Eddie Wineland and Sean O’Malley lock horns in a bantamweight bout on the main card at UFC 250 at the UFC’s Apex Facility in Las Vegas. The card kicks off Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+ and on pay-per-view.
The MMA veteran Wineland (24-13-1) is a decisive +375 underdog against the young buck O’Malley (11-0), who has yet to taste defeat in his career since turning pro.
Wineland stands four inches shorter than his counterpart, and has a three-inch reach disadvantage, too. The 35-year-old has won just six of his 13 fights at the UFC level, although he posted a nice KO/TKO win over Grigorii Popov at UFC 238 in his most recent bout June 8, 2019. Six of his past nine have resulted in a KO/TKO, with four on the winning side. He has not had a win or loss by submission in 17 bouts as a pro bouts dating back to April 5, 2009.
O’Malley has won each of his two fights since arriving at the UFC level, including a March 7 KO/TKO win over Jose Quinonez in just 2 minutes, 2 seconds at UFC 248. He is unbeaten in his 11 fights as a pro, and seven of the victories have come via KO/TKO, with one win by submission and three unanimous decision victories. Seven of those 11 bouts were over before the end of Round 1, too, so he has worked quick to this point.
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Eddie Wineland vs. Sean O’Malley betting odds
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O’Malley (-500) is an overwhelming favorite against Wineland (+375). While O’Malley has never lost in 11 career pro bouts, that’s just too much chalk to eat, especially against a veteran scrapper like Wineland. If anything, it’s worth a roll of the dice to take Wineland on the 2-way line and pray for an upset. I’d STAY AWAY from both, however.
Wineland might not win the fight, but he won’t go quietly into the night, either. The best bet is to go with the TOTAL NUMBER OF ROUNDS OVER 1.5 (-139), as the veteran will make the kid work for it. If you want to play it safer, UNDER 2.5 rounds (-200) is also available. That being said, I think this FIGHT ENDS IN ROUND 2 (+310), which will allow you to triple up your investment/wager. If and when the favorite does win, it’s a solid play to bank on O’MALLEY BY KO/TKO or DQ (-118).
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on OVER 1.5 rounds (-139) to win returns a profit of $7.19. A $10 bet on the fight ending in Round 2 (+310) returns a handsome profit of $31, while an O’Malley win by KO/TKO or DQ (-118) returns a profit of $8.47.
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