Scott Coker, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, and Dan Henderson pick Cain Velasquez over Brock Lesnar at UFC 121.
Main card:
Brock Lesnar (5-1) -155 vs. Cain Velasquez (8-0) +125
Jake Shields (25-4-1) -260 vs. Martin Kampmann (17-3) +210
Paulo Thiago (13-2) -130 vs. Diego Sanchez (21-4) EVEN
Matt Hamill (9-2) -175 vs. Tito Ortiz (15-7-1) +145
Gabriel Gonzaga (11-5) -200 vs. Brendan Schaub (6-1) +160
On Spike
Court McGee (10-1) -260 vs. Ryan Jensen (15-6) +200
Patrick Cote (13-6) -175 vs. Tom Lawlor (6-3) +145
Preliminary card:
Daniel Roberts (10-1) -155 vs. Mike Guymon (12-3-1) +125
Sam Stout (15-6-1) -165 vs. Paul Taylor (10-5-1) +145
Dongi Yang (9-0) -150 vs. Chris Camozzi (13-3) +120
Jon Madsen (6-0) -225 vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-15-1) +175
Unlike football as basketball where there are point spreads (ex. -7, +13.5) MMA fights have odds which are called moneylines. A moneyline is basically a way for the sportsbooks to even out the betting public. For example if Brock Lesnar was fighting a no name guy in his first fight, Lesnar would be a HUGE favorite, probably around -4400 or so (44 to 1).
So here is an actual example from a UFC fight, that will explain the odds a bit better.
Tito Ortiz (-140)
Rashad Evans (+120)
In this matchup, Tito is the favorite at -140. This means that for every $1.40 you bet, you win $1. So if you were to bet $140 on Tito, you’d win $100 (profit) if he is victorious.
Rashad is the underdog in this match at +120. This means that for every $1 you bet, you will win $1.2o. So if you bet $100 on Rashad, and he wins, you will win $120 (profit).
The moneylines on UFC fights will often change with the amount of money coming in on each side. If a bunch of money is coming in on one side, the sportsbook will adjust the moneyline to even out the action and get bettors betting on the other fighter. With that said, whatever the odds are when you place your bet, is the odds you get. They don’t change like in horse racing.
