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Odds: Manny Pacquiao heavy favorite against Chris Algieri

Manny Pacquiao is a 7.5-to-1 favorite to win on Saturday night in Macau.

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Chris Algieri is tall, has a good jab, moves well, is in his athletic prime, and has never lost a pro boxing fight. But that hasn't stopped oddsmakers at Bovada from installing him as a substantial underdog for Saturday's fight against WBO welterweight titleholder Manny Pacquiao.

Pacquiao is listed at -750 to win the fight, with Algieri at +475. Compared to some of the other "big fight" odds in recent years, though, this isn't so bad. Pacquiao has proved vincible in recent years, even if he loses controversially. His 0-2 mark in 2012 wasn't so long ago, and Algieri is having the best year of his career to date, with wins over Emmanuel Taylor and Ruslan Provodnikov.

That said, there's no question that Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO) is and deserves to be the heavy favorite in this fight. The 36-year-old Filipino has been on this stage and bigger several times, while this is the first big-time event for Algieri (20-0, 8 KO).

Here are the Bovada odds as of now:

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao 2/15 (-750)

Chris Algieri 19/4 (+475)

Round and Results Props

Exact Result

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins by KO, TKO or DQ 5/9

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins by Decision 17/10

Chris Algieri wins by KO, TKO or DQ 14/1

Chris Algieri wins by Decision 11/1

Draw 25/1

Exact Round and Winner

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 1 22/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 2 16/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 3 16/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 4 15/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 5 15/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 6 14/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 7 12/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 8 12/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 9 12/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 10 14/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 11 18/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 12 22/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins 12 Round Decision 17/10

Chris Algieri wins in Round 1 99/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 2 80/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 3 80/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 4 66/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 5 66/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 6 50/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 7 50/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 8 66/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 9 66/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 10 80/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 11 80/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 12 99/1

Chris Algieri wins 12 Roud Decision 11/1

Draw 25/1

Round Groupings and Winner

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 1-3 6/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 4-6 7/2

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 7-9 7/2

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins in Round 10-12 6/1

Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao wins 12 Round Decision 17/10

Chris Algieri wins in Round 1-3 50/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 4-6 45/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 7-9 40/1

Chris Algieri wins in Round 10-12 50/1

Chris Algieri wins 12 Roud Decision 11/1

Draw 25/1

And if you think these are wide odds, consider the undercard's WBO featherweight title clash between Vasyl Lomachenko (2-1, 1 KO) and Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (52-1, 33 KO). Lomachenko is favored at -10000 (100-to-1), with Chonlatarn at +1600. To note, these are the exact same odds currently listed for Ruslan Provodnikov vs Jose Luis Castillo on November 28, generally considered a gross mismatch.

The most intriguing fight on Saturday in Macau, as the oddsmakers see it anyway, will be between Jessie Vargas (-300) and Antonio DeMarco (+230).

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