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In a 12-round IBF world heavyweight championship bout, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois meet Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London. The struggle will happen at roughly 5:30 p.m. ET (DAZN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s traces across the Joshua vs. Dubois odds, and make our skilled boxing picks and predictions.
Information: Joshua (28-3-0, 25 KOs) | Dubois (21-2-0, 20 KOs)
Joshua appears to grab the IBF Interim World Heavyweight belt off of Dubois. He picked up a 2nd-round KO/TKO win over Francis Ngannou in early March in Saudi Arabia. He additionally had a win over Otto Wallin earlier than that in Riyadh, whereas knocking out Robert Helenius within the seventh spherical at O2 area in Aug. 2023.
Joshua has gained 4 straight fights since dropping back-to-back bouts to Oleksandr Usyk in Sept. 2021 in Tottenham, U.Ok., and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Dubois has picked up consecutive victories by way of TKO in opposition to Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic in Riyadh. Earlier than that, he additionally suffered a setback to Usyk, the category of the division, with a Ninth-round loss by way of knockout.
Joshua stands simply 1 inch taller than his counterpart, however he has a 4-inch attain benefit.
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Joshua vs. Dubois odds
Offered by BetMGM Sportsbook: entry USA TODAY Sports activities Scores and Sports activities Betting Odds hub for a full checklist. Traces final up to date at 10 a.m. ET.
- Battle consequence (2-way line): Joshua -350 (wager $350 to win $100) | Dubois +280 (wager $100 to win $280)
- Complete Rounds 7.5: (Over -125 | Beneath -110)
- Will the struggle go the gap? (Sure +300 | No -450)
Joshua vs. Dubois picks and predictions
Battle consequence (2-way line or moneyline)
Backing Joshua (-350) on the 2-way line will price you 4 occasions your potential return. That’s means an excessive amount of threat for not sufficient reward. On the flip facet, you’ll be able to’t belief Dubois (+280) straight for the upset, both.
Let’s get a bit of extra particular. Joshua has 28 profession victories, with 25 of these wins, or 89.29%, coming by way of knockout. So, when you just like the Briton to win, you must like him to finish this struggle early by way of KO.
As such, play JOSHUA IN ROUNDS 7-12 (+188) in Spherical Group Betting 3, when you’re a bit of extra on the conservative facet.
In the event you’re a bit of extra conservative, and also you don’t need to declare a winner, enjoying ROUNDS 7-12 (+138) for when the struggle will probably be gained in Spherical Group Betting 4 is value a play.
Over/Beneath (O/U)
No (-450): Will the struggle go the gap? will price you 4 occasions your potential return. That’s means an excessive amount of threat, and never practically sufficient reward.
Whereas the struggle isn’t anticipated to want the judges to determine a winner, it shouldn’t finish previous to Spherical 7, both. OVER 7.5 ROUNDS (-125) is a stable play, in consequence.
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