So, my Vagner Rocha underdog pick at UFC on Fuel didn't exactly pay off. Actually, it got knocked out. For UFC 144, there's really not a lot going on betting-wise. I won't comment on the main event because I don't really see any value in either side. The same goes for the co-main. Is there value in Mark Hunt at +230? As much as I hate to say this (Go Hunt!), there probably isn't. In fact, the whole main card is somewhat devoid of value to be honest.
Things get a little better on the undercard. I like Mizugaki at -200. There could possibly be some value in Steve Cantwell at +195 since Fukuda is coming off some injuries and has been out for a year, but the more I look at it, the more I want to shy away from it. And I refuse to say that Mitsuoka is good value against Gomi at +175 because Gomi is the Fireball Kid and cannot be beaten (I don't want to hear your lies about Diaz/Guida/Florian. It never happened).
Anyway, here's a look at the UFC 144 lines (undercard after the jump):
Lines courtesy of www.bodog.ca
Main Card:
Frankie Edgar (14-1) -130 vs. Ben Henderson (15-2) EVEN [LW Title]
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-9) -260 vs. Ryan Bader (13-2) +200
Mark Hunt (7-7) +230 vs. Cheick Kongo (17-6-2) -300
Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-4, 2 NC) +230 vs. Jake Shields (26-6-1) -300
Anthony Pettis (14-2) -250 vs. Joe Lauzon (21-6) +195
Yushin Okami (26-6) -450 vs. Tim Boetsch (14-4) +300
Hatsu Hioki (25-4-2) -195 vs. Bart Palaszewski (36-14) +155
Preliminary Card:
Takeya Mizugaki (15-6-2) -200 vs. Chris Cariaso (12-3) +160
Norifumi Yamamoto (18-5, 1 NC) -400 vs. Vaughan Lee (11-7-1) +300
Riki Fukuda (17-5) -250 vs. Steve Cantwell (7-5) +195
Takanori Gomi (32-8, 1 NC) -225 vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (18-7-2) +175
Tiequan Zhang (15-2) -300 vs. Issei Tamura (6-2) +230