Chase Hooper -210: Hooper has nearly spiked over 200 so the value is gone. But at the end of the day winning is most important & I think Chase should win this matchup because he is the better grappler. Alex got taken down in his last fight multiple times & I expect Chase to take advantage of a weak grappler. I could see this ending early via submission or tko, and if it goes the distance Chase should win fairly easily based on mat control and takedowns alone. Only way I can see him losing is tko; he loves to get hit as weird as that sounds he just isn’t a great striker hopefully we see improved standup from Chase come tonight. He is only 20 so I understand he still has to mature, but I do like Chase here to get the W.
Niel Magny -135: Niel has a 7 inch reach advantage & when I watched his last fight he just was dominating after a few shots in the first he controlled each round never looking tired. I think Martin is a good fighter but his last bout wasn’t impressive. Niel looks like a man on a mission. Should be a very entertaining fight with Niel getting the win. Likely will go well into the 3rd if not the distance but we can win by stoppage or on the cards
other randoms...
Dunham-Burns: Burns being -210 is relying on Dunham being shot, I don't think he is. I may bet Burns KO, but I think if Dunham gets out of round 1 he has a great chance to win. Pick is Burns rd 1 ko.
Menifield-Clark: I think Clark is the better fighter, but has chin issues and could just get smashed in rd 1. If he makes it out of rd 1 he should win the fight. Tossup here for me...
Formiga-Perez: I like Perez ML here. Seems to have value as I cap closer to 65%.
Byrd-Pitolo: Byrd should get the finish here as he show much better skills and trains out of better camp.
Stamman-Kelleher: Stamman can't finish fights, so he will need to dominate the grappling to win this decision, and at +215 I may actually play Kelleher.
Heinisch-GM3: Fairly confident in GM3 here, he's the better striker and grappler and likely wins a decision.
O'Malley-Wineland O'Malley rd 1 tko is pick but if it gets out of rd 1 I think Wineland will be live at +400
Assuncao-Cody: Assuncao is easy pick for me as a dog. Cody can't be trusted and likely gets countered and outboxed. Assunaco athletic decline is somewhat of a concern.
Nunes-Spencer: I think Spencer absorbs a ton of damage and either gets finished late or loses a decisive decision. Spencer could be a live dog if Nunes looks tired after her typical round 1 onslaught. But at current odds I wont be laying -545. Probably take under or a KO prop