UFC Vegas 98 Odds With Opening Betting Lines for Royval vs Taira on Saturday, October 12

Dann Stupp

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Oct 09, 2024, 03:09 PM EDT

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Check out the latest UFC Vegas 98 odds and betting lines for Saturday's ESPN+ event with Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira.

UFC Vegas 98 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. The entire event streams on ESPN+ beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) with the main card kicking off at 7 p.m. ET.

As of Wednesday, flyweight Tatsuro Taira is a -258 favorite (bet $258 to win $100) over fellow headliner and +180 underdog (bet $100 to win $180) Brandon Royval. That gives Taira, the UFC's No. 5-ranked contender at 125 pounds, an implied win probability of 68.6%.

The total for the five-round main event is set at 3.5 rounds with -135 odds for the over and +105 for the over.

In the co-main event, Jun Yong Park is a -185 favorite (64.9%) over fellow middleweight and +154 underdog Brad Tavares.

Below, you can check out the full list of UFC Vegas 98 odds via DraftKings for all of the fights on Saturday’s lineup.

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UFC Vegas 98 Odds

Preliminary Card

4 p.m. ET
ESPN+

Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha

Flyweight Bout	Odds
Carpenter Odds	-205
Rocha Odds	+170
Over/under rounds	2.5 (-130 / +100)

Dan Argueta vs. Cody Haddon

Bantamweight Bout	Odds
Argueta Odds	+150
Haddon Odds	-180
Over/under rounds	2.5 (-175 / +135)

Sean Sharaf vs. Junior Tafa

Heavyweight Bout	Odds
Sharaf Odds	TBA
Tafa Odds	TBA
Over/under rounds	TBA

Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price

Welterweight Bout	Odds
Gorimbo Odds	-345
Price Odds	+275
Over/under rounds	2.5 (+114 / -145)

Jonathan Pearce vs. Pat Sabatini

Featherweight Bout	Odds
Pearce Odds	-180
Sabatini Odds	+150
Over/under rounds	2.5 (-180 / +140)

C.J. Vergara vs. Ramazan Temirov

Flyweight Bout	Odds
Vergara Odds	+275
Temirov Odds	-345
Over/under rounds	2.5 (-188 / +145)

Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden

Welterweight Bout	Odds
Njokuani Odds	-175
Gooden Odds	+145
Over/under rounds	1.5 (-166 / +130)

Main Card

7 p.m. ET
ESPN+

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd

Middleweight Bout	Odds
Alhassan Odds	-162
Fremd Odds	+136
Over/under rounds	1.5 (-135 / +105)

Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono

Welterweight Bout	Odds
Rodriguez Odds	-205
Morono Odds	+170
Over/under rounds	2.5 (-188 / +145)

Julia Polastri vs. Cory McKenna

Women's Strawweight Bout	Odds
Polastri Odds	-130
McKenna Odds	+110
Over/under rounds	2.5 (-425 / +300)

Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia

Lightweight Bout	Odds
Dawson Odds	-425
Garcia Odds	+330
Over/under rounds	2.5 (-270 / +200)

Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park

Middleweight Bout	Odds
Tavares Odds	+154
Park Odds	-185
Over/under rounds	2.5 (-250 / +190)

Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira

Flyweight Bout	Odds
Royval Odds	+210
Taira Odds	-258
Over/under rounds	3.5 (-135 / +105)

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