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Originally Posted by edgeprod
The key to MMA betting is similar to other sports: don't bet the whole card, bet the fights that you think the oddsmakers have wrong, and you have an edge.
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I'm relatively new to MMA betting but that makes sense. It's also important to note that the odds always vary between different sports books and even at different times at the same sports book. For example, today GSP is anywhere between -312 down to -220 at several different major online sports books right now. The odds fluctuate quite a bit week to week and sometimes day to day. And especially as it gets closer to a fight I believe they tend to even out for both sides, meaning heavy favorites become less heavy favorites and heavy underdogs become quite a bit less so. So if you really believe in an underdog fighter, it often pays to lock in the generous rates early before the oddsmakers come to their senses as the masses make their feelings known with their bets.