WSOF 22 Date: August 1, 2015 Arena: Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino City: Las Vegas, NV World Series of Fighting (WSOF) returns to Las Vegas, NV for WSOF 22: Palhares. vs Shields. The 10-fight card will have it’s five-fight main card kick off at 11pm ET on NBCSN. A five-fight preliminary card will precede it streaming live at MMAJunkie..com at 8pm ET. If interested in wagering on any plays for this fight card, all betting lines will be made available at Several Bookmakerss. My Over/Under Totals for WSOF 22 are: Welterweight title bout: Jake Shields (-230) vs Rousimar Palhares (+170) Gabe’s Thoughts: I think this fight will hit the mat, as Shields’ and Palhares’ fights generally do, and I think it will be Shields to gets the better of the action on the mat. I think Shields will stay out of submission trouble and ultimately secure a submission finish of his own, likely a rear naked choke. I would not be at all surprised to see Palhares pull off another early submission, as I think it has a good chance of happening, I just favor Shields’ odds of getting the job done even more. That said, I don’t think there is really any value in Shields at his current asking price of -230, but I do like the total of Under 1.5 rounds for a play at +180, as I see some value there. Regardless of who gets his hand raised in this contest, I think there is a good chance he gets the win within a round and a half of action in this title fight scheduled for five. Gabe’s Call: Shields by Submission (rear naked choke, 3:34 round 1) Gabe’s Recommended Play: Under 1.5 rounds (+180) 1.75 to win 3.15u Light Heavyweight bout: Clifford Starks (-130) vs Mike Kyle (-110) Gabe’s Thoughts: In short, I think there is a good chance someone goes to sleep early in this fight, and with total of Under 1.5 rounds being at +125, I think it is worth a play. More or less, I agree with the begging odds in thinking this is a coin-flip fight, so there’s no value for a straight play on other side. However, I think there is some value on the Under at plus money and will be making a small move on it. Gabe’s Call: Kyle by T/KO (punches, 0:42 round 1) Gabe’s Recommended Play: Under 1.5 rounds (+125) 1u to win 1.25u
