How Do I Bet the Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Online?
If you are new to online gambling and want to know how to bet Saturday’s Mayweather-Pacquiao fight online, it is quite simple but there are things you should know?
Undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will take on Manny Pacquiao for what is being billed as the “Fight of the Century”. Online sportsbooks expect this to be among the most wagered on single day events ever.
“So many people – even those who have never placed a bet online before – want action on Mayweather-Pacquiao,” noted Don Shapiro of Gambling911.com.
The process is easy:
Go to the Sportsbook.ag or Sportsbook.com page following this link.
Select JOIN NOW then create a user name and password. Enter all your pertinent information.
Once you have joined it is time to make a deposit. These funds are yours until you place a bet. Sportsbook matches your first bet up to $100.
Credit cards are accepted by some issuing banks do not permit cards to be used for gambling purposes. No worries, Sportsbook offers other methods via live chat or phone.
Once you have joined, select either Boxing or Mayweather vs. Pacquio on the left hand side of page (see screen shot below).
The betting options appear. At the time this was going to publication, Floyd Mayweather was listed as a -200 favorite. You would have to bet $20 to win $10 or $200 to win $100. The bet amount is ONLY subtracted from your account should Mayweather lose. Otherwise you profit either $10 or $100, depending on how much you wagered.
When you place the bet, a ticket will appear. Simply follow the instructions and submit. Your wager is now ready to be either won or lost depending on the outcome of the fight.
Many of the odds you will find with a (+) sign. For example, the fight will last for UNDER 9.5 rounds +300. This means that if you were to bet $10, you would win $30 or bet $100 to win $300.
Likewise, fight outcome odds have Mayweather by knockout. This pays $400 for every $100 bet.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter.
