2018 Beat The Streets

Beat The Streets Betting Guide

Beat The Streets Betting Guide

Official odds breakdown for Beat the Streets 2018.

May 9, 2018 by Willie Saylor
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The lineups are set for one of the coolest events in all of sports.

If you've never been to Beat the Streets, you have got to make it sometime. Held each year in New York City, it features world-class wrestling, an amazing atmosphere, and a good cause. Whether it takes place on the USS Intrepid, at Grand Central Station, or at Times Square, BTS is always an unforgettable experience. Next Thursday, we'll get another unique venue—Pier 17 in the trendy new Seaport District.

But if you can't make it this year, you can always watch it live on Flo while throwing a little cheddar down to spice things up.

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After announcing the super matches of Jordan Burroughs vs. Frank Chamizo and Jordan Oliver vs. Togrul Asgarov, the full card was unveiled on Tuesday. Betdsi has odds posted which are listed here.

Below, I picked three plays I like best.

U.S. Women vs. Nigeria

57kg - Helen Maroulis (USA) -2.5 Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria)
59kg - Alli Ragan (USA) - NO LINE -  Adeniyi Aminat (Nigeria) -
68kg - Tamyra Stock (USA) -2.5 Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria)

US Men vs. Cuba

57kg – Josh Rodriguez (USA)  - NO LINE -  Reineri Andreu Ortega (Cuba)
70kg – James Green (USA) -2 Franklin Maren Castillo (Cuba)
79kg – Kyle Dake (USA) -3.5 Livan Lopez Azcuy (Cuba)
92kg – J’den Cox (USA) -2 Yurieski Torreblanca Queralta (Cuba)
97kg – Kyle Snyder (USA) -4.5 Reineris Salas Perez (Cuba)
125kg– Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) -6 Yudenny Alapajon Estevez (Cuba)
• Super Match 1 – Jordan Burroughs (USA) -2 Frank Chamizo (ITA)
• Super Match 2 – Jordan Oliver (USA) +2.5 Togrul Asgarov (AZE) (time TBD)

Willie's Picks:

Helen Maroulis -2.5 Odunayo Adekuoroye (NGR)

We start off with a banger. Helen, of course, is perhaps America's finest female wrestler ever, winning Rio gold by beating the greatest woman in wrestling history, Saori Yoshida (JPN). Although Helen would go on to win 2017 Worlds in Paris, she has taken some losses along the way, in both Ukraine and in the Indian Pro League.

Adekuoroye burst onto the scene in 2015 as the American fans in Las Vegas watched her earn world bronze at 53kg. That year, Helen won the title at 55. As Adekuoroye moved up in weight, her success continued. Other than Rio (in Helen's bracket), Adekuoroye has medaled in every event she's entered, including silver last year in Paris.

It's such a great matchup and I'm pumped it's leading off. Adekuoroye has become a patient wrestler, but I think that will hurt her here, as Helen is so sound positionally. That was the case for Adekuoroye in last year's world finals against Haruna Okuno. 

Adekuoroye is good at counters and her drag-out from underneath is nothing short of impressive; she does it with ease. But I think the difference here will be Helen's pace. It's not that Adekuoroye will gas but instead that Helen doesn't stop moving, making it really difficult for Adekuoroye to counter.

Adekuoroye's losses are almost always tight: 3-3 to Mattsson, 5-4 to Okuno. But on the flip side, Helen outscored the field 52-0 last year at Worlds. I feel confident in a 3 to 5 point win.

The Play: Maroulis -2.5


Tamyra Stock (USA) -2.5 Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria)

We all love Tamyra, right? Right. Her upside is tremendous, as evidenced by her back-to-back Yarygin titles, and she continues to improve. But I'm not sure she wins this one by three. 

In her last two competitions since Yarygin, Stock was beaten by the very solid Danielle Lappage of Canada at Klippen, then pinned by an average Tumentsetseg Sharkhuu of Mongolia at the World Cup.

Obordurudu is very underrated. Although she's never medaled, she beat U.S. rep Mallory Velte en route to a fifth-place finish at Worlds last year. Last month, she beat Lappage to win the Commonwealth Games.

While Stock is probably the favorite for a straight-up win, I'll take the points.

The Play: Oborududu +2.5


Kyle Snyder (USA) -4.5 Reineris Salas Perez (Cuba)

This one might shock some. Salas has an amazing track record, reaching a medal match in four Olympic/world tournaments. But I think he's outclassed and outsized for Kyle, and the style matchup is just all wrong for him.

Salas likes a slow pace; he likes when you get in on a shot and labor on it whereby he can counter you. That's an opportunity Kyle won't afford him. Kyle will move him around the mat and wear him down.

Consider Salas went just 2-2 at the World Cup last month, losing to Magomed Ibrigamov, whom Snyder teched at Worlds. This one isn't going to be close.

The Play: Snyder -4.5