“Currently, we are seeing 61% of the action coming in on Gustafsson over Jones, 52% on Cyborg, 73% on Condit, 61% on Latifi and 60% on Mendes,” shared Dave Mason of BetOnline. While sportsbooks are yet to see the majority of bets come in, there are still some early trends starting to emerge.
The same cannot be said for sports where home-field advantage is often calculated into betting odds, and the difference between home, away or a neutral location could be seen as an advantage to a particular side.Įarly Wagering Trends & Sportsbook Expectations Odds on the fights themselves have remained unchanged, for the most part, as the location has little to do with the overall projected performance of the athletes. “It’s not going to have much of an effect on our handle, it was so minimal at the time that we refunded it all.” “It isn’t going to affect too many people that had already purchased betting tickets at our place.” “We really did not have too much early action on this card, and we get 80% to 90% of it on the day of the fight and even the day before,” added Sherman. While matchups are announced months in advance, UFC events rarely bring large amounts of money to the betting windows prior to the eve of the fight itself. Some sportsbooks, such as BetOnline, have opted to honor all placed bets despite the event’s change in location.
