We get a 10-round WBO middleweight title bout Saturday when Savannah Marshall and Maria Lindberg meet at Copper Box Arena, Hackney Wick, London. The card is set to begin around 2 p.m. ET, with the Marshall-Lindberg fight set for later in the show. Below, we break down the Marshall vs. Lindberg odds, with boxing picks and predictions. The fight card is televised on DAZN.
Marshall vs. Lindberg: Fight odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:15 a.m. ET.
Savannah Marshall -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100) | Maria Lindberg +1200 (bet $100 to win $1,200) | Draw +2500
Marshall has an implied win probability of 98.04% with the -5000 money line odds. Those odds can be expressed as a fraction of 1/50 or a decimal of 1.02.
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Marshall vs. Lindberg: Tale of the tape
Savannah Marshall
Marshall (9-0, 7 KOs) was originally scheduled to fight Femke Hermans, but the latter was forced to pull out after her coach tested positive for COVID-19. So in steps the veteran Lindberg in this title bout.
Marshall is coming off a seventh-round TKO against Hannah Rankin last time out at The SSE Arena in London, winning the vacant WBO female middleweight title. Each of her past five fights have been KO/TKO wins with four of those fights ending in the fifth round or earlier.
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Maria Lindberg
Lindberg (19-6-2, 10 KOs) steps in on short notice, but this one is expected to be a blood bath. The 44-year-old fighter hasn’t topped an opponent with a winning record in the past six years dating back to May 30, 2015, in a KO/TKO win over Elene Sikmashvili in Hamburg, Germany. Lindberg’s past two fights against Christina Hammer and Inna Sagaydakovskaya have ended in unanimous-decision losses, and this one will be another loss for the veteran in the twilight of her career.
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Marshall vs. Lindberg: Odds, predictions and picks
It’s obviously very foolish to bet Marshall (-5000), the heavy favorite, as you would need to bet $100 for every $2 in potential winnings. That’s a lot of risk for not much reward.
MARSHALL BY KO/TKO/TECHNICAL DECISION OR DQ (-350) is still quite expensive, but that’s the better way to go. Lindberg hasn’t been up for the challenge against lesser fighters, and she takes this on short notice. She isn’t prepared for the fury that will be unleashed upon her by the defending champ.
In addition, let’s go with a four-round block for the win. Yes, you will lose three of those ends if Marshall wins in the range, but you’ll still be well ahead, and it’s a chance to offset some of the risk of laying the -350. Go with MARSHALL IN ROUND 4 (+600), MARSHALL IN ROUND 5 (+600), MARSHALL IN ROUND 6 (+800) and MARSHALL IN ROUND 7 (+1000).
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