With the exception of the The Pick Em For Bragging Rights Contest (which by the way we dominated), I’m not much of a gambling man. In fact, I don’t gamble at all. Having said that, it’s out of character posting betting odds, however, a lot of people have been looking for odds on the site, so I decided to post the UFC 82 odds. Looking over the odds, I thought it would be a good idea to explain how the system works. So here’s my attempt, from a non-gambler who is just learning about gambling to explain the gambling / betting odds of Anderson Silva vs Dan Henderson in UFC 82. If I screw up, please correct me… I’m a total newbie.
Anderson Silva (-150) vs. Dan Henderson (+120)
Anderson Silva is favored to win his fight against Dan Henderson. The -150 means if you bet $150.00, you will win $100.00, your ratio being 1.5 / 1. Dan Henderson on the other hand is +110, meaning, if you put down 100, you will win $110. Get it?
Here are all of the UFC 82 betting odds for the night.
- Anderson Silva (-140) vs. Dan Henderson (+110)
- Cheick Kongo (-155) vs. Heath Herring (+125)
- Yushin Okami (-200) vs. Evan Tanner (+160)
- Jon Fitch (-600) vs. Chris Wilson (+400)
- Chris Leben (-130) vs. Alessio Sakara (+125)
- Andrei Arlovski (-360) vs. Jake O’Brien (+280)
- Luke Cummo (-160) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (+130)
- Josh Koscheck (-550) vs. Dustin Hazelett (+350)
- Diego Sanchez (-550) vs. David Bielkheden (+350)
- Jorge Gurgel (-200) vs. John Halverson (+160)
Which bets stand out for me the most?
With respect to the Koscheck vs Hazelett and Sanchez vs Bielkheden, I would never drop $550 to earn $100 bucks… not worth it for me. Would I bet against them? I might give it a shot and bet against them if both fighters were not making their UFC debut.. So what would I do? If I made one bet for the night, I’d have to go with the Anderson Silva fight. I’d throw down $140 and make myself $100 for the night. I feel pretty confident in Anderson’s skills. That’s my bet for the night. If you’re interesting in betting yourself, BET US is currently running some promotions. Check them out.