UFC 187 was live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this past Saturday night (May 23, 2015) with a stacked card, and produced a night of exciting and memorable action. Here is a recap of my recommended wagers from the evening… Straight Plays Burkman (+235) 2.3u to win 5.4u – LOSS Parlays Weidman (-525), Covington (-270) and Makhachev (-320) at +114 for 4u to win 4.56u – WIN Weidman (-525), Covington (-270) and Makhachev/Kuntz Under 2.5 rounds (+145) at +299 for 1u to win 2.99u – WIN Dodson (-450), Cerrone (-500) and Browne (-450) at -127 for 3.85u to win 3.05u – LOSS Cerrone/Makdessi Under 2.5 rounds (+115) and Arlovski/Browne Over 1.5 rounds (+110) at +351 for 1.75u to win 6.15u – LOSS Benavidez (-700) and Hall (-400) at -234 for 3.5u to win 1.5u – LOSS Benavidez/Moraga Over 2.5 rounds (-210) and Hall/Natal Under 2.5 rounds (-120) at +170 1u to win 1.7u – LOSS Prop Plays Here are the prop plays. I also recommended a play on Arlovski/Browne winning FOTN at +900, though I do not include bet size for FOTN plays, so I leave them out of my wager recaps. Cormier/Johnson Go to Decision (+150) 1u to win 1.5u – LOSS Johnson by Unanimous Decision (+675) 1u to win 6.75u – LOSS Cormier Unanimous Decision (+415) 1u to win 4.15u – LOSS Weidman ITD (-205) 2.05u to win 1u – WIN Weidman by Submission (+220) 1u to win 2.2u – LOSS Weidman -5.5 (-350) 3.5u to win 1u – WIN Cerrone by Submission (+220) .5u to win 1.1u – LOSS Cerrone -3.5 (-260) 1.3u to win .5u – WIN Browne by Decision (+589) 1u to win 5.89u – LOSS Dodson in Round One (+400) .25u to win 1u – LOSS Burkman in Round One (+725) .4u to win 2.9u – LOSS Burkman by T/KO (+520) .3u to win 1.56u – LOSS Burkman by Decision (+645) .45u to win 2.9 – LOSS Makhachev ITD (+161) 1u to win 1.61u – WIN Makhachev in Round One (+350) .5u to win 1.75u – LOSS Makhachev -3.5 (-180) 1.8u to win 1u – WIN UFC 187 Straight/Parlay total: 2-5 for -4.85u Props total: 4-11 for -2.29u Overall total: 6-16 for -7.14 2015 Straight/Parlay total: 59-66 for -3.09u Props total: 75-135 for +6.11u Overall total: 134-201 for +3.02u Underdogs: 22-28 for +19.14u Event win/loss: 15-17
