{"id":732592,"date":"2026-06-12T20:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/732592\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T20:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:52:09","slug":"prime-picks-ufc-white-house-freedom-250-fury-vs-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/732592\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Picks: UFC White House \u2018Freedom 250\u2019 & Fury vs. Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

We at Sherdog remain
\nconstantly active for major events<\/a>, such as the regular
\nin-depth \u201cShillan & Duffy\u201d preview show and the \u201cSheehan Show\u201d for
\nall sorts of related matters including betting. With those official
\nsources for picks handled, we would like to take the edge off here
\nand get a bit lighter with our breakdowns.<\/p>\n

The industry of sports betting is exploding before our very eyes,
\nwith billions of dollars pumping in since legalization stateside.
\nOftentimes, those driving the lines are right on the money with
\ntheir openings, valuations and analyses. Occasionally, they are way
\noff, or otherwise merit some additional conversation. That is where
\nwe come in with this reinvigorated series of Prime Picks. Before we
\ndive into the ultra Ultimate Fighting Championship<\/a> card awaiting us
\nat the White House, we need to set something straight regarding a
\nboxing match coming soon. Try it out.<\/p>\n

Fury vs. Hall
\n
\nAfter duking it out with Hafthor Bjornsson, Eddie Hall<\/a>
\nwas convinced he had completed his sidequests. Like most
\nretirements and \u201cI\u2019m done\u201d declarations surrounding combat sports,
\nit unsurprisingly did not stick. Granted, the specific designation
\nof the match is what we want to raise here, in this
\nbetting-slash-gripes column. It is hard to say exactly how long
\nHall vs. Tommy Fury was set as an exhibition, but given that it is
\nplaying out on Misfits Boxing, it could not likely hope for much
\nmore. In fact, BoxRec even has a specific designation<\/a> for
\nthese matches, \u201cMF-pro\u201d and \u201cMF-ex\u201d depending on which one
\napplies.<\/p>\n

The reason we wish to raise this before even touching on the
\n
\nUFC White House<\/a> card that is looming large like the Sword of
\nDamocles is that there are some issues sure to come up regarding
\nMisfits Boxing, and there already have been<\/a>.
\nMix in actual professional fights every now and then, and it gets
\nunderstandably hazy. How else can one grow the drama exponentially?
\nSports betting.<\/p>\n

The classification of a bout is crucial in determining the betting
\noptions at our disposal, much less if we can even bet in the first
\nplace. As of Thursday, multiple outlets are now noting that
\nFury-Hall is an exhibition, and not even something that will go on
\nthe MF \u201cpro\u201d records. On BetUS, individuals can still place bets on
\nthe fight, even if it is listed as a \u201cHeavyWeight Exibition Fight\u201d
\non that service, because it doesn\u2019t hurt to have another set of
\neyes on your work, guys. Betting on an exhibition is a fool\u2019s
\nerrand, and retired boxer Carl Froch in an interview with Hard Rock
\nBet<\/a> even suggested the match may be pre-arranged. While he did
\nnot go so far as to say it would be an outright shoot, Froch felt
\ncomfortable enough to remark, \u201cMaybe they have had a little
\nhandshake to have a little spar and have a bit of fun.\u201d All this to
\nsay: stay away from these \u201cinfluencer\u201d matches at all costs from a
\nbetting perspective.White House prop bets
\n
\nAnd here we thought we\u2019d have a pick listed in this space,
\nespecially since the prior spot was instead a conversation about
\ninfluencer boxing. Many sportsbooks have offered event-level prop
\nbets for the White House card, with
\nBetOnline.ag<\/a> offering some of the most baffling options
\navailable. If you are willing to take a stab into the unknown\u2014after
\nall, how can one tape study the number of times that commentator
\nJoe Rogan says the word \u201cbro\u201d during the main event (over 3.5 is
\n+130, under 3.5 is -170)?<\/p>\n

