In a featherweight bout on Saturday’s main card, Dan Ige and Gavin Tucker meet at UFC on ESPN+ 51 – also known as UFC Fight Night 187 or UFC Vegas 21 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. The early prelims kick off at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+, and then the main card on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN+ 51 odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
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UFC on ESPN+ 51 Ige vs. Tucker: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Ige -155 (bet $155 to win $100) | Tucker +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over -450 | Under +340)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -225 | No +190)
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UFC on ESPN+ 51 Ige vs. Tucker: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Records: Ige 14-3 | Tucker 13-1
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
IGE (-155) is a strong play straight up on the 2-way line against the Canadian Tucker (+130). Ige checks in with a five-inch reach advantage that he will look to use for keeping Tucker at a distance. The southpaw Tucker has a 4.40-to-3.96 significant strikes landed per minute advantage, although Ige is a little more accurate at 46.63-to-45.03 percentage in accuracy.
Ige is looking to bounce back after a unanimous-decision loss to Calvin Kattar in the main event July 15, 2020, snapping a six-bout win streak. The southpaw Tucker is on a three-bout win streak with a pair of finishes against Justin Jaynes and Seungwoo Choi, and he had a unanimous-decision victory over Billy Quarantillo at UFC 256 in his most recent showing Dec. 12, 2020. A match with Ige, though, is a big step up in competition.
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Over/Under (O/U)
Tucker has seen two of his past three finish inside the distance, while Ige has seen each of his past four go the distance. Ige’s recent fight history is driving the line, as YES (-225) ON ‘WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE?’ will cost you. I like it, though, as I think he will control the tempo of this fight and look to wow the judges with his technical ability.
As such, I also like IGE ON POINTS (+135) for the round betting.
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