UFC Line Shopping: Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez

• Brian Ortega has -175 odds to beat Yair Rodriguez on Bovada.
• Ortega’s odds get as long as -186, while Rodriguez’s get as long as +150.
• Ortega’s submission odds range from +210 to +230.

LAS VEGAS – Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega are set to go head to head in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, with Ortega favored at -175.

Yair Rodriguez Vs. Brian Ortega Odds At Bovada

• Yair Rodriguez +145
• Brian Ortega -175

Line shopping can help bettors on both fighters find the best place to wager.

Yair Rodriguez Vs. Brian Ortega Odds At BetOnline

• Yair Rodriguez +150
• Brian Ortega -175

BetOnline has better UFC odds on Rodriguez than either FanDuel or Bovada, with +150 odds for him to win.

Yair Rodriguez Vs. Brian Ortega Odds At FanDuel

• Yair Rodriguez +144
• Brian Ortega -186

Meanwhile, FanDuel has far longer odds on Ortega than elsewhere, meaning that BetOnline and Bovada are the best places to wager on him.

Yair Rodriguez Vs. Brian Ortega Odds At Bovada

• Yair Rodriguez +145
• Brian Ortega -175

Ortega, a submission specialist, is coming off of a loss to Alexander Volkanovski in which he had both a Guillotine and a Triangle Choke locked in, and Volkanovski escaped both.

Brian Ortega Submission Odds Line Shopping

• Ortega By Submission At Bovada +210
• Ortega By Submission At BetOnline +210
• Ortega By Submission At FanDuel +230

Still, Ortega’s most likely method of victory is via submission, and FanDuel has +230 odds for him to win like this, while the other two sportsbooks lag behind.

This is an odd coincidence, as FanDuel has shorter odds on Ortega to win outright than Bovada and BetOnline, but longer odds on his most likely method of victory.

Rodriguez is regarded as the better striker in this fight, and as such has a most likely victory method of a decision.

Yair Rodriguez By Points Odds Line Shopping

• Yair Rodriguez By Points At Bovada +290
• Yair Rodriguez By Points At BetOnline +290
• Yair Rodriguez By Points At FanDuel +360

FanDuel has the longest odds on Rodriguez winning by points. While the other online sportsbooks have his decision odds tied with Ortega’s decision odds, FanDuel gives Ortega shorter odds to win by decision than Rodriguez.

This goes a long way towards explaining the discrepancy between Ortega’s longer odds to win but shorter odds to win by submission on FanDuel – the sportsbook is higher on his decision odds relative to Rodriguez’s.