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- This bet allows you to wager when you think the fight will finish. For example, in a three-round non-title fight, you may be able to bet whether or not the fight will finish before or after 2.5 rounds. If you bet that the fight will finish under 2.5 rounds, you need the fight to finish before the 2 minute and 30-second mark of the third round.
- Decimal odds are also known as European odds. To understand decimal odds you always need to remember that your stake and profit are included in the odds. For instance, Jon Jones is favored to win the fight at 1.49 odds. If you bet $100 on Jones at 1.49.
Sport is a beautiful thing. On any given night, two teams chock full of the best athletes in the world, or two single competitors, face off against each other in hopes of beating their opponent and claiming victory. Most of the time the better team/player prevails, but sometimes, when you least expect it, something insane takes place that leaves everyone scratching their head and wondering what the hell just happened. For many boxing fans, that night was on Feb. 11, 1990.
It was a night no different than the night before, or two weeks ago. At least until the bell rung and the fight began. In one corner you had Mike Tyson; the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. In the other corner was some 42-1 chump named Buster Douglas. Ho-hum, right? Not so fast.
Not only did Buster Douglas stun the Champ and pull of the miraculous victory, he knocked 'Iron' Mike Tyson out cold. If you are old enough to have witnessed this fight, you know exactly what I'm talking about when I say that there was not a single person in the crowd or watching on TV that did not have their jaw on the floor. It was an iconic moment in boxing, similar to the famous Ali vs. Frazier photo, and it was a moment that many boxing fans will remember for the rest of their days.
However, as I write this in 2018, some would argue that boxing has lost its luster. Perhaps, but there are only so many generational athletes such as an Ali or a Tyson or a Mayweather that come around and bless us with their talents. Despite the lack of talent, boxing is not going anywhere anytime soon, and so the opportunity to wager on it will remain.
Betting on the Money Line
How To Bet In Vegas
The money line bet in boxing is very much like any money line bet in any other sport. The bettor must correctly predict which boxer is going to have his hand raised by the referee and be declared the winner. However, the money line bet in boxing most replicates the money line option in soccer. In addition to the two combatants, sportsbooks offer a 'draw' option, which can throw a wrench in your plans from time to time.
Example:
Best Bet In Vegas
Mike Tyson -5000 ML
Buster Douglas +4200 ML
Draw: +3300
In this example, Tyson is the heavy favorite, and you must wager $5000 dollars in order to turn a profit of $100. If you had a few bucks to play with and wanted to be a contrarian by betting on Douglas, you would have made $4200 for every $100 you decide to wager. And, in the off chance a draw did occur, 'draw' players would rake in a cool $3300 for every $100 they bet.
Boxing Betting: Round Betting 'Over/Under'
This betting option is similar to betting the total in other sports. Except there is one little caveat that most casual bettors are not aware of. With simple sports like hockey and basketball, the total either goes 'over' or 'under' the number. There is no in between (with the exception of a push).
Example:
Over 5.5 (-110)
Under 5.5 rounds (-110)
As you can see, both sides offer up the same odds. You must bet $110 dollars in order to profit $100.
However, most bettors don't understand that in boxing, if the 'over/under' is set at 5.5 rounds, you can lose an 'over' bet if the fight gets stopped in round five within the first 90-seconds of a three-minute round. The only way you win your 'over' bet is if the sixth round of the fight starts.
Grouped Round Betting/Exact Round Betting
Some of the bigger sportsbooks offer up several different ways of betting on the total number of rounds. In addition to the method above, you can also bet on 'grouped round betting' or 'exact round betting'.
Grouped round betting allows you to bet on the following options: Round 1-3, Round 4-6, Round 7-9 and Round 10-12 (or win on points). As you can see, each option gives you three rounds to successful cash your ticket. Often these options are lined at +110 and better.
The other option available to round betting is the 'exact round' betting option. This is pretty self explanatory. Bettors must correctly predict the round the fight will stop in. Each round typically has different odds, but looks something like this: Round 1 +300, Round 2 +330, Round 3 +400, Round 5 +220, Round 6 +420, etc.
Method of Victory
This betting option is one of the most popular betting options amongst boxing handicappers. Not only do you have to correctly pick the winning fighter, but you must also correctly predict how said fighter is going to win the fight.
