Sunday, December 26, 2010

UFC 124 picks, Vegas-style: Has Koscheck broken mentally?

Josh Koscheck laid down a lot of smack during the summer. Georges St. Pierre had to listen to Koscheck's big yapper for nearly three months and then watch it again during the fall on Season 12 of "The Ultimate Fighter."

Tomorrow night, we find out if Koscheck has awakened the beast inside GSP.

Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio.com and Damon Martin from MMAWeekly.com both thought the usually vibrant and loquacious Koscheck was subdued (video) at yesterday's UFC 124 prefight press conference. Does that mean, he's lost his confidence? Is he overwhelmed by the fact that the entire Bell Centre filled with 23,000 fans will be rooting against him?

Pepe, Martin and myself break down the main event. What's the best approach to betting the fight? In this RawVegas.tv video, GSP is listed as a minus-400 favorite, but most Las Vegas sportsbooks have him even higher.

UFC 124 betting odds (Courtesy Lagasse Stadium):

Josh Koscheck (+350) vs. Georges St. Pierre (-500) - UFC welterweight championship
Sean McCorkle (+130) vs. Stefan Struve (-160) - Heavyweight
Charles Oliveira (-115) vs. Jim Miller (-115) - Lightweight
Mac Danzig (+190) vs. Joe Stevenson (-240) - Lightweight
John Howard (+250) vs. Thiago Alves (-330) - Welterweight
Jesse Bongfeldt (+115) vs. Rafael Natal (-145) - Middleweight
John Makdessi +110 vs. Pat Audinwood (-140) - Lightweight
Joe Doerksen (+220) vs. Dan Miller (-300) - Middleweight
T.J. Grant (+150) vs. Ricardo Almeida (-180) - Welterweight
Dustin Hazelett (-115) vs. Mark Bocek (-115) - Lightweight
Sean Pierson (+220) vs. Matt Riddle (-300) - Welterweight

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