The MMATorch reader or staff member who is able to make the most theoretical money from their PRIDE 33 Playing with Money wagers will be declared the new number one contender for the MMATorch Betting Championship, and go head-to-head at UFC 68 with the our newly crowned champion.
Saturday night at PRIDE 33, our first MMATorch Betting Champion will be determined between yours truly, MMATorch writer Randy Rowles, and MMATorch reader Jonathon Maness. This championship match will be detailed later this week, along with our MMATorch Prediction Championship match.
Here's your chance to get yourself into the next championship match and make it a short title reign for either Maness or me. I'm sure I've got Maness's consent when I say -- Bring It On.
PRIDE 33 Betting Odds
1 - Joachim Hansen (-881) vs. Jason Ireland (+801)
2 - Kazuo Misaki (-330) vs. Frank Trigg (+280)
3 - Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (-2001) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (+1601)
4 - Hayato Sakurai (-586) vs. Mac Danzig (+536)
5 - Mauricio Rua (-451) vs. Alistair Overeem (+411)
6 - Takanori Gomi (-347) vs. Nick Diaz (+317)
7 - Wanderlei Silva (-266) vs. Dan Henderson (+246) {Middleweight Championship}
ROWLES: Reading Between the Lines - An Over/Under on PRIDE 33 Betting Odds
PLAYING WITH MONEY - PRIDE 33 BETTING CONTEST RULES
- You have $1,000 in play money to wager on this event.
- You can bet on as many fighters as you would like, but you must bet on at least 3 fighters.
-The minimum bet you can make on any one fighter is $100.
- Payouts will be determined by the betting odds listed above (which were current as of 2/21 at 5 a.m. EST -- courtesy of pinnaclesports.com).
Your PRIDE 33: THE SECOND COMING Playing with Money bets can be e-mailed to mmatorch_predictions@yahoo.com.
How to Read a Line - The fighter with the greater negative number is the odds-makers' favorite to win the match. All numbers are based on a $100 increment. A negative number means you would have to wager the amount of the negative number (in positive dollars) to net a $100 profit. A positive number means you could wager $100 to profit the amount of the positive number
-For entry into this contest, please use $1000 in play money to make bets on at least 3 PRIDE 33 fighters, with minimum bets of $100. Please send in your predictions by 8:45 p.m. EST on Saturday February 24.
-Eligible entries must include bets on at least 3 fighters. If bet amounts are not included with your entry, your money will be spread evenly over your chosen fighters. Any bets under $100 will be rounded up, with the difference being subtracted from the biggest bet.
-This competition is open to all MMATorch readers and MMATorch staff members. This is only a game and does not include the wagering of any real money. If no one is able to profit, the winner will be determined by who lost the least.
-Entries must be received by 8:45 p.m. EST on Saturday February 24. Entries can be resubmitted up until this time. Please make a note in your e-mail that your entry is a resubmission, which will void your original entry.
Ladies and gentlemen, please place your bets.
Your PRIDE 33: THE SECOND COMING Playing with Money bets can be e-mailed to mmatorch_predictions@yahoo.com.
PREDICTION CONTEST: Send in Your Picks for PRIDE 33 to Earn an MMATorch Prediction Championship Match for UFC 68