Example:
Check out my gear on Kit: DE LA HOYA SAYS CANELO MAY FIGHT SOG WARD OR SERGEY KOVALEV AT 175 LBS. SOURCE: https://www.youtub. Canelo vs andre ward. Ward: Canelo realized it was harder than he thought 'I can't speak for Canelo, I don't know,' said Ward when asked who Canelo should fight next.'I think Canelo realized it was a lot. VIRGIL HUNTER ON WARD COMING BACK TO FIGHT CANELO KOVALEV 'WOULD MANHANDLE CANELO!' Tweet us: https://www.instagram.c. Canelo likes to fight on the inside, which is IMHO his only chance anyway. Buy Ward is a master on the inside, and would bully and maul him all night. Let's just say for the sake of argument that Canelo tried boxing him. Ward is also a Master boxer, and with his late round stamina issues Ward. FightHype.com was on hand at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury survived a nasty cut to defeat game challenger.
Mike Tyson by Stoppage: -1500
Mike Tyson by Points: -750
Buster Douglas by Stoppage: +4500
Buster Douglas by Points: +3250
Draw: +3300.
Now that we know our options, let's determine what each option means. The term 'stoppage' refers to any fight that is stopped between rounds one and 12, where a fighter fails to meet the referee's 10-count. This is your KO's (knock out), TKO's (technical knock out) or your DQ's (disqualification).
The term 'points' refers to a fight that has gone the distance and left up to the judge's scorecard to determine a winner. This is also known as a 'decision' or 'technical decision'.
And lastly, sportsbooks add the draw option just to make things a harder to win.
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In the world of sports betting the first thing you will need to learn is to read and understand the odds. There are three traditional ways that online sports betting sites display odds. They include American, Decimal, and Fractional.
Regardless of how the odds are displayed, they'll always mean the same thing. Watching the UFC, the odds format they talk is American Odds or Vegas Odds. Essentially what they are is the percentage of one outcome against another.
You can use our UFC Odds Calculator to work out percentages yourself.
We have a live odds tool on our site that you'll notice on lots of our pages. We post live odds in American and Decimal format, but we don't list live odds in the Fractional format.
The reason we don't list live odds using Fractions on our site is that we don't want to confuse bettors. Fraction odds are becoming more extinct every year, and many online sportsbooks have stopped posting odds using fractional odds entirely.
The betting odds are one of the most important factors in deciding on whether to bet on a game or not. If you study a UFC fight and determine that Jon Jones has a 60% chance of beating Mauricio Rua, then you're going to need to find out if the odds are better than that.
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As you can see, both sides offer up the same odds. You must bet $110 dollars in order to profit $100.
However, most bettors don't understand that in boxing, if the 'over/under' is set at 5.5 rounds, you can lose an 'over' bet if the fight gets stopped in round five within the first 90-seconds of a three-minute round. The only way you win your 'over' bet is if the sixth round of the fight starts.
Grouped Round Betting/Exact Round Betting
Some of the bigger sportsbooks offer up several different ways of betting on the total number of rounds. In addition to the method above, you can also bet on 'grouped round betting' or 'exact round betting'.
Grouped round betting allows you to bet on the following options: Round 1-3, Round 4-6, Round 7-9 and Round 10-12 (or win on points). As you can see, each option gives you three rounds to successful cash your ticket. Often these options are lined at +110 and better.
The other option available to round betting is the 'exact round' betting option. This is pretty self explanatory. Bettors must correctly predict the round the fight will stop in. Each round typically has different odds, but looks something like this: Round 1 +300, Round 2 +330, Round 3 +400, Round 5 +220, Round 6 +420, etc.
Method of Victory
This betting option is one of the most popular betting options amongst boxing handicappers. Not only do you have to correctly pick the winning fighter, but you must also correctly predict how said fighter is going to win the fight.
Example:
Check out my gear on Kit: DE LA HOYA SAYS CANELO MAY FIGHT SOG WARD OR SERGEY KOVALEV AT 175 LBS. SOURCE: https://www.youtub. Canelo vs andre ward. Ward: Canelo realized it was harder than he thought 'I can't speak for Canelo, I don't know,' said Ward when asked who Canelo should fight next.'I think Canelo realized it was a lot. VIRGIL HUNTER ON WARD COMING BACK TO FIGHT CANELO KOVALEV 'WOULD MANHANDLE CANELO!' Tweet us: https://www.instagram.c. Canelo likes to fight on the inside, which is IMHO his only chance anyway. Buy Ward is a master on the inside, and would bully and maul him all night. Let's just say for the sake of argument that Canelo tried boxing him. Ward is also a Master boxer, and with his late round stamina issues Ward. FightHype.com was on hand at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury survived a nasty cut to defeat game challenger.
Mike Tyson by Stoppage: -1500
Mike Tyson by Points: -750
Buster Douglas by Stoppage: +4500
Buster Douglas by Points: +3250
Draw: +3300.
