The odds on Ruiz as of early Friday afternoon ET are +215 at FanDuel. That\u2019s up from +200 on Wednesday. Joshua\u2019s odds have gone from -260 to -275 over the same time frame.<\/p>\n
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As of Thursday afternoon, FanDuel\u2019s bettors were largely behind the champion. FanDuel Publicity Director Kevin Hennessy told Casino.org<\/em> 91 percent of the money had been placed on Ruiz by that time, and that included a $10,000 bet at +210 odds made at FanDuel\u2019s retail sportsbook at the New Jersey Meadowlands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nOver at DraftKings, the odds on Ruiz are +170. As of Friday morning, the sportsbook has written 64 percent of the moneyline bets on Ruiz, which accounts for 75 percent of the handle.<\/p>\n
Stephen Miraglia, communications director for DraftKings, told Casino.org<\/em> the sportsbook has already taken three times the handle on Ruiz than they did in June. He cautioned, though, that they typically see more bets placed on the day of the fight.<\/p>\nDAZN, BetMGM Announce Partnership<\/h2>\n
DAZN<\/em>, a sports streaming service, will broadcast the fight Saturday, being billed as the “Clash on the Dunes,” in the US. The expected time for Ruiz-Joshua 2 to begin is 3:45 pm ET.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the company announced a partnership with BetMGM. They will co-produce a betting segment that will air prior to the title bout, and BetMGM will provide updated odds throughout DAZN\u2019s<\/em> broadcast.<\/p>\nIn addition, BetMGM is offering a couple of specials. For new users who sign up through DAZN in New Jersey, they will have the chance to earn $100 in free bets for a $1 bet on a knockdown. In addition, BetMGM users who sign up for DAZN to watch the fight will get $20 in free bets.<\/p>\n
ROAR Digital, a partnership between MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings, operates BetMGM.<\/p>\n
A ROAR spokesperson told Casino.org<\/em> that Joshua is a -250 favorite, with the champion’s odds at +188. That gives Ruiz a 34.7 implied chance of winning. The sportsbook though doesn’t expect the fight to go the distance.<\/p>\nBetMGM <\/span>has the odds of this one being a draw at\u00a0+3300, they said. As for the predicted length of time, the oddsmakers don’t like this one going the full 12 rounds, which has\u00a0+275\u00a0odds on it. Anything less than 12 is the heavily favored oddsmaker point of view, coming in at\u00a0-400.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. will enter his first defense of his four titles more than 45 pounds heavier than his challenger, Anthony Joshua. The two fighters weighed in Friday morning (US time) for Saturday\u2019s bout in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. It\u2019s the first fight for both since Ruiz upset Joshua and took the IBF, WBA, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":121685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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