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Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira do battle in a light heavyweight bout on the main card at UFC on ESPN+ 29 – also known as ESPN Fight Night 171 – at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The card kicks off Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+.
Smith (32-14) has plenty of experience in the octagon, but he has yet to meet Teixeira on the canvas. Smith is coming off a submission win last time out over Alexander Gustafsson June 1, 2019. Shortened bouts are usually the case for Smith, as eight of his past nine professional bouts have finished inside the distance. In fact, the judges rarely get involved with his outings, as he hasn’t won by unanimous decision in 10 fights dating all the way back to Feb. 21, 2016. Six of his past nine bouts have resulted in KO/TKO, with Smith on the winning side of five of those outings.
For Teixeira (30-7), he is working on a three-bout winning streak, including a split-decision win over Nikita Krylov last time out on Sept. 14, 2019. He has recorded a pair of submission wins during the three-bout win streak, and is 8-0 in her professional career by submission. He hasn’t posted a four-bout win streak since opening his UFC career with a 5-0 run from May 26, 2012 to Sept. 4, 2013. Two of his past four outings have gone to the judges’ card, but eight of his past 11 bouts overall have finished inside the distance.
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Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira betting odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday, May 12 at 1:45 a.m. ET.
SMITH (-176) is a rather moderate favorite on the 2-way line, and that’s fine even though you have to eat a little bit of chalk. In addition, coupling that bet with a NO (-334): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? isn’t a bad way to go. If that’s a little too risky for you, or not enough of a return, consider SMITH BY KO/TKO OR DQ (-112).
If you feel the fight will end inside the distance, and like Smith, he is a good bet to win in Round 1 (+300) or Round 2 (+550), as an early ending to the evening will result in a nice little return.
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on Smith (-176) to win returns a $5.68 profit. A $10 bet on Smith to win by KO/TKO or DQ (-112) earns a $8.93 profit, while a parlay bet of Smith (-176) and No (-334): Will the fight go the distance fetches a $10.38 profit. A $10 bet on Smith winning in Round 1 would profit $30, while a $10 bet on Smith winning in Round 2 profits $55.
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