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MMA Betting Odds For UFC 88 Breakthrough Liddell Vs. Evans

Posted By: Bruno Published in Betting

Sep

Live betting odds for Saturday night’s UFC 88 Breakthrough featuring UFC legend Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell Vs. undefeated light heavyweight contender Rashad “Sugar” Evans.

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J_satan_666 Says, in 9-6-2008 at 17:26:02 from 75.62.110.121

I wouldn’t touch the Martin Kampmann vs. nate fight! both fighters are good and very sly.

Landowner Says, in 9-6-2008 at 17:49:50 from 75.54.84.243

Anderson Silva -1150 holy shit. I’ve never seen odds like that. Who would take that bet?

Audiodrug Says, in 9-6-2008 at 18:00:14 from 66.243.235.7

Look at those odds for Kimbo. If the fight isn’t fixed that might be worth throwing down on for Ken.

sterling Says, in 9-6-2008 at 18:18:11 from 70.160.131.234

I still don’t understand what any of this means. Could someone explain it please?
Bruno:This might help.
Unlike football as basketball where there are point spreads (ex. -7, +13.5) UFC fights have odds which are called moneylines. A moneyline is basically a way for the sportsbooks to even out the betting public. So for example if Chuck Liddell was fighting a no name guy in his first fight, Liddell would be a HUGE favorite, probably around -4400 or so (44 to 1). If there was no moneyline, you could just bet on the favorite everytime, and become a millionaire pretty quickly.

So here is an actual example from a UFC fight, that will explain the odds a bit better.

Chuck Liddell (-140)

Keith Jardine (+120)

In this matchup, Chuck 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 Chuck, you’d win $100 (profit) if he is victorious. Keith is the underdog in this match at +120. This means that for every $1 you bet, you will win $1.20. So if you bet $100 on Keith, 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.

I hope that helps. Peace.

Landowner Says, in 9-6-2008 at 23:05:23 from 75.54.84.243

sterling

So there are bets where you have to risk four grand to make 100 bucks? Why would anyone make a bet like that?
Are the odds set by people that know about fighting or based on what bets are being made. Or both?
Thanks for the info.