Tyson vs. Paul Odds, Betting Trends: Netflix Fight Attracts $1 Million Wager

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul odds are overshadowing plenty of other big sports betting events, leading up to Friday night's fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Tyson is a healthy underdog against the YouTube sensation-turned boxer.

Bookmakers are seeing a flood of action on odds for Paul vs. Tyson. And much of it is on the aging underdog, who back in the 1980s was rightly deemed The Baddest Man on the Planet.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson odds market: opening lines, current prices and betting trends, as multiple oddsmakers provide insights on Tyson vs. Paul odds and action. Check back regularly for updates and use our BetMGM bonus code to get the most out of your action.

Tyson vs. Paul Odds

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• Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul Netflix Time: The seven-bout card begins at 8 p.m. ET. So it'll be much later this evening before the Tyson vs. Paul main event commences.

UPDATE MIDNIGHT ET FRIDAY: With the opening bell about to ring, Jake Paul is down to -210 and Mike Tyson is +170 in BetMGM's Tyson vs. Paul odds. It's all Tyson, all the time.

"Everyone is on Tyson. We need the YouTuber," BetMGM senior trader Tristan Davis said.

And action at all the sportsbooks is overwhelming.

"More than a prime-time NFL game. We haven't stopped writing all day," Circa Sports director of operations Jeff Benson said.

UPDATE 8:30 P.M. ET FRIDAY: Circa Sports has Tyson vs. Paul odds at Paul -250/Tyson +215, and there's an avalanche of action on tonight's fight.

"I haven't seen a non-boxing bet on the ticker today," Circa Sports director of operations Jeff Benson said moments ago. "These are the fights you live for as a bookmaker, because they write and there are so many opinions. We're gonna need Paul for our lungs, and we're pretty comfortable with that.

"The electricity in the book three hours out from the fight is insane. It has the energy of the old Floyd Mayweather fights."

UPDATE 4:30 P.M. ET FRIDAY: The Paul vs. Tyson fight was announced back in March. But The SuperBook and other sportsbook operators were reticent to post odds on Paul vs. Tyson. Ultimately, it got the required sanctioning from the state of Texas, and it was game on.

In May, The SuperBook opened Paul vs. Tyson odds at Paul -180/Tyson +150, for a fight that was supposed to take place July 20. But a Tyson injury pushed it back a few months to Nov. 15.

Now, several hours before the fight, Paul is all the way out to -300, with Tyson +250 on the takeback.

"It feels like those who are betting Paul are very confident, doing it with conviction. On the other side, for those betting Tyson, it's more like: 'I'll take a shot on Iron Mike,'" said Jay Kornegay, who runs The SuperBook as vice president of race and sports for Westgate.

"It feels like eight out 10 casual bettors are betting on it," Kornegay continued. "We knew it was gonna be popular, despite the circus that might be surrounding it. The brand names involved have escalated the interest. It's a nice little break from football for everyone, a midseason treat for football fans."

The fight will be eight rounds of two minutes apiece, and The SuperBook has a modest need at the moment.

"We're really balanced right now. We need Paul for a little bit. That might change in the next few hours," Kornegay said, while noting a lot of action. "It's a bettable fight. It's not like its minus eight dollars on the favorite. It's a line that's very reasonable for the public, on both sides."

Big-Money Bets

UPDATE 4:30 P.M. ET FRIDAY: There are a ton of your typical $20/$50/$100 bets on Tyson vs. Paul odds tonight. But there is also some serious money being bandied about.

A Caesars Sports customer put $1 million on Paul -220 to win the fight. If Paul gets it done, the bettor profits $454,545.45. Another Caesars customer put $107,700 on Paul -240, to win $44,875.

Also at Caesars, there's a $40,000 bet on Tyson +180, to win $72,000.

DraftKings Sportsbook hasn't reported any major wagers yet, but is getting a boatload of action on the fight. Johnny Avello, director of sportsbook operations, said the 58-year-old Tyson, a +190 underdog, is the need against -240 chalk Paul.

"We have been looking forward to this event for a while and anticipate it will be the most heavily bet fight of the year," Avello said. "Despite his age, the bettors love Tyson as an underdog. He currently has 70% of all bets, likely due to the favorable price and a sense of nostalgia."

Added Fanatics Sportsbook trader Ty Gour:

"On the moneyline, it's a 70/30 money split in favor of Jake Paul. But tickets are 75/25 in favor of Mike Tyson. Sharper money is on Paul, but the public is definitely on Tyson here."

Fanatics has the moneyline at Paul -280/Tyson +220. Gour also noted three popular props in Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul odds:

• Tyson to win in Round 1
• Tyson to win by knockout
• Tyson to be knocked down, but win the fight

At Station Sportsbook in Las Vegas, it's Paul -250/Tyson +200.

"It really is amazing how popular this event is. We're showing the fight in the majority of our books. The demand for seats has been extremely strong," Station sportsbook director Chuck Esposito said.

There's been a late shift in the action at Station.

"Early action was clearly on Iron Mike. However, over the last 24 hours, we've seen an uptick in wagers on Paul," Esposito said. "The larger wagers are on Paul. The public is backing Iron Mike."

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Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson