UFC 74: Settling up
Not a bad night for me. My 1000 units in wagers returned 1,535.24, or a 54 percent return on my investment.
Of the five fights I bet, I only picked wrong in the Roger Huerta vs. Alberto Crane bout. But as I wrote in my earlier post, I considered Crane a value bet and can’t be too disappointed about losing it.
In a hindsight, I might have done a couple things differently. I would have placed the bet on Georges St.-Pierre earlier, while the odds were better, since this is the one fight on the card I had considered a lock. I also would have doubled my bet on Patrick Cote. I felt confident about that one but cut back because of my bet on Crane. I didn’t want to risk too much on two underdogs. Dumb thinking and it cost me an extra 200 units.
Here’s a recap of how I bet:
Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
- Bet: 200 on Couture @ -105
- Payout: 390.48
Georges St.-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
- Bet: 400 on St.-Pierre @ -260
- Payout: 553.85
Roger Huerta vs. Alberto Crane
- Bet: 100 on Crane @ +300
- Payout: None
Kendall Grove vs. Patrick Cote
- Bet: 100 on Cote @ +200
- Payout: 300
Renato Sobral vs. David Heath
- Bet: 200 on Sobral @ -220
- Payout: 290.91
