For McGregor, you have to risk more to earn a smaller reward. To bet on Alvarez, you would risk $100 to earn a $140 profit. That makes it fair for the sportsbook.įor the underdog Alvarez, the sportsbook is encouraging you to bet on him by offering a bigger payout for the upset. Since he is favored, the bettor must risk more money to bet on him.

To bet on McGregor, you have to risk $160 in order to turn a $100 profit. In the example above, McGregor is the favorite and the betting works like this: Picture $100 sitting in the middle of those two numbers.

Like baseball betting, the favorite typically has a negative value and the underdog has a positive value. Essentially you are betting on one fighter to win and the moneyline assigns a value to the favorite and to the underdog. In mixed martial arts betting, the standard form of wagering is the moneyline. And the international appeal of superstars like Conor McGregor and Brock Lesnar only adds to the mainstream appeal of the sport.

MMA continues to explode globally and with that growth comes an increased appetite for UFC sports betting odds, along with lines for other promotions such as Bellator, WSOF and Invicta.

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