Bodog Posts Their UFC 88 Lines
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Bodoglife.com posted their lines for the majority of the UFC 88 fights yesterday. Let’s take a look!
Fighter
Bodoglife Odds
Betus Odds
Nate Marquardt
-145
-140
Martin Kampmann
+115
EVEN
In my previous post I said I liked Kampmann at even odds, so I would definitely take him at the +115 Bodog is offering.
Fighter
Bodoglife Odds
Betus Odds
Karo Parisyan
-260
-280
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
+175
+210
I [...]
UFC 88 Early Thoughts
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008UFC 88 is just under three weeks away, and lines for five of the fights are available. Unless otherwise stated these lines come from betus.com. When Bodog gets around to putting up their lines I’ll do a comparison post.
Middleweights:
Martin Kampmann (EVEN)
Name (Odds)
Nate Marquardt (-140)
13-1-0 (4-0 in UFC)
Record
26-8-2 (5-2 in UFC)
Denmark
Country
United States [...]
Brock Lesnar: Heel or Asshole?
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Here’s an interesting question: Is Brock Lesnar playing the WWF style heel role, or is he as big of a prick as he lets on? For those who don’t know professional wrestling insider vernacular (shame on you!) a heel is professional wrestler who acts like a villain to incite the crowd. So is this what [...]
The Bow Tie Aficionado Picks UFC 87
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Ultimate Fighting Championship live from Minneapolis, MN Saturday August 9th at 10 PM ET!!! Let’s get to it.
Welterweights:
Luke Cummo (-140)
Name (Odds)
Tamdan "The Barn Cat" McCrory (+110)
6-5-0 (3-3 in UFC)
Record
8-1-0 (1-1 in UFC)
United States
Country
United States
Serra Jiu-Jitsu
Team
28
Age
21
Luke Cummo is 6-5 with no notable victories, yet he’s the favorite? Tamdan [...]
Heath Herring UFC 87 Betting Line Update
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Bodoglife.com now lists Heath Herring at +190 for his match against Brock Lesnar. I said +210 was too good to be true…
I’m working on a UFC 87 preview that I should have up on this site by Thursday at the latest. But until then, here is a video of Heath Herring discussing [...]
Bow Tie Betting - Week 4 Results
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Fighter
Fighter
Hypothetical Bet Size
Event
Winner
Running Total
Anthony Johnson (+235)
Tommy Speer (-295)
$100
UFC Fight Night 13
Anthony Johnson by KO
+$235
George Sotiropoulos (-165)
Roman Mitichyan (+135)
$100
UFC Fight Night 13
Sotiropoulos wins by TKO
+$135
Clay Guida (-600)
Samy Schiavo (+400)
$100
UFC Fight Night 13
Guida wins by TKO
+$35
Manny Gamburyan (-800)
Jeff Cox (+500)
$200
UFC Fight Night 13
Gamburyan wins by submission
+$60
Marcus Aurelio (-800)
Ryan Roberts [...]
Week 4 Mid Week Pick Recap
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Here is a rundown of my hypothetical picks for Wednesday:
UFC Fight Night 13 (Broomfield Event Center, Colorado , 4:45 PM ET Wednesday, April 2nd)
Frank Edgar (-175)
$100 to win $57.14
Din Thomas (-160)
$100 to win $62.50
Ryan Roberts (+500)
$100 to win $500
Samy Schiavo (+400)
$100 to win $400
Roman Mitichyan (+135)
$100 to win $135
Anthony Johnson [...]
UFC Fight Night 13 Picks Part 2
Monday, March 31st, 2008Bodoglife.com put the lines up for the rest of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight Night card. Here are my picks…
Lightweights:
Frank Edgar (-175)
Name (Odds)
Gray Maynard (+145)
8-0-0 (3-0 in UFC)
Record
4-0-0 (2-0 in UFC)
United States
Country
United States
Team
Xtreme Couture
26 Years Old
Age
28 Years Old
Both of these fighters are undefeated, but Frank [...]
UFC - Ultimate Fight Night 13 Picks
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Lightweights:
Kenny Florian (-220)
Name (Odds)
Joe Lauzon (+180)
8-3-0 (6-2 in UFC)
Record
16-3-0 (3-0 in UFC)
United States
Country
United States
Team
Reality Self Defense
31 Years Old
Age
23 Years Old
Kenny Florian is good, but this line seems inflated. I think Florian is getting a boost because of recognizability brought about by his apperance on the first [...]