of Super Bowl appearances, but not for a couple decades. Loot takes an early look at the teams playing in SB LIV.