{"id":31810,"date":"2024-10-01T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=31810"},"modified":"2024-10-07T10:23:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:23:29","slug":"dwcs-week-8-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-october-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mma\/dwcs-week-8-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-october-1\/","title":{"rendered":"DWCS Week 8: Predictions, Picks and Betting Odds October 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DWCS Week 8 Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/andy-lang\">UFC WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang<\/a> <\/span>gives his <strong>Week 8<\/strong> <strong>DWCS picks and predictions for October 1st<\/strong> with the main event headlined by <strong>Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk<\/strong> in a light heavyweight fight. 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Smith has shown he can get takedowns and hold opponents down for the entire round and land good ground and pound, but he doesn\u2019t go for submissions, and his style is to just maul and overpower opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s worked so far, but Savoie isn\u2019t going to be a pushover. Savoie was in an absolute war in his last fight and he got the round 4 KO, so we\u2019ve seen him battle-tested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith is going to try to get the huge KO punch early, and he will probably shoot and wrestle if the KO shot doesn\u2019t connect, but Savoie has good takedown defense, and really strong leg kicks so he has the weapons to keep Smith off of him, and in-fact, I think Savoie can do some damage to Smith that Smith hasn\u2019t yet faced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think taking overs could be a sneaky way to play this fight as both guys have solid cardio, and Smith isn\u2019t going to be able to just tee-off on Savoie like he has on other weak opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This should be a really competitive match, I\u2019ll slightly lean Smith, but<strong> I like overs in this fight<\/strong> from a betting perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_61310\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dp6ENVoorNo?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;hl=en_US&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"DWCS 2024 Week 8 Every Fight Breakdown Bets, Tips, Predictions, Odds \u2013 Dana White Contender Series\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dp6ENVoorNo\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dp6ENVoorNo\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"DWCS 2024 Week 8 Every Fight Breakdown Bets, Tips, Predictions, Odds \u2013 Dana White Contender Series\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\ud83d\ude0e Who will be awarded UFC contracts tonight on the Season 8, Week 8 edition of Dana White&#039;s Contender Series? 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Introduction 00:00 Jacobe Smith v Christien Savoie 00:25 Abdula Er-Ramy v Torrez Finney 03:15 David Martinez v Xavier Franklin 05:34 Alberto Montes v Carlos Calderon 09:20 Diyar Nurgozhay v Bartosz Szewcyk 13:35 \ud83d\udc4d Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to WagerTalk TV; \ud83d\udd14 CLICK the Bell and never miss an episode! \ud83e\udd11 Free Sports Picks: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks \ud83d\udcca Live Odds: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f News: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news \ud83d\udc4d Stay connected with WagerTalk \ud83d\udcfa YouTube: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tv \ud83d\udc4d Facebook: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/fb \ud83d\udc26 Twitter: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tw \ud83d\udcf8 Instagram: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ig \ud83d\udcf0 Reddit: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rd \u2764\ufe0f iHeart Radio: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/iheart \ud83c\udf4e Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ap \ud83d\udccc Pinterest: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/pin\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dp6ENVoorNo\/0.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT17M28S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-10-01T14:23:45Z\"><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abdullah Er-Ramy +215 vs Torrez Finney -265<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m just done with the Torrez Finney experiment, and I\u2019m not betting on him again. I\u2019ve cashed on him in his 2 Contender Series fights, but his last fight was so unimpressive, and his cardio just doesn\u2019t hold up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s extremely powerful, but he\u2019s too raw with his skills right now, and he\u2019s ripe to be beaten. I can\u2019t find a ton of film on Ramy, but he\u2019s durable, and has won a fight that went the distance so I won\u2019t be surprised if he wins a close decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not a fight where I want to bet on a side, it\u2019s <strong>more of a warning to just not blindly bet on Finney because he has the hype<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Martinez -180 vs Xavier Franklin +150<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like Martinez here ever so slightly as he has two straight wins by KO in the 4th round, and he\u2019s shown amazing cardio so he can just wear his opponents down, and his volume of strikes and pace just doesn\u2019t stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is only 3 rounds, and Franklin has gone the distance in a 5 round fight so maybe that amounts to nothing, but I like Martinez\u2019s striking to be more creative and crisp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin has the ability to wrestle, and that might be an advantage he has, but that\u2019s not going to get you a contract on Contender Series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin doesn\u2019t seem to have the volume that Martinez has and I don\u2019t see Franklin getting the KO against a durable fighter like Martinez. I think <strong>this fight probably goes the distance so my pick is Martinez in a close decision<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alberto Montes -305 vs Carlos Calderon +245<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montes has wicked submissions, and is a big favorite here, but he has holes in his game. His takedown defense isn\u2019t great, and his wrestling is pretty bad honestly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has good foot movement on the feet, but he can let himself get pushed back as he tries to counter with strikes and submissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calderon has good takedowns and wrestling, and I think that\u2019s going to give Montes some real problems. If the fight gets to the ground, I think it gets really fun as both guys have good submission games, but they may cancel each other out, and this could be a fight that takes place some on the ground and some on the feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calderon has 2 losses in a row 4 fights ago, but he\u2019s responded with 2 really nice submission wins. I hate this price on Montes here as there are several paths to victory for Calderon so if you\u2019re looking for an underdog, I think Calderon at +245 is a pretty solid play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DWCS Week 8 Main Event: Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This should be a brawl on the feet as both guys like to throw big strikes, but neither guy is a high volume striker so I don\u2019t expect a ton of strikes, I expect a lot of strikes with deadly intent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Szewczyk is going to be taller and will have the reach advantage, which is going to be a problem for Nurgozhay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurgozhay is going to have to get inside that long jab to do damage, and he\u2019s going to have to do it early because I\u2019m not sold on his cardio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has some decision wins, but they were mostly because the opponent got more tired than him, and that\u2019s a big red flag for me. He can wrestle, but with Szewczyk\u2019s size advantage, if Nurgozhay shoots for the takedown and doesn\u2019t get it, that means more energy used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to see a more diverse attack from Szewczyk, but it\u2019s worked for him so far and he\u2019ll be the pick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think his striking from distance is going to really frustrate Nurgozhay, and he should have the cardio advantage. I\u2019ll take Szewczyk as the pick here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DWCS Week 8 Betting Preview UFC WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang gives his Week 8 DWCS picks and predictions for October 1st with the main event headlined by Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk in a light heavyweight fight. 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The main card starts up at 8:00pm ET from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>And, don't forget, at WagerTalk you can always find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/nfl\">best NFL bets today<\/a> updated constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Are you subscribed to WagerTalk TV? If not, what are you waiting for?! Set up alerts so that you never miss an episode of your favorite shows. Drop the gloves with the Puck Time crew and swing for the fences on First Pitch. From betting tips to free picks, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/tv\">WagerTalk TV<\/a> is your one-stop shop for streaming sports betting content.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk also offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/mma\">Free UFC Picks<\/a> all year long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DWCS Week 8: Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Tuesday, October 1<\/th><th>Dana White Contender Series Betting Notes (Courtesy of Caesars)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Moneyline:<\/td><td>Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rounds:<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fight Time:<\/td><td>Main Card Starts at 8:00pm ET \/ 5:00pm PT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arena:<\/td><td>UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV:<\/td><td>ESPN+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">Before You Read Dana White Contender Series Predictions... Get $15 FREE towards all expert picks - including Dana White Contender Series &amp; More<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DWCS 8<span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> Predictions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jacobe Smith -800 vs Christien Savoie +550<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This should be a great fight as both guys have big time power and finishing ability. Smith has shown he can get takedowns and hold opponents down for the entire round and land good ground and pound, but he doesn\u2019t go for submissions, and his style is to just maul and overpower opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s worked so far, but Savoie isn\u2019t going to be a pushover. Savoie was in an absolute war in his last fight and he got the round 4 KO, so we\u2019ve seen him battle-tested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Smith is going to try to get the huge KO punch early, and he will probably shoot and wrestle if the KO shot doesn\u2019t connect, but Savoie has good takedown defense, and really strong leg kicks so he has the weapons to keep Smith off of him, and in-fact, I think Savoie can do some damage to Smith that Smith hasn\u2019t yet faced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I think taking overs could be a sneaky way to play this fight as both guys have solid cardio, and Smith isn\u2019t going to be able to just tee-off on Savoie like he has on other weak opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This should be a really competitive match, I\u2019ll slightly lean Smith, but<strong> I like overs in this fight<\/strong> from a betting perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dp6ENVoorNo?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abdullah Er-Ramy +215 vs Torrez Finney -265<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m just done with the Torrez Finney experiment, and I\u2019m not betting on him again. I\u2019ve cashed on him in his 2 Contender Series fights, but his last fight was so unimpressive, and his cardio just doesn\u2019t hold up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s extremely powerful, but he\u2019s too raw with his skills right now, and he\u2019s ripe to be beaten. I can\u2019t find a ton of film on Ramy, but he\u2019s durable, and has won a fight that went the distance so I won\u2019t be surprised if he wins a close decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This is not a fight where I want to bet on a side, it\u2019s <strong>more of a warning to just not blindly bet on Finney because he has the hype<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Martinez -180 vs Xavier Franklin +150<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I like Martinez here ever so slightly as he has two straight wins by KO in the 4th round, and he\u2019s shown amazing cardio so he can just wear his opponents down, and his volume of strikes and pace just doesn\u2019t stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This is only 3 rounds, and Franklin has gone the distance in a 5 round fight so maybe that amounts to nothing, but I like Martinez\u2019s striking to be more creative and crisp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin has the ability to wrestle, and that might be an advantage he has, but that\u2019s not going to get you a contract on Contender Series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin doesn\u2019t seem to have the volume that Martinez has and I don\u2019t see Franklin getting the KO against a durable fighter like Martinez. I think <strong>this fight probably goes the distance so my pick is Martinez in a close decision<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alberto Montes -305 vs Carlos Calderon +245<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Montes has wicked submissions, and is a big favorite here, but he has holes in his game. His takedown defense isn\u2019t great, and his wrestling is pretty bad honestly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He has good foot movement on the feet, but he can let himself get pushed back as he tries to counter with strikes and submissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Calderon has good takedowns and wrestling, and I think that\u2019s going to give Montes some real problems. If the fight gets to the ground, I think it gets really fun as both guys have good submission games, but they may cancel each other out, and this could be a fight that takes place some on the ground and some on the feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Calderon has 2 losses in a row 4 fights ago, but he\u2019s responded with 2 really nice submission wins. I hate this price on Montes here as there are several paths to victory for Calderon so if you\u2019re looking for an underdog, I think Calderon at +245 is a pretty solid play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DWCS Week 8 Main Event: Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This should be a brawl on the feet as both guys like to throw big strikes, but neither guy is a high volume striker so I don\u2019t expect a ton of strikes, I expect a lot of strikes with deadly intent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Szewczyk is going to be taller and will have the reach advantage, which is going to be a problem for Nurgozhay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Nurgozhay is going to have to get inside that long jab to do damage, and he\u2019s going to have to do it early because I\u2019m not sold on his cardio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He has some decision wins, but they were mostly because the opponent got more tired than him, and that\u2019s a big red flag for me. He can wrestle, but with Szewczyk\u2019s size advantage, if Nurgozhay shoots for the takedown and doesn\u2019t get it, that means more energy used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to see a more diverse attack from Szewczyk, but it\u2019s worked for him so far and he\u2019ll be the pick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I think his striking from distance is going to really frustrate Nurgozhay, and he should have the cardio advantage. 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