Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs meet on May 4 in a middleweight title-unification bout. This has the makings of a nice matchup, as Canelo takes on a real gem in Jacobs, a fighter whose size and power would appear to represent a threat to the favored Alvarez, 28. Get my betting insight on the fight as I break down each fighter’s strengths and weaknesses as well as my prediction to win.
The UFC takes its show to Atlanta, where UFC 236 will take place at the State Farm Arena. The main event is for the Interim UFC Lightweight Title, with Max Holloway taking on Dustin Poirier. With Khabib Nurmagomedov suspended, these two will duke it out with the winner a likely next opponent for the real lightweight king. Read on to get my picks on the UFC 236 Main Event.
The UFC goes across the pond on March 16 for another ESPN card at the O2 Arena in London. Heading the card is one of the UK’s most-promising MMA fighters in welterweight Darren Till, as he takes on veteran contender Jorge Masvidal in the main event. Get my fight analysis and UFC Fight Night pick.
Fight expert Loot Levinson breaks down the UFC co-main event Light Heavyweight Title bout between defending champ Jon Jones and Anthony Smith. See if Loot is laying the big number on Jones or if he is going to back the dog with his UFC 235 picks.
The paint hasn’t even dried on the “Congrats New England Patriots” signs yet online sportsbooks have already released odds on the Super Bowl 54 Champion. But really, that should be of no surprise. When it comes to the offseason, interest is the highest right after the reset button is hit and every team is suddenly back in the mix. That’s especially true for teams that maybe don’t perform all that well on the field during the season. We can root for our GMs and front offices to win the offseason! There is nothing more exciting outside of actually winning than potential! With that said lets look at the Super Bowl odds and which teams betting sites list as having the most potential to take it all in 2020.
On the UFC 235 undercard is 170-pound battle where the winner might get the next title shot, with former champ Robbie Lawler taking on unbeaten UFC first-timer Ben Askren. Get Loot’s breakdown on that fight plus analysis on the Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman match.
Heavyweight fireworks are in store on Sunday February 17 in Phoenix, as former kingpin Cain Velasquez battles hard-slugging contender Francis Ngannou in a fascinating main event. This is a true crossroads fight, with the winner of this bout getting an almost-certain title shot, while the loser goes to the back of the line. Get Loot’s fight analysis with his suggested wager.
James DeGale battles countryman Chris Eubank, Jr. is a super middleweight bout from the O2 Arena on February 23. This is a high-stakes domestic battle, reminiscent of some of England’s great 168-pound battles of the 80’s and 90’s—some of which involved Eubank, Jr’s father. Expert boxing analyst Loot Levinson evaluates both fighters and gives out his pick to win.
It stretches the definition of “betting on the Super Bowl” when people talk about the prop bet that is betting on the celebratory Gatorade color! The biggest football game of the season is about to be played and we’re talking about beverages. But such is the Super Bowl betting madness. Let’s handicap some artificial flavors, red dye and blue #7!
It seems odd to be breaking down the every move of treasured Motown songstress Gladys Knight as we approach Super Bowl 53. We should be thinking about football, not singers, right? But sportsbooks open up the betting options for the Super Bowl. Suddenly everything that happens on the field is in play! Today we’ll take a look at betting on the length of the national anthem.