Mayweather vs Pacquiao Full Betting Preview PT 1

Now that things have finally been sorted and contracts officially signed, we can all start looking forward to the widely-anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao superfight that is set to unfold at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2nd. Many are expecting it to be the biggest volume sports betting day of the year with the Kentucky Derby set to run a few hours prior to the fight. One has to venture a guess that there will be many hunch bets placed on Itsaknockout - who is in the running to win the run for the roses. 

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Heading into the fight, we have actually had odds out there for this for a few years with bookmakers taking wagers on a theoretical basis. Floyd Mayweather has virtually always been the betting favourite for the outright victory and his odds continue to hold steady here with European books floating him around 1/2 for the victory by any possible method. 

Looking at Pacquiao’s odds, we’ve got a price hovering around15/7, 7/4 or 2/1 depending on whom you’re wagering with. He is definitely the value option but you have to wonder just how likely he is to actually be able to trouble Mayweather who has a style seemingly created to negate Pacquiao’s advantages. 

Some punters are being a bit cheeky and keeping their eyes peeled on the price of the draw as some seem to think that a fight of this magnitude might simply attract a very weird finale and outcome so the 20/1 price isn’t exactly totally crazy. 

The most popular wager heading into the fight is likely to be Floyd Mayweather to win the fight on points with a price hovering around a 4/6 margin or 8/11. The best price seems to be 4/5 and this one will definitely get clipped as we get closer to the bout and the volume picks up considerably.