There are currently 62 prop options outside of the normal course of
\ncombat for this event on that book alone, and we will stick that
\nlist for the sake of discussion. The first is a one-sided option on
\nwhether Sean
\nO’Malley<\/a> will dye his hair red, white and blue\u2014as of Thursday
\nafternoon, it was recently colored to pink and purple\u2014at a
\nstaggering -2000. You can\u2019t bet against it, unfortunately. The
\nfinal prop on the list? Whether the President will do a fist pump
\nduring the broadcast. Yes is -150, No +110 on the comeback, if you
\nfor some reason want to push money on a line that may have a limit
\nand includes the following stipulation: \u201cDancing does not count.
\nFist pump a fighter that is competing in event, from start of 1st
\nwalkout until end\u201d\u2014did they mean \u201cfist bump?\u201d Pumping and bumping
\nare very different things.<\/p>\n

In the sea of these silly lines like a bald eagle landing inside
\nthe Octagon\u2014on a brief search to make sure that these majestic
\nbirds are not native to the DMV region, the first option for before
\neven finishing the query provided this: \u201cdo bald eagles eat
\nhumans?\u201d No, intrepid readers, we humans are not prey to the bald
\neagle. Moving onto lines that matter, how many fighters will curse
\nin their post-fight interviews? At the over 1.5 of -130, we think
\nthat is a surprisingly profitable line. The winner of Hokit vs.
\nLewis alone is guaranteed profanity, and then toss in a
\nnon-English-first-language winner like Ilia
\nTopuria<\/a> or Mauricio
\nRuffy<\/a>, and we have f-bombs aplenty.<\/p>\n

The line for a winning fighter to call out Conor
\nMcGregor<\/a> in their post-fight interview sits at +200, and with
\nthree possible options to invoke his name, we expect it now that
\nhe\u2019s scheduled to complete next month. Finally, the last prop we
\nwish to raise is the number of appearances of President Donald
\nTrump on the broadcast. The over is 7.5, meaning that it hits if we
\nsee his face on eight separate occasions from the start of the
\nfirst fight to the final winner\u2019s announcement. Seven does not. At
\n-175, smash that over as hard as you can: this is his birthday
\nafter all, and a camera focused solely on him is all-but guaranteed
\nfor this gala event.<\/p>\n

\nA knockout of an accumulator (+155)
\nIlia
\nTopuria<\/a> vs. Justin
\nGaethje<\/a> ends by KO, TKO or DQ (-325) Josh Hokit<\/a>
\nvs. Derrick
\nLewis<\/a> ends by KO, TKO or DQ (-225) Mauricio
\nRuffy<\/a> vs. Michael
\nChandler<\/a> ends by KO, TKO or DQ (-285)
\nLeave it to a reborn betting odds series to leave actual fight
\npicks until the very final segment. The other notes were too
\nimportant to mention and too significant to leave for the final
\nportion, as they might go unnoticed. It\u2019s time for some Freedom 250
\naction. Freedom 35<\/a>, this
\nain\u2019t…although if you read the court filing from the Public
\nIntegrity Project, you might disagree. With any luck, the
\nmatchmakers have drawn this card up to be a mighty violent one.<\/p>\n

Starting from the top, we have a solid three-piece of reasonable
\nmethods of victory for a trio of bouts on the lineup. All three
\nlook like on paper they are destined to end via strikes, and we
\nprognosticate ahead of this special showcase that a plus-money play
\non it is a better option than diving into moneylines and drilling
\ndown that way. The result means that either person can score it,
\nwhich is crucial given that the six men involved all carry serious
\nknockout power and the penchant to put it on display.<\/p>\n

Of the three, the one with the widest betting line might actually
\nbe the one most likely to play spoiler. Sure, Topuria can crack,
\nbut half his wins have come by submission. Expect Gaethje to walk
\nTopuria down and slug it out with him, and the intense collisions
\nshould result in one man face down, hopefully clubbed and not
\nsubbed. As for Hokit vs. Lewis, c\u2019mon man. What more do you need
\nfrom these two? Finally, a man in Ruffy with a 92% knockout rate
\nagainst a slowing 40-year-old in Chandler who leads with his chin
\nand has already been knocked out a few times in the Octagon? You
\nshould be able to carry this ticket all the way to the bank.<\/p>\n