In a bantamweight bout on Saturday’s main card, Sean O’Malley and Thomas Almeida meet at UFC 260 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The early prelims kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, and the main card on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the UFC 260 O’Malley-Almeida odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
UFC 260 O’Malley vs. Almeida: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:15 p.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): O’Malley -350 (bet $350 to win $100) | Almeida +265 (bet $100 to win $265)
- Over/Under: 1.5 rounds (Over -135 | Under +110)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +165 | No -200)
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UFC 260 O’Malley vs. Almeida: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Records: O’Malley 12-1 | Almeida 22-4
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
O’Malley (-350) is a heavy favorite against the Brazilian Almeida (+260) in this battle of 136-pounders. O’Malley has a slight 6.35-to-5.39 advantage in significant strikes landed per minute, while leading 58.47 to 44.40 in significant strikes accuracy percentage.
Since joining the UFC, O’Malley is 3-1, with a pair of KO/TKO victories and a KO/TKO loss in Round 1 against Marlon Vera last time out at UFC 252. Win or lose, each of the past three O’Malley fights ended in Round 1.
On the 5-way line, O’MALLEY BY KO/TKO, DQ OR SUBMISSION (-115) is the play for method of victory. Since he has just one submission win in his 13 career fights, you might want to cut out the submission part and look to O’MALLEY BY TKO/KO OR DQ (+120) on the 7-way line.
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Over/Under (O/U)
Due to O’Malley’s recent history, UNDER 1.5 ROUNDS (+110) is a good value at plus-money. Each of his past three fights ended in the first round.
Playing NO (-200) ON ‘WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE?’ is a little expensive, but almost a guarantee to happen, too.
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