UFC on ESPN+ 6 odds
The longest odds on the entire card are in the main event.
UFC on ESPN+ 6, also known as UFC Fight Night 148, UFC Nashville, and UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis will be held on March 23 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
These are The Odds, courtesy of Joey Oddessa. Follow him on Twitter.
ANTHONY PETTIS +292
STEPHEN THOMPSON -392
JUSTIN WILLIS +205
CURTIS BLAYDES -285
JESUS PINEDO +220
JOHN MAKDESSI -300
JUSSIER FORMIGA +125
DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO -155
STEVEN PETERSON +187
LUIS PENA -247
ALDRICH +200
MAYCEE BARBER -280
BRYCE MITCHELL +120
BOBBY MOFFETT -150
FRANKIE SAENZ +140
MARLON VERA -170
JENNIFER MAIA +110
ALEXIS DAVIS -140
RANDA MARKOS +124
ANGELA HILL -154
CHRIS GUTIERREZ -260
RYAN MACDONALD +200
JORDAN ESPINOSA +106
ERIC SHELTON -136
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:
ANTHONY PETTIS +292
STEPHEN THOMPSON -392
In this fight, Wonderboy is the -392 favorite, meaning if you bet $392 on him and he wins, you would only profit $100. If he were to lose though, you would lose the full $392.
If you were to bet on Pettis at +292, if you bet $100 on him and he wins the fight, you will profit $292. 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.