Boxing is known as the sport of “kings”and over the years we’ve seen the sport truly create real-life kings likeMuhamed Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, and many others. Win Daily Sportsis proud to be able to bring wagering opportunities to you within the greatsport of boxing like tonights Artur Beterbiev and Oleksandr Gvozdyk lightheavyweight unification bout.
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Betting the MoneyLine
Betting boxing is just like bettingany other sport and the most common way is the money line and boxing lines,much like hockey, are .20 cent lines. Tonight’s money line looks like this;
OleksandrGvozdyk -125
ArturBeterbiev -105
It’s obvious the booksdon’t have a strong feeling about either fighter winning tonight. If you thinkGvozdyk is going to win, you will need to wager $125 dollars to win $100. Ifyou believe Beterbiev will win, you will need to wager $105 dollars to win $100and so on.
Just like othersports, try and avoid taking chances on favorites over -200 as the risk farexceeds the rewards. There are certainly times when these bets MUST be playedbut for the most part, you should avoid these high-risk low reward types ofwagers. The beautiful thing about boxing is the various other avenues to takeother than a money line.
Betting Totals in Boxing
Boxing over undertotals are wagered the same as most other sports and tonight’s card looks likethis;
Over 10.5 Rounds +125
Under 10.5 Rounds -175
The oddsmakers don’t believe very strongly this fight will last more than 11 rounds. If you think the fight will go over 10.5 rounds a $100 dollar wager will net you $125 dollars. If you believe the fight will go under 10.5 rounds you will need to risk $175 dollars to win $100.
Round by Round
Guessing the correctround this fight will end can land the savvy boxing fan some real money. Theodds are much higher and the payouts much larger, but Sports Books aren’tgenerally in the habit of giving money away, so tread lightly. Have a look atwhat’s on offer for the Artur Beterbiev and OleksandrGvozdyk bout.
It’s clear the oddsmakersdon’t see this fight lasting more than nine rounds and they also believe it’slikely the bout will last longer than three rounds. Using the above table canhelp determine which way to wager. Betting $100 dollars Gvozdyk will win in rounds seven to nine would net$750 bucks. Betting $100 dollars on his opponent to win between rounds sevenand nine will net $500 dollars profit.
If this bout ends in adraw or a technical draw, a $100 bet will net $1800 and obviously, the oddsmakersdon’t believe this is likely to happen.
Round Betting
Round betting worksthe same way only your totals begin at Over/Under -1.5 rounds and increasesincrementally by round all the way to Over -10.5.
Do yousee how the odds for the over decrease as we get to where the oddsmakers thinkthis fight will end? Look at the odds as we reach rounds seven to nine.
The only way you can make any realmoney is correctly guessing the fight will last seven rounds or less and whythe payouts are much higher.
Fight Props
Accurately choosing how the bout willend is another good way to profit wagering on boxing. Have a look at what’s onoffer for tonight’s fight.
Again, bear in mind the bookies aren’tin the habit of giving away money and there’s a reason the payouts are muchbetter than on a money line or over-under wager.
Live Wagering
Let’s say you think Gvozdyk is going to win but unsure how he will holdup against that monster Beterbiev hook and this is where live betting is abeautiful thing. Maybe Beterbiev is winning after three rounds and the moneystarts pouring in on Beterbiev. That should make the line much more favorable thanthe -125 the books offered you before the fight began. If you still believeyour guy is going to win than pull the trigger and hope your bet comes throughand at a much better price and ultimately larger profit if your wager ends upwinning.
Okay, let’s keep all this in mind aswe look at this fight and how to bet this;
The Prediction
Both fighters are undefeated, and thisfight probably won’t last more than 10 of the 12 scheduled, three-minuterounds. Beterbiev is the slight underdog based on his 100 percent knockout rateand he’ll likely need to knock Gvozdyk out in orderto win this bout. Gvozdyk is the better technical boxer and he’s going to makeit extremely difficult for Beterbiev to land one of the deadliest right-hooksin the sport today.
Beterbiev is looking to get into anold-fashioned, middle of the ring slugfest but the crafty veteran Gvozdyk isn’t going to let that happen and as this goes oninto the middle to later rounds, Gvozdyk is strong enough to weather any stormand jab his way into a decision in this fight.
Pick: Gvozdyk -125
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