The $100 Experiment: UFC 88 Results

by Carl P on Sep 7, 2008 12:03 PM EDT Comment 3 comments

Ugh, I got slammed here by a combination of bad lucks and bad picks. Here's how the night went:

Liddell vs. Evans, $9 on Liddell @ -260. Lost $9. This was the killer. I was so sure Liddell would win this fight, and I was absolutely shocked to see him get KTFO'd. Is Chuck getting old? Is Rashad getting better? Either way, it sucks, and it lost me nine bucks.

Marquardt vs. Kampmann, $5 Marquardt @ -125. Won $4. I felt pretty good here, as I wasn't that impressed with Kampmann, even in his wins against McFedries and Rivera. I felt Marquardt deserved to be more of a favorite, and the bet here paid off.

MacDonald vs. Lambert, $2 on Lambert @ +155. Lost $2. This was a stupid bet. I thought Lambert would perform better at 185, and he sure as hell looked a lot better at these weigh-ins than he has in the past. I also thought maybe MacDonald hadn't had enough time to prepare, since he fought Maia so recently. For whatever reason, I neglected the simple fact that MacDonald is just the better fighter.

2-way parlay on Kim and Boetsch, $4 to win $1.98. Won $1.98. Thought they were both in a different league than their opponents. True of Boetsch, not as true of Kim.

Another huge disappointment here was the cancellation of Parisyan vs. Yoshida. I had money on Yoshida at +190, and thought he had at LEAST a 50% chance to win there.

Overall, I ended the night down $5.02. Rather disappointing, but there will be plenty of opportunities to recuperate, with UFC 89 and 90 so close around the corner.

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loading 80 percent of your total card budget on Chuck was a bit strange. I also picked Chuck to win, however not for that much at those odds. I like the parlay you put on Kim and Boetsch. Kim showed some holes but I put money straight on both those fights as well. I agree 1000 that Yoshida had at least a 50/50 shot. Jukodas tend to cancel each other out and Yoshiyuki seems like he might have a slight edge in stand up. Hopefully they make this fight for a future card. For the record I had $15 on Yoshida at +210.

And I must hand it to you, I had Martin out pointing Nate and taking him to a decesion. I was dead wrong. Good pick.

by B Money on Sep 7, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I made a similar play on Chuck annd got burned. I got in on him at -225, and was happy about it…till the lights went out.

I also bought into Lambert being better at 185…and bet on Marquardt and Yoshida as well. A small play on Franklin got a tiny bit of my money back…but it was a rough night.

by Beer Monster on Sep 7, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs