Barnett favorite to beat Cormier, barely
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Saturday, 19 May 2012 HP Pavilion San Jose, California, United States 10:00 PM ET U.S. Broadcast:…
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
Saturday, 19 May 2012
HP Pavilion
San Jose, California, United States
10:00 PM ET
U.S. Broadcast: Main card: Showtime, Undercard: Sho Extreme
Josh Barnett -120 vs. Daniel Cormier -110 STRIKEFORCE® Heavyweight Grand Prix Final
Gilbert Melendez -445 vs. Josh Thomson +345 STRIKEFORCE® Lightweight Championship
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante -205 vs. Mike Kyle +165
Nah-Shon Burrell -275 s. Chris Spang +215
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 what’s called a money line.
Gilbert Melendez -445
Josh Thomson +345
In this fight, Gil would be the favorite and at -445 it means for every $4.45 you bet, you will win $1 if he wins the fight. So if you bet $445 on Gil and he wins, you’d profit $100. If Gil were to lose though, you’d lose the full $445.
If you were to bet on Thomson at +345, you would win $3.45 for every $1 you bet. So if you bet $100 on Thomson and he wins the fight, you will profit $345. If Thomson were to lose the fight, you’d lose your original $100 bet.
Depending on how people are betting on the fights, the odds will shift from the moment they open up right up until the night of the fight.