UFC 250 Betting Picks: Analysis and Predictions for Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer
The return of UFC continues to roll on. Next up on their docket is UFC 250, which features a fight card loaded with impactful matchups. From Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer to Cody Garbrandt vs Raphael Assuncao, we've got all the odds and analysis you need.
Check out the latest UFC 250 betting odds, courtesy of the folks over at BetOnline:
| Favorite |  |
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Underdog |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Nunes | -625 | +450 | Felicia Spencer |
| Cody Garbrandt | -140 | +120 | Raphael Assuncao |
| Aljamain Sterling | -118 | -102 | Cory Sandhagen�� |
| Neil Magny | -141 | +121 | Anthony Rocco Martin |
| Sean O'Malley | -550 | +400 | Eddie Wineland |
Make sure you're double-checking these odds for UFC 250, as they could change before the opening bell. In the meantime, our preview has you covered with all of the following
- Updated odds for all the main fights
- Analysis of Nunes vs. Spencer
- Breakdown of Garbrandt vs. Assuncao
- Predictions for top five fights
- More
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UFC 250 Betting Breakdown
Amanda Nunes (-625) vs. Felicia Spencer (+450)
This will mark Amanda Nunes' first featherweight title defense since she knocked out Cris Cyborg in under a minute back in December 2018 to claim the throne. As you can tell, oddsmakers don't give her a high chance of losing.
That's probably the right call. Nunes hasn't lost a bout since September 2014, more than a half-decade ago. Her power is favorable to knockouts, but during this current 10-fight winning streak, seven of her matches have gone to decisions.
Rare is the fighter who can both pick apart her opponents with quick-twitch, heavy-hitting strikes and neutralize them with complicated wrestling moves and grips and stamina. Spencer makes for a great adversary with her aggressive offense and rock-solid grappling, but she doesn't boast the consistent technique or power owned by the champ.
OSB Prediction: Amanda Nunes (-625)
Cody Garbrandt (-140) vs. Raphael Assuncao (+120)
Oddsmakers are taking quite the risk here by favoring Cody Garbrandt. Since beating Dominick Cruz to earn the bantamweight title more than three years ago, he's lost three straight matches—all by knockout.
Fortunately for him, Raphael Assuncao doesn't pose much of a knockout risk. He generates some power behind his jabs, but he leans more toward speed on both offense and defense. He's not looking to connect on one singular blow.
Still, this isn't exactly great news for Garbrandt. Assuncao rattled off 11 victories in 12 fights before his most recent two-match losing streak. At one point, he appeared well on his way to snagging a title bid. Perhaps his two consecutive letdowns signal a change in stock, but we're betting his speed pays off in this matchup with Garbrandt.
OSB Prediction: Raphael Assuncao (+120)
Aljamain Sterling (-118) vs. Cory Sandhagen (-102)
Aljamain Sterling vs. Cory Sandhagen amounts to winning streak versus winning streak. Sterling has won four straight bouts, plus six of his last seven, while Sandhagen has put away five straight opponents in the octagon.
Both fighters rely firmly on their length to do damage on offense. Neither needs to be particularly close to his opponent to land a powerful punch. But Sterling does separate himself with superior mechanics. He lands a higher percentage of his kicks and sports a slightly longer wingspan.
On top of all that, Sandhagen has looked vulnerable on defense in recent fights. Opponents are having an easier time taking him down. This may wind up being the longest (and closest) fight of the night, but it doesn't appear to be one Sandhagen is specially equipped to win.
OSB Prediction: Cory Sandhagen
Neil Magny (-141) vs. Anthony Rocco Martin (+121)
Anyone worried that Neil Magny's time away from the octagon would hurt him was put at ease during his last fight. In March, after a break from UFC that lasted nearly a year-and-a-half, he finished off Li Jingliang for a unanimous-decision victory.
Stepping away doesn't appear to have harmed Magny's fighting style. He still knows how to use his length to his advantage, and he remains an expert at getting opponents down to the floor and turning tilts into a wrestling match.
Of course, Anthony Rocco Martin is by no means a pushover. And we can't forget that he's the less rusty of the two, having participated in four fights during Magny's time on the sidelines. Ultimately, though, he's much better on his feet than on the mat. It may only take one takedown from Magny to end this affair by submission.
OSB Prediction: Neil Magny (-141)
Sean O'Malley (-550) vs. Eddie Wineland (+400)
Youth vs. experience is on display in this Sean O'Malley-Eddie Wineland matchup. The latter has been around for more than a decade, racking up 24 career victories (15 by knockout) and becoming synonymous with UFC's bantamweight division. The former is a 25-year-old undefeated prodigy being touted as the next big thing.
Wineland's fighting style could still give O'Malley, who is about 10 years younger, some real trouble. O'Malley is ultra-aggressive and will seek to put opponents in situations where they're operating off they're back foot and not generating as much power. But the question of whether he has the stamina to go up against someone like O'Malley is up for debate.
Very few UfC fighters have as deep a tactical bag as O'Malley. He has a 72-inch reach, can connect on his kicks from a fairly significant distance, and might be one of the five fastest lateral movers alive. If nothing else, Wineland will have some trouble getting his own moves to land with O'Malley pinballing around the octagon. It truly would be an upset if the elder statesman won.
OSB Prediction: Sean O'Malley (-550)
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