Billy Joe Saunders’s predictions, odds, best bets against Canelo Alvarez: best chances to face middleweight

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez takes the next step in an effort to unite all the world championships in super middleweight when he enters the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to take on Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday night. Alvarez will defend the WBC and WBA titles, and Saunders will defend the WBO championship.

Alvarez will enter the ring as a favorite to pull off three of the world’s four titles at 168 pounds. He is currently a favorite at -800 in Saunders ’+550 underdog.

These odds may not be appealing to those who want to bet a few bucks on the biggest fight of the weekend, especially those who see Alvarez’s victory as essential. With that in mind, we’ve looked at a number of bets offered at William Hill Sportsbook to find some of the best values ​​available for tournament wrestling (20.00 DAZN, sign up now).

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Selecting the best results

Canelo Alvarez by decision +150

Alvarez is sitting at +100 through the playoffs, seeing as the outcome of the fight is likely. Saunders is outstanding for a reason, but his skills should not be forgotten. At best, Saunders is someone who is well-boxed and uses movement to his advantage – a big reason for a full-size kerfuffle the size of a fight week. He is able to fight ugly even when necessary. Saunders is a skilled fighter, though his skills in fighting “at the highest level” have been exaggerated by many. Saunders has also never fought close to Alvarez’s level. Having said all that, while Canelo is in power, he is facing a rather sharp southern leg, which has worried Alvarez a little in the past – even though he has not failed in those fights. Saunders is more than capable of leading this fight to a full 12 rounds, although he has no chance of winning enough of those rounds to make that fight competitive.

Best round prop

Canelo Alvarez 7-9 +350 rounds

Although Saunders is a fierce undefeated fighter, he has also had a bit of a fuss in past fights and has humbled a stretch at other times. Honestly, he has also had moments when he has to step on the gas hard when he has to fight late, but against a guy like Alvarez he is likely to appear with a withered version. This is less because of Saunders ’problems as a fighter than with Canelo’s excellent body work. Body work closes the movement and Alvarez likes to do that work. Although an Alvarez bomb could end the fight at any time, it is likely that Saunders will try to use the move, while Alvarez will break an attempt to match it. When it comes to the rounds of the wrestling tournament, Saunders can probably hold on to the final decision, but the stoppage of the seventh and ninth rounds, with Saunders injured in the body and increasingly caught against the rope, feels like a straight line.