[h=1]Best bets for the Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker fight[/h]Johnny Wilds
ESPN INSIDER
The WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles will all be on the line this Saturday when British superstar Anthony 'AJ' Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) takes on New Zealand's Joshua Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) live on Showtime Championship Boxing from Cardiff, Wales.
Joshua holds the WBA and IBF titles, and Parker is the WBO champion. This will be the first meeting of two undefeated world heavyweight titleholders since Mike Tyson faced Tony Tucker in 1987.
According to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, Joshua is the -900 favorite, while Parker is fetching +600 odds.
Here's a look at where the money is going, along with opinions from boxing experts and trainers, as well as my prediction for the fight.
[h=2]Where is the money going?[/h]Jeff Sherman, the race and sportsbook manager at Westgate, opened the fight with Joshua -1000 and Parker +650, with the total at 8.5 rounds (under -180, over +150).
"So far, slightly more Parker support brought the line to its current price of -900/+600, and a bit of support on the under," said Sherman. He's also expecting Joshua to be included in parlays with the NCAA Final Four games on Saturday, so he is not expecting the line to dip much farther. Westgate has about a 2-1 ratio of tickets being written on Parker thus far.
ESPN INSIDER
The WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles will all be on the line this Saturday when British superstar Anthony 'AJ' Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) takes on New Zealand's Joshua Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) live on Showtime Championship Boxing from Cardiff, Wales.
Joshua holds the WBA and IBF titles, and Parker is the WBO champion. This will be the first meeting of two undefeated world heavyweight titleholders since Mike Tyson faced Tony Tucker in 1987.
According to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, Joshua is the -900 favorite, while Parker is fetching +600 odds.
Here's a look at where the money is going, along with opinions from boxing experts and trainers, as well as my prediction for the fight.
[h=2]Where is the money going?[/h]Jeff Sherman, the race and sportsbook manager at Westgate, opened the fight with Joshua -1000 and Parker +650, with the total at 8.5 rounds (under -180, over +150).
"So far, slightly more Parker support brought the line to its current price of -900/+600, and a bit of support on the under," said Sherman. He's also expecting Joshua to be included in parlays with the NCAA Final Four games on Saturday, so he is not expecting the line to dip much farther. Westgate has about a 2-1 ratio of tickets being written on Parker thus far.
Opening Odds | Odds as of March 27 | |
---|---|---|
Anthony Joshua | -1000 | -900 |
Joseph Parker | +650 | +600 |
Odds courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook |