[peterbradyuk]

anyone else think that this is a mojor misunderstanding of sylvia's ability? last time he was such an underdog was against ricco and we know how that ended. looking at the odds below would suggest that royce has more of a chance against hughes than tim has against AA?!?! both of the fighters haven't really been tested to the max of their ability so who thinks that +360 is stupid?

Sat 4/15 Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin
08:30 PM 3 Tito Ortiz -322
4 Forrest Griffin +292

Sat 4/15 Sean Sherk vs Nick Diaz
08:00 PM 5 Sean Sherk -156
6 Nick Diaz +146

Sat 4/15 Jeff Monson vs Marcio Cruz
07:00 PM 7 Jeff Monson -212
8 Marcio Cruz +192

Sat 4/15 David Terrel vs Scott Smith
07:00 PM 9 David Terrel -227
10 Scott Smith +207

Sat 4/15 Karo Parisyan vs Nick Thompson
07:00 PM 11 Karo Parisyan -254
12 Nick Thompson +234

Sat 4/15 Jason Lambert vs Terry Martin
07:00 PM 13 Jason Lambert -191
14 Terry Martin +178

Sat 4/15 Thiago Alves vs Derrick Noble
07:00 PM 15 Thiago Alves -288
16 Derrick Noble +268

Sat 4/15 Evan Tanner vs Justin Levens
07:00 PM 17 Evan Tanner -305
18 Justin Levens +275

Sat 4/15 Andrei Arlovski vs Tim Sylvia
08:30 PM 1 Andrei Arlovski -400
2 Tim Sylvia +360

ufc 60

Sat 5/27 Matt Hughes vs Royce Gracie
08:30 PM 51 Matt Hughes -360
52 Royce Gracie +330

and for the record i do think AA will win again, but the odds make betting on sylvia a sensible bet

thoughts?

[thefulleffect99]

Ohhh im betting on scott smith. w00t w00t

[Cracker_Jack]

If I had 5 million dollars I would wager 4 of it on sylvia losing. But I am a college student and can't afford to lose a fucken A penny, so i will only bet $200 on him to lose.

[Cracker_Jack]

Why scott smith full ? Not familiar with him, why is that a good bet ?

[thefulleffect99]

Originally Posted by Cracker_Jack

Why scott smith full ? Not familiar with him, why is that a good bet ?

watch his wec fights. I think he might take david.

[MoxyNoxy]

when I first read the thread title, I was like "Silvia doesn't wiegh +360 lbs!"

[NateH706]

Betting odds aren't necessarily a representation of the likely outcome of the fight. They're designed to develop equal participation on both fighters.

So what it means is that AA had lots of betting on him (thus increasing the odds) anad they had to jack up Sylvia's numbers to make him more appealing.

Apparently it's working, because it's getting attention.

[Cracker_Jack]

Originally Posted by NateH706

Betting odds aren't necessarily a representation of the likely outcome of the fight. They're designed to develop equal participation on both fighters.

So what it means is that AA had lots of betting on him (thus increasing the odds)

Apparently it's working, because it's getting attention.

exactly.