This Saturday night, as part of the newly aligned Top Rank Boxing and ESPN mega TV deal, WBO welterweight champion Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) will put his title on the line against Australian native Jeff "The Hornet" Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs). This fight will take place in Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia and begins at 9 p.m. EST on ESPN.
Let's look at where the money is going, along with opinions from boxing experts, trainers and my pick for the fight.
Where is the money going?
Jeff Sherman, sportsbook manager at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, opened the fight with Pacquiao -600 and Horn +450. "Pacquiao support has driven the price to -650/+475, but ticket count is fairly even," said Sherman. Sherman posted the total of the fight at 9.5 rounds over -215 and under +165. He got solid action on the under, dropping the line to -185/+165.
Sherman also posted the following prop bets:
At William Hill US,