Well I just realized it but my UFC 76 picks post was never published.  My internet connection has been absolute crap for the past two weeks, and I’m pretty sure that was the problem.  It was a shame too, because I did very well with UFC 76.  It was the perfect night for an underdog bettor like myself.  I hope everyone did well, and took the book’s money.

Everything should be back to normal on Wednesday.  I’m going to get more posts going each week as well…

BetUS.com Review

An honest review from a real gambler

This review is for BetUS sportsbook, poker and casino. For specific MMA betting info at BetUS.com, scroll down to about half way through the page.

(US players welcome)(No Canadian bettors allowed)

BetUS sportsbook

• The BetUS sportsbook offers betting on a wide variety of sports. Their most popular sports bet on are NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, UFC, boxing and MLB. All depositors get a 50% signup bonus and they accept all major credit cards, unlike a lot of gambling sites.

BetUS poker

• BetUS poker is part of the Cake Poker network. For those of you familiar with the online poker industry, you’ll know that Cake Poker is one of the most respected poker networks around. They have a great user interface, and the amount of active players is growing every day. There’s never dead tables at Bet US, which is nice if you are trying to play at 3 in the morning. I’ve also noticed a lot of fish at BetUS, so my win percentage has been higher there than a lot of other sites. Overall a quality poker site.

BetUS casino

• The BetUS casino offers up to $500 FREE as a great new player bonus. In the casino you can play for real or play money in a bunch of different games, including blackjack, roulette, craps, let it ride, slots and tons more games. Any game you would want to play at a casino is here. I usually end up spending a few hours in the casino at BetUS, and it’s always a fun time. The casino odds are very fair, unlike some shady sites out there. I highly recommend you check out BetUS.

MMA and UFC betting at BetUS.com

• BetUS.com is an awesome book to bet on mixed martial arts at, due to their great lines. I think BetUS has the best lines out there if you like to bet on favorites. They don’t jack up their juice on bets like some sportsbooks do. I think their splits are pretty fair. Another thing I really like that BetUS has is the over/under betting on the amount of rounds a fight will last. Not many sportsbooks out there have this, but BetUS has them for every UFC event. BetUS also has the highest limits for UFC betting out of any sportsbook.
• BetUS has recently added lines for many non UFC events, and have been posting odds earlier than usual.

Fight leagues which always have odds at BetUS

• UFC
• Affliction
• HDNET Fights

Fight leagues which have odds for major fights only at BetUS

• CFFC
• IFL
• EliteXC
• WEC

Fight leagues which never have odds at BetUS

• Bodog Fight
• KOTC
• Heroes
• Cage Rage

Over/Under round betting

• Yes

Minimum and maximum bet amounts

• Minimum bet amount – $5
• Maximum bet amount – $5,000 on televised title fights – $3,000 on non-televised title fights – $1,000 on prelim bouts and $1,000 on round totals.

Deposit options at BetUS.com

• Credit cards (Visa,Mastercard,)
• Prepaid credit cards
• Money transfers
• Direct bank wire
• Check

Additional gambling at BetUS

• BetUS.com also offers online poker, online casino play and an online racebook. Sports betting on every other major sport is also offered at BetUS. All of these options can be accessed with your regular BetUS.com account.

Last words

• BetUS.com is and always has been a leader in the sportsbook industry. They really are catering to UFC bettors, so if that’s your cup of tea, BetUS.com is your site.

• BetUS.com is one of the most respected online sportsbooks in the gaming industry. They offer a great selection of sports to bet on and they always have very competitive juice on all of their odds. BetUS just recently added an online casino and online poker room within the past year, and both of them have been very successful thus far. I really like BetUS’s 50% signup bonus, and their site is very easy to deposit on with a credit card. If you are interested in the BetUS sportsbook, poker room or casino we highly recommend you check out their site now.

Bovada / Bodog MMA Review

First let me clear something up. When I reference Bovada it means the US version of Bodog. What their main brand, “Bodog” did was create a specific site for US customers, Canadian customers, European customers and so on. We’ve set it up so that you will be directed to the correct site, but they are ALL the same odds, bonuses and layout. For purposes of this review assume both Bodog and Bovada are the same, as they are.

Ok so this review is for the Bodog / Bovada sportsbook and casino. For specific information about poker, read our review of the Bovada poker room. For specific Bovada MMA betting info scroll down to the middle of the page.

Overview of Bovada – U.S. bettors welcome

Bovada.lv is the newly re-branded website, which was formerly known as Bodog.com. Bodog offers you a wide variety of online poker games, sports betting and online casino games. Bodog is one of the only gambling websites to offer poker, sports, casinos and to also allow U.S. customers to play. Bodog has a great 10% sign up bonus for new players, and they also have a variety of very easy deposit options so you can get your money safely on the site. They are also now accepting Canadian players for the very first time in over 9 years.

Sports betting at Bodog

Bodog’s main attraction is their great online sportsbook. At Bodog you can bet on pretty much every sport imaginable. The main sports bet on are…

Online casino at Bodog

The online casino at Bodog is one of the best available in online gambling. The graphics and smoothness of play make it very easy and fun to deposit money and start gambling. The casino is 100% fair and is regulated by an independent audior. Casino games available at Bodog are blackjack, caribbean stud, tri-card poker, craps, roulette, let em ride, pai gow poker and also slot machines. They really offer every game possible for you to gamble on.

MMA and UFC betting at Bodog

Bovada.lv offers some great lines for almost every mixed martial arts event. They always have odds up for UFC fights at least one month in advance. Lately Bodog Life has been putting up odds for Strikeforce, WEC, Dream, Bellator,etc.  If you like betting underdogs, I really think they have the best lines out there. My only complaint with Bodog’s MMA betting is the $500 limit per bet. If you’re not planning on betting more than $500, then this won’t be a problem for you.

