Mayweather vs. Cotto Odds: Smart Bets to Make on Hyped Fight

Boxing has a superfight coming up this weekend. It’s the first one in a while, and it will be the last for some time. That means that gamblers need to make this bout count and squeeze every dollar they can from it.

There are two bets available on most gambling sites right now, so let’s take a look at them and pick a side.

Moneyline

Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr.      -625

Miguel Cotto                                  +425

The smart money is playing Money Mayweather on the moneyline. He may be a huge favorite, but it’s because he simply will not lose.

Mayweather is a better fighter than Cotto, and getting him at less than 7/1 odds is basically free money.

Cotto has no chance of winning this, and taking him at +425 on the off chance a miracle happens is a bad play.

Sure, you have to risk a lot to turn a major profit with Floyd, but it’s one of the surest sports bets of the year.

 

Over/Under Rounds

Over 9.5 Rounds      -250

Under 9.5 Rounds    +190

Play the over here. Again, it’s the favorite for a reason and should be heavier. Mayweather is a counter-puncher who is eventually going to land some brutal shots on Cotto.

Cotto is going to back away from Mayweather to make this a long, drawn out contest that will go the distance.

There is no way that this ends in under 9.5 rounds, unless Mayweather gets extremely luck and lands a K.O. punch without first softening his opponent up.