We get a 12-round WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight title bout Saturday when Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders meet at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The undercard is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET, with the Canelo-Saunders fight set for approximately 11 p.m. ET. Below, we break down the Canelo vs. Saunders odds, with boxing picks and predictions. The fight card is televised on DAZN.
Canelo vs. Saunders: Fight odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:15 a.m. ET.
Canelo Alvarez -500 (bet $500 to win $100) | Billy Joe Saunders +400 (bet $100 to win $400) | Draw +2000
Canelo has an implied win probability of 83.33% with the -500 money line odds. Those odds can be expressed as a fraction of 1/5 or a decimal of 1.20.
Canelo vs. Saunders: Tale of the tape
Canelo Alvarez (-500)
Canelo (55-1-2, 37 KOs) enters with six consecutive victories since his Sept. 16, 2017 draw against Gennadiy Golovkin. He picked up a majority decision win over GGG in the rematch, and he also has impressive wins over Sergey Kovalev and Callum Smith during the span.
He stopped Avni Yildirim in Miami Gardens, Fla., in February, winning by three rounds. He will be looking to use his left hook to floor Saunders.
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Billy Joe Saunders (+400)
Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) is a moderate underdog despite the fact he doesn’t have a blemish on his professional boxing record. He will be looking to use his tremendous jab and head movement to confuse Canelo. That combination is something that gave the champ fits against Erislandy Lara and Austin Trout in fights a few years ago.
Saunders is coming off a unanimous-decision victory over Martin Murray Dec. 4, 2020 in London. Two of his past three wins went the distance.
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Canelo vs. Saunders: Odds, predictions and picks
Canelo (-500) will cost you five times your potential return, and while he is the moderate favorite, there is risk here since Saunders (+400) has never experienced a loss in his career. The Brit has an open stance and solid jab which could give Canelo some issues as he tries to get in close to use his devastating left hook.
I like CANELO ON POINTS (+160), as I think Saunders is going to take him the distance in this one. In fact, it could be quite a narrow margin of victory, perhaps even a majority decision with one judge leaning in favor of Saunders.
I can’t take the big underdog, as Canelo is still at the top of his game.
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