UFC on ESPN+ 1 odds
T.J. Dillashaw is a solid favorite as he drops down a division to fight flyweight champion Henry Cejudo, who is fighting for the division.
UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 1 also known asUFC Fight Night 143 and UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw and UFC Brooklyn will be held on Saturday, January 19 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow him on Twitter.
HENRY CEJUDO +165
TJ DILLASHAW -215
ALLEN CROWDER +350
GREG HARDY -500
RACHAEL OSTOVICH +130
PAIGE VANZANT -160
JOANNE CALDERWOOD +157
ARIANE LIPSKI -187
VINICIUS MOREIRA +195
ALONZO MENIFIELD -275
BELAL MUHAMMAD +141
GEOFFREY NEAL -171
DONALD CERRONE +152
ALEXANDER HERNANDEZ -182
DUSTIN ORTIZ +170
JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ -220
YANCY MEDEIROS +342
GREGOR GILLESPIE -542
TE EDWARDS -130
DENNIS BERMUDEZ EV
KARL ROBERSON -105
GLOVER TEIXEIRA -125
CHANCE RENCOUNTRE +142
KYLE STEWART -172
MARIO BAUTISTA +325
CORY SANDHAGEN -625
How Fight Odds Work
Unlike a spread on a football game where one team is getting a certain amount of points (ex. Saints +7), in MMA fights the line on the game is called a moneyline. These are the +/- used on UFC broadcasts. The figure is how much money you have to bet in order to win $100 (-), and how much a $100 bet will earn (+). They are perhaps best explained via example:
HENRY CEJUDO +165
TJ DILLASHAW -215
In this fight, Dillashaw is the -215 favorite, meaning if you bet $215 on him and he wins, you would only profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $215.
If you were to bet on Cejudo at +165, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $165. If he were to lose the fight, you would lose your original $100 bet.
Depending on how people are betting on the fights the odds will shift from the moment they open, right up until the night of the fights.
The sport is built on moments that make you involuntary think HOLY F***ING S***!!! Those can come at any time, on any portion of the card, from any fighter. Thus, some bettors look to the underdogs, sometimes big ones, as the best bets. And they say never bet until the weigh-ins.
Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 will broadcast in three parts, starting with ESPN+ then four fights on network ESPN and then back to ESPN+ for a six fight main card.
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