Mad Bets: UFC 250 Betting Odds and Predictions
Minty Bets sits down with Kevin Iole to look at betting odds for UFC 250 and also get some of his predictions.
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MINTY BETS: Hello, everyone. This weekend we've got UFC 250 taking place in the beautiful city of Las Vegas, Nevada. I am Minty Bets, and I'm joined by Kevin Iole. How are you today, Kevin?
KEVIN IOLE: Hi, Minty. I am doing great. I'm glad to be back to action with UFC. It's like old times now, finally.
MINTY BETS: Yeah. So let's get right to it. In the bantamweight division, we've got Aljamain Sterling, a -20 favorite, versus Cory Sandhagen at even money. Although the line here favors Sterling just slightly, it pretty much seems like it's going to be an even match-up between the top-ranked contenders for this bantamweight division. So how you see this fight playing out?
KEVIN IOLE: I think it's a hugely important fight. First of all, we have a vacant title, and, although Peter Jan and Jose Aldu were going to fight for that vacant belt, the winner of this fight is probably going to have the first crack at the winner of that fight. So this is an extremely important fight.
And I think this was a fight that, as the odds would suggest, should go either way. But I kind of like Cory Sandhagen in this.
MINTY BETS: Oh!
KEVIN IOLE: I think Sandhagen-- a real good kickboxer, has good jujitsu, as Sterling does. Sterling has that wrestling ability that sometimes you think he might be able to dictate where the fight goes. But I think Sandhagen's been on a roll. I like what he's been doing, and I think he'll go on a decision in this fight.
MINTY BETS: Ooh. I like it. OK. Next up, also a bantamweight bout, the co-main event. Raphael Assuncao, a +125 dog, versus Cody Garbrandt, -150. Both these fighters are coming off a couple losses. Assuncao is almost 10 years older than Garbrandt, though. Can we say that maybe Cody Garbrandt has the edge here, just because of age?
KEVIN IOLE: I don't know that I would say that. But I think Cody-- this is a really important fight in Cody's career because he's been so up and down. The former champion, he's had a lot going on in his life about going on in his career. And I think he is fine for a good performance in this fight. So I'm looking for Cody Garbrandt to score a knockout in this fight.
It troubles me a little bit to lay money with Cody given his recent form, but I really get the sense that he is on top of his game right now, and I understand how big this situation is. So I like Cody Garbrandt to win by a knockout in this one.
MINTY BETS: Cody Garbrandt by knockout. I love it. All right, and for the main event we have the women's featherweight title bout between Amanda Nunes, a heavy favorite at -625 at the moment, versus Felicia Spencer, +445. Nunes, a super dominant fighter with advantages both upright and on the mat.
It is difficult for me to grasp laying that much juice on just Nunes to win. Is there any value whatsoever to taking Felicia Spencer in this fight, or do you believe it's Nunes or nothing?
KEVIN IOLE: Felicia doesn't have the kind of experience that Amanda has. You know, she fought Cyborg in her last fight, and certainly Cris Cyborg is one of the all-time greats, and she went the distance with her. But I don't think Cris Cyborg, at this stage of her career, is as explosive as Amanda is, and I think you're going to an Amanda win.
I certainly would not want to lay that kind of big money, even though I believe Amanda Nunes is the greatest woman fighter of all time. I think I'd pass that. If you want to bet anything, maybe play Amanda by knockout. But I think it's a tough one to lay that kind of money on.
MINTY BETS: OK. Amanda by knockout. I like that a little bit better than just laying the 625. If you want in on the action, head over to BetMGM.com/Yahoo. New users get a 100% match, up to $1,000. Available in New Jersey, West Virginia, Colorado, and Indiana.
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