Fight leagues that always have odds at Bodog

• UFC
• Strikeforce
• Bellator
• MFC
• Dream
• Sengoku
• BAMMA

Over/Under round betting

• Yes

Prop Bets

• Yes

Minimum and maximum bet amounts

• Minimum bet amount – $1
• Maximum bet amount – $500

Signup bonus

• 10% up to $1000. This is a very good signup bonus, and probably the best in the sportsbook industry.

Minimum deposit amount

• $20

Deposit Options at Bovada
Bovada has a wide variety of deposit options for players to use. My favorite would have to be a prepaid Visa card, but everyone has their own way of depositing. The minimum deposit for Bodog.com is $20. Here are the deposit options…

• Visa and Mastercard
• Bank wire/Bank deposit
• E checks
• Western Union
• Check by mail
• Neteller (non U.S.)
• Moneybookers (non U.S.)
• Click2Pay (non U.S.)

Additional gambling at Bodog

Bodog also offers online poker, online casino play and a racebook. Bodog’s poker room is one of the best online poker rooms on the internet, and their new casino has pretty much every game available to gamble on.  That’s my own opinion of Bodog. I highly recommend checking them out today. They are a top notch gambling site with the best customer service in the industry. You will not be disappointed.

UFC Fight Night 11 kicks off tomorrow night on Spike TV at 9PM ET. I poked around the web today and jotted down a couple of the fight predictions for ya…

If you haven’t seen it yet, here are the UFC Fight Night 11 odds

These picks are all straight up and involve no odds. Feel free to post your picks in the comments. I’d love to hear what everyone’s thinking.

Sam Caplan of MMAJunkie.com

• Florian over Thomas in a decision
• Martin over Leben in a 1st round KO
• Diaz over Assuncao via submission
• Sell over Quarry via TKO in the 2nd round

Jesse Holland of UFCMania.com

• Florian over Thomas by decision
• Leben over Martin via TKO
• Diaz over Assuncao via decision
• Quarry over Sell via TKO

Justin of MMA betting blog (mine against the spread)

• I’ve gone over this card for the past 5-6 hours and I honestly think the underdog in each bout presents some very good value. This is very rare for me. I have never bet every fight before, but I guess there’s a first for everything. $50 is 1/2 of a unit for me. So a regular bet would be $100 for me.

• Hironaka +180 at Bodog ($50 to win $90)
• Leben +170 at BetUS.com ($50 to win $85 )
• Sell +200 at Bodog ($50 to win $100)
• Thomas +135 at Bodog ($50 to win $67.50)

UFC 76 is coming up this weekend, September 22nd at the Honda Center in California. The event should start around 10 PM and is on PPV. If you don’t want to order it, your local BW-3 will be showing it…

I’ll have my picks up later this week, as well as some analysis from around the MMA world.

UFC 76 odds

• Chuck Liddell (-450) vs. Keith Jardine (+300) (odds at Bodog )
• Chuck Liddell (-350) vs. Keith Jardine (+270) (odds at BetUS.com)

• Tyson Griffin (-150) vs. Thiago Tavares (+120) (odds at Bodog )
• Tyson Griffin (-160) vs. Thiago Tavares (+135) (odds at BetUS.com)

• Jon Fitch (-115) vs. Diego Sanchez (-115) (odds at Bodog )
• Jon Fitch(-130) vs. Diego Sanchez (+100) (odds at BetUS.com)

• Mauricio Rua (-325) vs. Forrest Griffin (+250) (odds at Bodog )
• Mauricio Rua (-350) vs. Forrest Griffin (+270) (odds at BetUS.com)

UFC Fight Night odds are up at a few online sportsbooks. Here are the best lines we’ve found. Fight Night is scheduled for September 19th at 9PM.

Thiago Alves (-220) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (+180) at Bodog

Nate Quarry (-260) vs. Pete Sell (+200) at Bodog

Terry Martin (-210) vs. Chris Leben (+170) at Bodog

Kenny Florian (-165) vs. Din Thomas (+135) at Bodog

Tyson Griffin (-150) vs. Thiago Tavares (+120) at Bodog

Well the time has come for UFC 75. I’m very excited to see Rampage and Henderson go at it, and I really think there’s gonna be some gems on this card.

UFC 75 – Saturday, September 8th at 2PM

Anthony Torres (-115) vs. Jess Liaudin (-115)

• There seems to be a large amount of people betting on Liaudin in this bout. For a fight that’s not very popular, it strikes me as a weird spot for so many people to be backing someone at -115. Torres looks to be the play in this situation.

My bet : 2.3 units to win 2 units on Torres at -115 (odds at Bodog )

Naoyuki Kotani (-200) vs. Dennis Siver (+160)

• This is a great spot for Kotani, and I really think he is way undervalued in this bout. I was figuring this line to be about -250 or more. This is a good play and a great value play all in one.

My bet : 6 Units on Kotani to win 3 units at -200 (odds at Bodog )

Cheick Kongo (+300) vs. Mirko Cro Cop (-450)

• Kongo is an amazing striker, and at +300 I have to make a play on him. When someone is great at striking, and they are a big underdog, you are getting good value due to the chance that they win with one shot

My bet : One half of a unit (.5) at +300 on Kongo (odds at Bodog )

Other thoughts

• I like Henderson in the big bout, but I probably wont bet on that fight
• This card was a bit tougher to gauge due to the fact that it was so close to the last fight, and there isn’t much talk going on about the event.
• This event being on Spike TV should bring a bunch of new viewers to the UFC.

You can bet these fights at Bodog and BetUS.com.

Here’s to this event going much better for us than the last. Post your comments and your picks in the comments…

-Justin