Now that we know our options, let's determine what each option means. The term 'stoppage' refers to any fight that is stopped between rounds one and 12, where a fighter fails to meet the referee's 10-count. This is your KO's (knock out), TKO's (technical knock out) or your DQ's (disqualification).
The term 'points' refers to a fight that has gone the distance and left up to the judge's scorecard to determine a winner. This is also known as a 'decision' or 'technical decision'.
And lastly, sportsbooks add the draw option just to make things a harder to win.
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In the world of sports betting the first thing you will need to learn is to read and understand the odds. There are three traditional ways that online sports betting sites display odds. They include American, Decimal, and Fractional.
Regardless of how the odds are displayed, they'll always mean the same thing. Watching the UFC, the odds format they talk is American Odds or Vegas Odds. Essentially what they are is the percentage of one outcome against another.
You can use our UFC Odds Calculator to work out percentages yourself.
We have a live odds tool on our site that you'll notice on lots of our pages. We post live odds in American and Decimal format, but we don't list live odds in the Fractional format.
The reason we don't list live odds using Fractions on our site is that we don't want to confuse bettors. Fraction odds are becoming more extinct every year, and many online sportsbooks have stopped posting odds using fractional odds entirely.
The betting odds are one of the most important factors in deciding on whether to bet on a game or not. If you study a UFC fight and determine that Jon Jones has a 60% chance of beating Mauricio Rua, then you're going to need to find out if the odds are better than that.
Using our 60% example, we need to check to see if the odds are going to allow us to be profitable if Jones does win 60% of the time in this fight. You can use our betting calculator to check what the odds mean in percentage terms.
To break even betting on an outcome that is predicted to hit at a 60% rate you need to be getting odds of -150. If you're getting better odds, i.e., -150 to a positive number (+100), then it's a +EV bet to make, and you should place the bet.
We're going to explain how to read the three different types of betting odds below, so make sure you check out both the American and Decimal formats if you don't know how to read them yet.
American Betting Odds Explained
- Jon Jones -205 vs. Mauricio Rua +165
American odds are shown using whole numbers above 100, and they can have a positive or negative value. When the odds have a negative value, the odds will be presented with a (-) in front of the number whereas when the odds have a positive value they will have a (+) sign in front of the odds.
To understand how much you can make you need to remember one rule. When the odds are positive (+), the number reflects how much you'll make on a $100 wager whereas if the odds are negative (-), the number reflects how much you need to bet to win $100 profit.
If you bet on Jones at -205 you need to risk $205 to win $100 profit and if you bet on Rua to win you'd win $165 profit for every $100 you bet.
The fighter with the negative value is ‘usually' considered the favorite, and if both fighters have a negative value, then the fighter with the higher number is the favorite.
E.g:
- Fighter A: -105
- Fighter B: -109
Fighter B is considered the favorite in this matchup.
It's rare for two fighters in MMA to both have negative value odds, but it does happen when two extremely evenly matched fighters fight against each other.
Decimal Betting Odds Explained
- Jon Jones 1.49 vs. Mauricio Rua 2.65
Decimal odds are used in most countries outside of North America, so we include decimal odds on our site for punters. Decimal odds are also known as European odds.
How To Bet On Fights In Vegas
To understand decimal odds you always need to remember that your stake and profit are included in the odds. For instance, Jon Jones is favored to win the fight at 1.49 odds. If you bet $100 on Jones at 1.49, you'd win $149 back, which includes your stake and profits.
How Do You Bet On Fights In Vegas
You'd win your $100 back plus make $49 profit.
If you bet on the underdog Rua in the fight for $100 at odds of 2.65 you'd win back $265, which includes your $100 stake plus $165 in profit.
One Bet Vegas
To find out how much you can win using decimal odds you multiply the odds by how much you want to bet.
Fractional Betting Odds Explained
- Jon Jones 49/100 vs. Mauricio Rua 33/20
We want to say that we believe fractional odds are going to become less used, and therefore we don't recommend using them unless you're betting on horses.
If you're betting on MMA, you should use Decimal odds, as every bookie offers Decimal odds and they're easy to use when trying to figure out your profit.
If you need to be able to read fraction odds, they're simple. The 1st number in the fraction is how much you're paid out based on the 2nd number, which is how much you need to stake.
For instance, if you bet on Jones at 49/100 odds you need to calculate 49/100 x 'Wager Amount' to come up with how much you'll make. If you bet $100 (49/100 x $100 = $49) you'd make $49 plus receive your $100 stake back.
