MMA DFS Expert Survey: UFC Fight Night - Covington vs. Buckley

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2024-12-14 15:56:36 Premium Content Part of the product MMA Premium

Our panel of experts is here to give you their MMA DFS advice for this week’s contests by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know Billy Ward’s favorite value play? Or h3budda’s top fighter for tournaments? Find out below!

MMA DFS Picks: DraftKings Expert Survey for UFC Fight Night – Covington vs. Buckley

Who is your favorite fighter to spend up for in cash games?

h3budda: Buckley
Moneyball16: Buckley
Bward586: Buckley
LiamPicksFights: Alvarez

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What are your thoughts about stacking the 5-round fight in cash games?

h3budda: This slate is tightly priced with a juicy mid-range for balance of moneyline and inside-the-distance odds. Getting those correct pieces in cash will be important. That said, you need to be focused on stacking this all-action main event. I would be shocked if there was not a constant pace where you have a nice floor on both fighters.

Moneyball16: I think this one is an easy stack. The fight is roughly a coin flip to go the full 5 rounds. Buckley has strong win odds at his price, and Covington has historically shown the capability of putting up big scores.

Bward586: I’m going to stack this one, but I’m not especially happy about it. Covington has been out nearly a year following a pretty uninspired performance against Leon Edwards. There’s a chance he gets starched early by the bigger, more explosive Buckley. However, he typically does enough in losses to score well, and we haven’t seen Buckley’s defensive wrestling tested at his new weight class. For that reason, I’ll plug my nose and fit them both in my lineups.

LiamPicksFights: This is a week I would consider stacking the main event. Buckley may be able to test Covington’s chin early, but barring that, I expect this fight to go into the championship rounds. We could see KDs and TDs from either fighter, and Covington has control time upside.

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