McGregor / Mayweather Betting Info ...

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Robert Byrd will be referee


Second time he’s handled a Mayweather fight before. Byrd’s first time reffing Floyd was his 2013 win over southpaw Robert Guerrero.

Other notable recent major boxing events Byrd has featured in include the first Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev matchup, as well as Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez.

He’s a well-respected official who has been in the fight game for more than three decades.

 

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Your three judges at ringside will be Dave Moretti, Burt Clements, and Guido Cavalleri.


Moretti and Clements were two of the judges who scored the Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight in 2015, with Moretti having Floyd winning 118-110, while Clements went a bit closer at 116-112. Cavalleri scored 115-112 for Mayweather over Marcos Maidana in their 2014 rematch, and otherwise has an extensive history judging fights outside the United States.

You can argue Cavalleri is the “international judge" McGregor’s team wanted.

 

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MGM RaceSports ...


As of today (8/21) there have been 277 bets on Mayweather


There have been over 6,000 bets on McGregor

 

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Biggest Mayweather bets



• Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology on Aug. 20 dropped the price on Mayweather to -490 and attracted a six-figure bet on the boxing champ. CG Technology books were offering Mayweather at -500 and McGregor at +400 on Monday afternoon (Aug. 21).

• Johnny Avello, executive director of Wynn race and sports, told ESPN on Friday (Aug. 18) that he has taken multiple $250,000 bets on Mayweather.

• The South Point Sports Book took an $880,000 bet on Mayweather at -550 odds on Aug. 11. If Mayweather defeats McGregor, the bettor would net $160,000.

• On July 28, the Westgate took a "low six-figure" bet on Mayweather at -600 to defeat McGregor.

• On July 3, the Westgate took a "low six-figure" bet on Mayweather at -650 to defeat McGregor.

• On May 30, the Westgate took a $50,000 bet on Mayweather at -800, two weeks before the fight was made official. That bet would net a $6,250 profit with a Mayweather win.

• In the first few hours after the fight was made official, CG Technology took a $45,000 bet on Mayweather.

 

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Biggest McGregor bets



• MGM's sportsbook took a $75,000 bet on McGregor to beat Mayweather at +400 on Aug. 13. "As of today, if McGregor wins, we stand to lose over $2 million," MGM assistant manager Jeff Stoneback said.

• William Hill US took three separate $50,000 moneyline wagers on McGregor to win (one at +475, two at +425) on July 24. The $150,000 bet would win $662,500.

• Westgate took two "five-figure bets" on McGregor on July 24.

• At South Point Sports Book, one bettor wagered $35,000 on McGregor to win by KO at 6-1 odds on July 24. That bet would win $210,000.

• Westgate took a $2,000 bet on McGregor at +600 and +550 odds

• Forty of the first 42 bets at Westgate were on McGregor, the biggest a $1,500 wager at +800 odds.

 

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The betting action on the fight remains "surprisingly brisk" at Station Casinos' sportsbooks, where for every one bet on Mayweather there have been 15 on McGregor.

 

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McGregor winning in RD 1 (+2000) already the biggest exposure of any prop in history of BetOnline.


Would be bigger loss than any 2017 MLB game

 

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Heavy, one-sided McGregor betting has created huge exposure and liability for the books. If McGregor is able to pull off the upset, public bettors will be rewarded with a massive plus-money payout, which would be a nightmare for the books.


“This could be the worst loss in the history of MGM Resorts,” Jay Rood, VP of MGM, told ESPN.


Needless to say, the books will be rooting hard for Mayweather to run his record to 50-0 on Saturday night.


“All I know is we’re less than a week away from making a lot of money or getting clobbered,” Nick Bogdanovich, William Hill director of trading, told ESPN.

 

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Paddy Power's Lee Price ...


"More than 80% of the money has gone on McGregor forcing his odds to improve from 8/1 to 10/3. Which may be part patriotism, part ridiculous optimism."

 

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ODD PROP BETS from Bovada ...

 

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This is the 3rd time in Floyd Mayweather’s career he will box someone making their pro debut.


The other times were over 20 years ago.

 

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LV SuperBook


UPDATED ... 8/23


McGregor +400

Mayweather -550


Tickets: 92% McGregor (12-1 ratio)

Money: 81% Mayweather

 

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Current price Caesars Palace ...


Floyd Mayweather -500

Conor McGregor +400

 

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Daniel Jacobs, Tyron Woodley, and Dominick Cruz will be desk analysts in Las Vegas for FOX on Saturday



Brian Kenny and Sugar Ray Leonard will be calling prelims on FOX

 

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Update from Vegas:



"Almost to the Mayweather/ Pacquiao handle already with four days of betting left"

 

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LV SuperBook ...


"This will be largest wagered upon boxing/mma event ever for us"

 

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Sharp props from BetOnline ...



Floyd win RD 1-3 +775 (now +550)

Floyd wins RD 4-6 +550 (now +400)