UFC 224 Preview, Picks: An Exciting Card With Appetizing Betting Opportunities

It’s simple for lovers and sports bettors to overlook UFC 224 while looking forward toward CM Punk’s redemption struggle at UFC 225, the winner. champion match-up in UFC 226 and also the rumored Georges St-Pierre vs. Nate Diaz bout at UFC 227.
That’d be a mistake.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is getting an exciting fight card with intriguing alternatives for gamblers looking to parlay prelim fights with main-card bouts. The real cash on this card is going to be made by betting on stoppages, decisions or even the over-under on rounds; not on digging to discover underdogs to drop money on.
[Editor’s note: You can follow Kel in @KelDansby. Dansby is author for ABC 13 at Las Vegas and co-host of The Corner Podcast and Andreas Hale. The podcast covers boxing, mixed martial arts and also pro wrestling from a Hip Hop generation’s view.] UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington, Preview, Betting Picks: Nunes vs. Pennington, Souza vs. Gastelum, Okeinik vs. Albini and much more UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington, Preview, Betting Picks: Nunes vs. Pennington, Souza vs. Gastelum, Okeinik vs. Albini and much more Let us start with the card’s most important event women’s bantamweight title fight between Amanda Nunes (-1400) and Racquel Pennington (+800). Pennington enters UFC 224 to a four-fight winning series, with her final loss coming by split decision to former bantamweight champion and current featherweight contender Holly Holm.
That run of success may jump off the page to those hoping to bet on a name underdog to mad a winner that nonetheless has a lot to prove, but if you dig deeper you find that Pennington’s series is a bit of a mirage.
«Rocky» has just ceased two of the last 10 opponents. Both of those opponents, Jessica Andrade (strawweight) and Ashlee Evans-Smith (flyweight), are currently competing in lighter weight classes. Pennington had a split decision to conquer Bethe Correia, which is not a great vote of confidence for all those hoping she will beat Nunes.
Pennington’s most recent wins were against Elizabeth Phillips along with a deflated Meisha Tate — both also coming by choice. The cherry on top of the»do not fall for the underdog narrative» cautionary tale is the fact that Pennington hasn’t happened since November 2016 and is being thrust into this title battle.
The champion Amanda Nunes has been much more impressive in her last 10 fights, which explains why she’s such a heavy favorite.
Since the beginning of 2016, Nunes retains two wins over Valentina Shevchenko, a first-round submission of Miesha Tate and Sara McMann, and a totally demolishing knockout of Ronda Rousey.
In fact, the only people to take Nunes past the initial round of a fight was Shevchenko and Cat Zingano, who ceased Nunes with strikes at UFC 178.
Nunes has grown much since then and also the smart money points at her stopping Pennington in two and a half dozen rounds that’s currently at -135. If the rounds frighten you, but want to still invest in Nunes, then Nunes by TKO at +120 is a much safer way to play with it. (Note: all of likelihood herein come from William Hill.)
There is a threat with this wager. Pennington has just been stopped once in her profession, coincidentally also at the hands of Cat Zingano. For those with their hearts set on betting the dog, Pennington losing by choice (Nunes by UD in +325) is the best bet since the figures say that an upset is not occurring on Saturday night.
Speaking of live puppies, the UFC 224 co-main is where creative bets can lead to cashing a hefty ticket.

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