Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing Betting Odds Analysis

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been instilled as a solid 8-5 boxing betting favorite over Manny Pacquiao at the books but is the “chalk” warranted? Pacquiao is coming off a one-sided unanimous decision as a 6-1 boxing betting favorite. Mayweather Jr., 41-0, 25 KO’s, overcame some rocky early moments against Shane Mosley in his last bout before settling and giving Mosley a 12-round beating as a 4-1 favorite.

The Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing Betting Odds have Mayweather as a -175 money line favorite at Sportsbook.com
We asked our expert boxing picks handicapper Brad Marchetti for his take on the fight betting line for the richest fight in boxing history.  Marchetti had this to say “I think that the line is right on the money for now but if the Olympic style testing is in play until the day of the fight than Mayweather’s number should go up to around -250. Pacquiao has never failed a drug test but our boxing picks staff believes that he takes some sort of enhancement for his cardiovascular strength. What really makes Pacquiao great is his ability to throw hard and fast punches for every minute of every round. If Pacquiao is only 80% of the offensive machine that he usually is he will probably get beaten handily.”

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“From a skills standpoint I think that Mayweather showed against Mosley that he can overcome adversity which he had never had to do before. Before the Mosley bout when the books had Mayweather at -120 our boxing picks staff thought it was off. Then after the Mosley bout the number went up to a more accurate -175. The reason we had originally sent out a Mayweather -175 fight betting line is because of his versatility and far superior defense. Mayweather is one of the best defensive fighters of his generation and Pacquiao is a sucker for uppercuts. I also think that Floyd’s hand speed is a touch faster and that he will be about 10 Lbs heavier on fight night.” The Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing Betting Odds give Mayweather Jr. a 63% chance of winning.

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