How Georges St-Pierre’s Return Will Impact MMA Betting


Each week, we talk to Sports Interaction to get their thoughts on what’s going on in the sports betting world, with an emphasis on sports betting in Canada.

Sports Interaction is a Canadian sportsbook that caters specifically to Canucks. They offer convenient deposit methods as well as a wide selection of betting props on many events.

Here’s our Q&A with them for this week.

(Posted June 23, 2016)

MMA Betting and Georges St-Pierre’s return

Georges St-Pierre announced earlier this week that he’s ready to return to the octagon after a three-year hiatus. What sort of impact would a GSP fight in the UFC have in the MMA betting community?

Georges St-Pierre’s fan base is extremely loyal and a GSP fight would easily rank among the biggest fights of the year for us – no matter who his opponent is.

In terms of betting handle, no fighter has ever seen support like GSP has in his career, so if he does fight again, this comeback will be interesting.

He’s 35 now and while lots of fighters excel in their mid-late 30s, ring rust could be a major issue. Does he have the same drive as he once did? Has he lost a step?

We’ve already set odds for who he might face in 2016 with middleweight champion Michael Bisping as the frontrunner at +130.

A tussle with Conor McGregor is at +200 and a rematch with Johny Hendricks is at +240.

Georges St-Pierre odds at Sports Interaction
GSP Odds

NBA Betting

The NBA season finished with a bang as the Cleveland Cavaliers upset the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 in an instant classic. Looking back, what will you take from booking this year’s NBA action?

NBA betting was huge for us this year.Now that the Raptors have cemented themselves as contenders, it seems as though basketball is growing each year in Canada, which in turn brings in more hoops bettors.

The Raptors see a huge amount of support from our bettors, but this surge in basketball wagering is bigger than a single team. We saw about 25 percent more NBA bets this year than NHL bets.

Granted, it was a bit of a down year for the NHL with no Canadian team making the playoffs, though the increased popularity of basketball can’t be ignored at this point.

2017 NBA Championship Odds At Sports Interaction
NBA CHamp Odds

 

Euro 2016 Betting

Euro 2016 is just about ready to kick off the knockout rounds. How does the betting landscape look as the single-elimination games begin?

France remained a strong betting favourite through the group stage but there has also been strong support for Germany and Spain. Bettors like Italy a lot, too.

If you’re looking for value bets, either Croatia or Poland may end up as this tournament’s Cinderella squad.

Euro 2016 Futures Odds At Sports Interaction

Euro odds