We get a 10-round WBO women’s super featherweight title bout Saturday, when Mikaela Mayer and Erica Farias meet at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The fight will start at approximately 10:30 p.m. ET. Below, we break down the Mayer vs. Farias odds, with boxing picks and predictions. The fight card is televised on ESPN and ESPN+.
Mayer has picked up 14 victories in 14 career professional fights, with five knockouts. The 30-year-old fighter last went the distance in a victory against Ewa Brodnicka in October at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Six of her past seven fights have been unanimous decisions.
Farias has four career losses, including a pair of setbacks against Jessica McCaskill, in 30 career fights. We haven’t seen Farias since October 2019, when she lost to McCaskill via a majority decision. She has never been knocked out. Instead, the judges handed her losses on points.
Mayer vs. Farias: Fight odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:55 a.m. ET.
Mikaela Mayer -2000 (bet $2,000 to win $100) | Erica Farias +1000 (bet $100 to win $1,000) | Draw: +2500
Mayer has an implied win probability of 95.24% with the -2000 money line odds. Those odds can be expressed as a fraction of 1/20 or a decimal of 1.05.
Mayer vs. Farias: Tale of the tape
Mikaela Mayer (-2000)
Record: 14-0-0 (5 KOs)
Height: 5-foot-9
Reach: 66.5″
Stance: Orthodox
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Erica Farias (+1000)
Record: 26-4-0 (10 KOs)
Height: 5-foot-4
Reach: N/A
Stance: Orthodox
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Mayer vs. Farias: Odds, predictions and picks
Mayer (-2000) will cost you 20 times your potential return, and that’s just not a good way to make money.
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Mayer vs. Farias best bet
Instead, you’ll want to look to the method of victory. MAYER ON POINTS (-300) is a good play, as Farias has lost four times, but never been knocked out. In addition, Mayer went the distance in six of her last seven bouts.
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