Mayweather vs. Berto Odds: Top Prop Bets and Predictions Based on Vegas Lines

It's almost time for mouths to shut and gloves to be put on, as Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0) and Andre Berto's (30-3) Saturday welterweight title bout is just days away. 

While many have criticized Mayweather's decision to take on Berto, he will have an opportunity to move to 49-0 in his final fight before retiring. 

Here is a look at the odds and prop bets for the upcoming fight, courtesy of OddsShark.com. 

Category	Odds
Mayweather wins	1/100
Berto wins	16/1
Fight goes past 11.5 rounds	5/12
Fight does not go past 11.5 rounds	33/20
Draw or Technical Draw	40/1
Mayweather by Decision/Technical Decision	2/5
Mayweather by KO, TKO, Disqualification	3/2
Berto by Decision/Technical Decision	40/1
Berto by KO, TKO, Disqualification	28/1

With Berto having lost three of his past six fights, it's no surprise that Mayweather is the overwhelming favorite going into Saturday. That is maybe why ESPN.com's Dan Rafael thinks this match is "lacking buzz": 

He has a point too. Rafael explains that the fight has Mayweather going out with a "whimper." Making fans pay $75 to watch such a one-sided affair is not going to make the masses flock to their televisions. 

It's even getting difficult to sell seats to the actual fight at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, as ESPN.com's Darren Rovell reports:

But Berto has at least one supporter in former boxer Buster Douglas, who engineered one of boxing's biggest upsets when he defeated Mike Tyson in 1990. He gave the New York Daily News' Mitch Abramson a plan on how Berto will have to fight Mayweather for a chance at an upset:

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He has to fight his fight. He can't let up at all. He has to believe in himself and let his hands go. He has the ability, just don't get psyched out and fight his fight. Got to just stay within yourself and believe in yourself and just go out there and avoid all those distractions which there are going to be tons. He has nothing to lose. He definitely has a shot. He may just succeed in overcoming and he will definitely step up to the challenge.

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If Berto does indeed throw caution to the wind and has that "nothing to lose" mentality, then he might force Mayweather into some sticky situations.

In his last fight, Mayweather seemed to want nothing to do with Manny Pacquiao in May, taking advantage of his 72" reach by keeping his distance. At times he simply danced around the ring, making Pacquiao come to him. And when the challenger managed to land a blow, Mayweather simply hugged him until the official broke things up. 

While an inch-and-a-half difference in height might not seem like much, Berto's 68.5" reach might cause a few more problems, or it might just force Mayweather to run around the ring more if he chooses not to let punches settle the fight. 

It just takes a one-second mistake that brings Mayweather in range of Berto for the boxing world to talk about the new biggest upset in the sport's history come Sunday. But Mayweather has been down this road so many times that he surely has formulated a plan to handle Berto easily. 

If the Pacquiao fight suggests anything, it's that this fight will go the distance. But if Mayweather wants to silence any critics, he could take a more aggressive approach and go after Berto. His perfect record, though, might not make him so quick to make the first move.

Prediction: Mayweather wins by unanimous decision.

Stats courtesy of BoxRec.com.