{"id":140962,"date":"2015-04-29T09:05:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T16:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=140962"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:31:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:31:31","slug":"opening-odds-for-ufc-187-cormier-vs-johnson-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/opening-odds-for-ufc-187-cormier-vs-johnson-are-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Odds for &#8220;UFC 187: Cormier vs. Johnson&#8221; Are In!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dc.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dc.png\" alt=\"dc\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dc.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dc-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dc-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dc-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bookies have spoken and the opening odds are in for &#8220;UFC 187&#8217;s&#8221; newest championship fight. Despite taking the fight on short notice, Daniel Cormier is expected to walk into this fight favored at -140. What this means is that in order for a bettor to win $100, they would have to bet $140.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony &#8220;Rumble&#8221; Johnson is being overlooked by bookies as they label him the underdog at +127. If a bettor were to place a $100 bet on Johnson winning the bout, they would win $127. All fight odds are based off Pinnacle&#8217;s current numbers as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH! 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