UFC on ESPN 2 odds
These are the odds for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs. Gaethje at the Wells Fargo Center in Philly.
UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs. Gaethje will be held on March 30, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow him on Twitter.
JUSTIN GAETHJE +101
EDSON BARBOZA -131
JACK HERMANSSON -135
DAVID BRANCH +105
MICHELLE WATERSON +120
KAROLINA KOWALKIEWICZ -150
SHEYMON MORAES +120
SODIQ YUSUFF -150
ROSS PEARSON +324
DESMOND GREEN -474
PAUL CRAIG +143
KENNEDY NZECHUKWU -173
CASEY KENNEY +205
RAY BORG -285
MARYNA MOROZ +125
SABRINA MAZO -155
MICHAEL JOHNSON -120
JOSH EMMETT -110
ENRIQUE BARZOLA -125
KEVIN AGUILAR -105
JESSICA AGUILAR +260
MARINA RODRIGUEZ -360
GERALD MEERSCHAERT +153
KEVIN HOLLAND -183
MARK DE LA ROSA +235
ALEX PEREZ -335
Unlike a spread on an NFL 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:
CASEY KENNEY +205
RAY BORG -285
In this fight, Borg is the -285 favorite, meaning if you bet $285 on him and he wins, you would only profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $285.
If you were to bet on Kenney at +205, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $205. 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.
