2015 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Money Lines For Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Money Lines For Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Dec 1, 2015 by Brock Hite
Money Lines For Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational


Everyone in Vegas can feel the energy in the sportsbook during the big game. We’ll give you an opportunity to feel that rush from the comfort of your own home during Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Pick out $1,000 worth of wagers from our board and use the comment section to make your picks. Then sit back and watch the action here. See if you can cash out more money than our experts from wagering $1,000.

Not sure who is in the field? Browse the preseeds on FloWrestling.

125lbs:
Nathan Tomasello (-125)
Joey Dance (+150)
Field: (+600)

133lbs:
Cody Brewer (-300)
Nahshon Garrett (+125)
Field: (+500)

141lbs:
Micah Jordan (-275)
Solomon Chishko (+500)
Field (+350)

149lbs:
Lavion Mayes (-125)
Alec Pantaleo (+150)
Field: (+200)

157lbs:
Ian MIller (-450)
Field (+500)

165lbs:
Bo Jordan (-125)
Isaac Jordan (+125)
Field (+800)

174lbs:
Brian Realbuto (-125)
Blaise Butler (+125)
Field (+650)

184 Favorite:
Gabe Dean (-350)
Hayden Zilmer (+450)
Field (+300)

197lbs:
J’Den Cox (-650)
Max Huntley (+800)
Field (+950)

285lbs:
Blaize Cabell (-110)
Ty Walz (-110)
Field (+750)

Each member of the Flo Team had $1,000 to wager. Here is how they spread their money around and why they placed each bet. Check in Monday to see who cashed in the most on winning tickets.

Brock:
$200 on Bo Jordan. I like Bo over Isaac here to regain family supremacy. This line is favorable because of Isaac’s win at big tens.

$100 on the field at 157. Ian Miller has as much talent as anyone in the country, but he does slip up here and there to lesser competition.

$275 on Micah Jordan. He is a heavy favorite, but has looked outstanding so far this year.

$25 on the field at 133. Seeds will play an important role here and Brewer has looked amazing so far this year. There is value with this bet, but obviously I don’t have a lot of confidence in it.

$200 on Ty Walz. He has looked too good so far to not place a wager on him to avenge some losses to Cabell.
$200 on Joey Dance. This is good value at +150 in my opinion. I think he could win this four out of ten times which is the exact value of a +150 bet.

Christian:
$100 on the field against Miller at +500. I know that he’s a massive favorite but those odds are too tasty against a guy who has shown he can be upset (Last years loss to Jarrett Jensen comes to mind).

$600 on Nathan Tomasello to win at -125. I just feel that confident in NATO. Let these jokers spread their money around on long shots. I’m taking the free dough with NATO.

$300 on Nahshon to win at +125. I deliberated on picking Garrett to win the weight outright. I think he’s as good a match-up against Brewer as anybody. He’s an underdog, but I give him a real chance.

Willie:
$200 on Nahshon. At +125, I don’t think the odds are that great. I think he should be more of a $150 or $175 type of underdog. But I think Nahshon will be completely dialed in to take out the reigning champ at his new weight, and I think he has the ability to do so.

$220 on Walz. I know Cabell is legit, but I don’t see anyone this side of Gwiz stopping the mountain that is Ty Walz. Same odds as Cabell? I’ll take this all day, and that’s even if Coon eventually registers.

$100 on Butler over Realbuto. The same odds as my Nahshon pick, but probably a more realistic ‘upset’.

$350 on Dean. Along with Ian Miller, Cox and Dean are the clearest/heaviest favorites in the field. Cox has an easier bracket, which is why he’s -$650. But that’s a lot of dough to lay to win $100. There are more landmines in Dean’s 184 bracket, but let’s be honest, this is like a free $100.

$100 on The Field at 157. Ian Miller is far and away the best here. But at +500 it’s hard not to take this value bet against someone who may not be in shape early in the year and who has some weird losses. I expect Miller to win, but laying $100 to win $500 in the event that ANYTHING else happens is just to tasty.

That’s a total of $970 worth of wagering. I’ll keep $30 in my pocket so I can drink away my blues when I inevitably lose.

Nick:
$200 on Nathan Tomasello. How do you not like a returning national champion for an 80% return on your money?

$200 on Cody Brewer. He has been dominant and will continue to be dominant at this weight class.

$200 on the field at 157. The payoff is too great not to take everyone in the field against Ian Miller.

$200 on Isaac Jordan. He didn’t have the national tournament that he wanted, but he did beat Bo at Big Tens. To get him at plus money is just too much value to pass up.

$200 on the field at 184. Purely a value bet. Gabe Dean did slip up here last year and the field is +300. To get Stauffer, Courts, and Miklus in the field is too good to pass up.

Holmes:
$300 on J’Den Cox. There’s no such thing as a sure thing, but this might be as close as I can get.

$200 on Dean. Last year he had a poor showing before regrouping to eventually win everything the rest of the season. I feel that he will be out to make a better appearance this year. He looks to be in great form which he showed last weekend at Grapple at the Garden.

$200 on Walz. He has been pretty impressive so far starting by dismantling Coon at the All-Star. No disrespect to anyone else in the bracket, but this is all about Walz here.

$150 on Bo Jo. The family dynamic will be switched early this year. No need to wait until Big 10’s this year.

$150 on Nahshon. The weight jump has done him good and I’m sure that he is champing at the bit to get a piece of Brewer. It’s going to be close when they meet, but I feel that Nahshon will pull it out in the end with a crazy scramble.

For those of you unfamiliar with money line wagers, this is how they work.

+ bets show how much you will win on a $100 wager
examples:
a $100 wager on a +125 bet will return $225 (the original $100 and a win of $125)
a $150 wager on a +125 bet will return $337.50 (the original $150 and a win of $187.50)
a $200 wager on a +125 bet will return $450 (the original $200 and a win of $250)
a $100 wager on a +500 bet will return $600 (the original $100 and a win of $500)
a $150 wager on a +500 bet will return $900 (the original $150 and a win of $750)
a $200 wager on a +500 bet will return $1,200 (the original $200 and a win of $1,000)

- bets show how much you have to wager to win $100
examples:
a $125 wager on a -125 bet will return $225 (the original $125 and a win of $100)
a $200 wager on a -125 bet will return $360 (the original $200 and a win of $160)
a $500 wager on a -125 bet will return $900 (the original $500 and a win of $400)
a $250 wager on a -250 bet will return $350 (the original $250 and a win of $100)
a $100 wager on a -250 bet will return $140 (the original $100 and a win of $40)
a $500 wager on a -250 bet will return $700 (the original $500 and a win of $200)

A + bet indicates the bet is an underdog. The bigger the number following the + the bigger the underdog. Someone to win the 197lb weight class from the field is the biggest underdog at +950.

A - bet indicates the bet is a favorite. The bigger the number following the - sign the bigger the favorite. J’Den Cox is the biggest favorite to win his weight class at -650.