NOT SURE IF THIS CUT AND PASTE HAS BEEN POSTED ELSEWHERE BUT IT MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO DIRECT THE GETBIG BODYBUILDING HATRED ELSEWHERE.
SO LET'S PICK ON THESE TWO GUYS AND POSSIBLY GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE (Thanks, Marty!) ON THE SPORTS BOOK QUANDARY.
Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor Odds: Latest Prop Bets And Why A McGregor Win Would Be A 'Disaster'
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have had an interesting last two weeks. The two embarked on a four-day, three-country press tour for their Aug. 26 showdown that featured plenty of trash talking, some racist comments, and a tinge of misogyny and homophobia.
Then, earlier this week, it was reported that McGregor had been knocked out while sparring, though his camp was quick to deny it.
If you think Floyd Mayweather, left, will beat Conor McGregor, right, you can get good value in the betting odds right now. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
So, let’s check in with the latest betting odds to see if anything from the past few days has changed the minds of people who think McGregor, the world’s biggest MMA star who’s never had a boxing match, can somehow upset Mayweather—the best boxer of his generation.
Last month, the public was heavily favoring McGregor, as he dropped from a 10/1 underdog (when the fight was first announced) to 15/4 underdog. As of this writing, bettors continue to believe in McGregor.
Mayweather is now a -500 favorite (meaning you’d have to bet $500 on him to win $100), while McGregor is a +350 underdog (if you bet $100, you’d take home $350). The last time we checked in with Bovada about a month ago, Mayweather was a -550 favorite and McGregor was at +375.
It seems like through all the shenanigans and the rumors that McGregor was laid out in sparring camp, people still think McGregor can win. All of it makes Kevin Bradley, the sports book manager for Bovada.lv, nervous. A McGregor win, he said, would be a horrible result for the sports books.
“One thing is for sure … we will need Mayweather [to win] huge,” Bradley said. “A McGregor early round KO, as he promised, would be a potential disaster and is partly a reason we are giving a great price on Mayweather at the moment.”
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