How to bet on Power Slap?

Dana White’s Power Slap slap-fighting promotion is gradually acquiring mainstream allure, and as the calendar becomes busier, more title belts are on the line, bookmakers are also paying closer attention now.

While the Power Slap is still not a heavily featured event among major sportsbooks, many are running markets, among which are DraftKings and Hard Rock Bet. Today, we take a look at how to bet on the sport, what events are available on the calendar, and more.

Betting on the Power Slap: What Markets Are There?

Before you plunge into the available betting markets for Power Slap contests, you must understand your options. Here is a quick rundown of these available markets and what to know about them.

There is usually a smaller number of available options to go around, but you can still have a great time betting on the Power Slap all the same, especially if you seek to leverage your knowledge of the current state of the sport and fighters.

Match winner

The first and simplest type of bet to place is match winner. This is a type of wager where you simply go up and back one of the fighters whom you think would be winning the event, regardless of the way they have won. This could be through a KO/TKO or points.

Proposition bets

Proposition bets are where your betting on Power Slap will really open up and become interesting. Prop bets will allow you to bet on specific outcomes of the fight, and not necessarily who may win, or at least not specifically. There are different ways to bet on the Power Slap, and prop bets are how you explore them.

These markets are illustrative, in the sense that they may or may not be available at every sportsbook you visit or for every fight you check.

There could also be other proposition bets available for you to bet on, as they will depend specifically on a bookmaker’s own trade team, the people who set the lines for people to bet on.

Still, the above markets will give you a good idea of what to expect when looking to bet on the Power Slap and the available markets.

How to read Power Slap betting odds

Reading the Power Slap betting odds is not difficult at all. In fact, all you need to do is have a basic familiarity with how the moneyline format works. Let’s say that in Power Slap 22, Sheeba Bathory has odds of -200 to win and Abby Montes has odds of +175.

What this means is that for every $200 you place on Bathory, you stand to win $100. The (-) indicates that you need to spend the amount you see after the symbol to earn $100, whereas the (+) means that you need to spend $100 to earn the amount displayed after the symbol.

So, in the case of Montes, you stand to win $175 if she wins and you have bet $100. This is just one of the available ways to read betting odds, with more options available. You can read more on this here.

Can you bet on Power Slap with Bitcoin?

Technically, you can. However, there are no regulated sportsbooks in the United States that currently allow you to use Bitcoin to bet on Power Slap, and this may be a practice best avoided.

Many crypto betting sites that offer Power Slap wagers are based offshore, and they do not provide the level of consumer protection that is required by local licenses, leaving people vulnerable to gambling-related harm.

Tips for betting on the Power Slap

If you are looking to improve your Power Slap betting strategy, you may want to familiarize yourself with several crucial tips that you can implement next time you place a wager.

#1 Know the fighters

Power Slap’s less prominent footprint means that you need to do a little more digging to figure out who is who. However, if you are betting in the hopes of winning more often than you do not, familiarity with the fighters is crucial. If you don’t know enough about a fighter, just place a mock bet among friends or against yourself and wait it out.

#2 Heavier competitors may have an edge

While this is more anecdotal than proven outright, heavier competitors may actually be slightly favored to win due to their momentum in throwing their weight behind the slap. It might be worth keeping an eye out for whether this tracks over the long term.

#3 A fight decided by the judges can infuriate

Even boxing, where punches are clocked fairly, can produce the occasional disgruntlement among fans. Power Slap is a different ballgame when it comes to judges’ decisions, which are very subjective. It may be best to avoid proposition bets that involve judges’ decisions altogether for this specific reason.

#4 Career fighters may have slightly stronger chins

Once again, this is a marginal thing to note down, but fighters who come from boxing and MMA may actually have a better, stronger overall chin, as well as the habit of absorbing hits. While this is again speculative, it’s another angle to use when placing a bet on the Power Slap.

#5 The adrenaline rush advantage

While a first slap in the fight can definitely stack up and lead to elimination, there is a theory that because the fighter who goes second absorbs a hit and experiences an adrenaline surge, they are able to strike back even harder.

Conclusion

The popularity of the Power Slap contest is steadily increasing, and this means that more mainstream sportsbooks are willing to offer odds on the outcome of such events. This makes it an ideal scenario for fans, who are aware of the sport's inner workings and can shop around for the best lines, claim the occasional bonus, and generally enjoy the best betting conditions for placing their next Power Slap bet.

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