Laying Chalk And Taking Dogs - A Gamblers Look At UFC 117: Sonnen v. Silva

As always, I should start out by telling you that this article is not written with the intention of telling you to go out and lay your hard earned money down on this Saturday’s fights. But it’s always more exciting when you have money riding on it.

Right now the lines sit with Anderson as anywhere from a -400 to -525 favorite with Sonnen as big an underdog as +365. Then again, in his previous seven fights Sonnen has only entered as a favorite once. He has, however, racked up a 5-2 record in those fights. There is something to be said for his ability to ignore the expectations of others and execute the same gameplan fight after fight and pick up wins. But there is probably far more to be said for Anderson Silva and his being light years ahead of Chael in terms of being an all around fighter.