{"id":12326,"date":"2022-01-10T20:25:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T01:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=12326"},"modified":"2022-01-10T20:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T01:25:40","slug":"joe-smith-jr-vs-steve-geffrard-predictions-free-betting-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/betting\/joe-smith-jr-vs-steve-geffrard-predictions-free-betting-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Smith Jr. vs. Steve Geffrard \u2013 Predictions & Free Betting Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fight Night: Joe Smith Jr. vs. Steve Geffrard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This Saturday, we will witness\u00a0Joe Smith Jr.<\/strong>‘s first title defense<\/a><\/strong>, but his original opponent,\u00a0Callum Johnson<\/strong>\u00a0had to be pulled out after contracting Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, Geffrard <\/strong>agreed to step in as a replacement opponent, and has called this opportunity “the chance of a lifetime”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fight will be taking place in New York and the card is stacked, and we are going to dissect and look into the main event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boxing Preview \u2013 Joe Smith Jr. vs. Steve Geffrard Betting Odds & Free Pick \u2013 Info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When: <\/strong>Saturday, January 15th, at 8:00 pm ET<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moneyline odds: <\/strong>Joe Smith Jr. -1000 \/ Steve Geffrard +750<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draw Offs: <\/strong>\u2013<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where Can I Watch?\u00a0<\/strong>ESPN+<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Bet on Smith <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Smith <\/strong>has overcome limited ability and disappointing setbacks to realize his dream of winning a world title, which he claimed by outpointing Maxim Vlasov<\/strong> in a gritty performance this past April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some thought the hard-punching Long Islander had hit his ceiling when he lost wide decisions to Sullivan Barrera and Dmitry Bivol<\/strong> in 2017 and 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he followed the Bivol <\/strong>setback with a surprisingly one-sided victory over Jesse Hart <\/strong>and then stopped capable Eleider Alvarez<\/strong>, which set up the fight with Vlasov <\/strong>for the vacant title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Bet on Steve Geffrard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Geffrard<\/strong>, who had been training for a fight on another card, agreed on eight days\u2019 notice to step in as Smith\u2019s <\/strong>opponent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 31-year-old from Miami, a solid boxer with heavy hands, returned from a three-year layoff to defeat journeyman Denis Grachev<\/strong> by a unanimous decision in an eight-round bout last March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has won 18 consecutive fights since starting his career with back-to-back losses but has never faced an opponent of Smith\u2019s <\/strong>caliber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Betting Analysis: Joe Smith Jr. vs. Steve Geffrard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The opportunity to fight for a title came as a blessing for Geffrard, <\/strong>but the challenge he has to face is one hell of a fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming into the fight on short notice, when he just came back to action in his last fight, doesn’t look good for the fighter who has faced only lower-level competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We expect the champion, Joe Smith Jr.<\/strong> to defend his belt and finish the fight in a brutal fashion, as we place our betting token on him for this fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Smith Jr. vs. Steve Geffrard Betting Pick: Joe Smith Jr.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Saturday, we will witness\u00a0Joe Smith Jr.‘s first title defense, but his original opponent,\u00a0Callum Johnson\u00a0had to be pulled out after contracting Covid-19. On Friday, Geffrard agreed to step in as a replacement opponent, and has called this opportunity “the chance of a lifetime”. The fight will be taking place in New York and the card is stacked, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[98,211],"tags":[278,191,793,332],"class_list":["post-12326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-betting","category-boxing","tag-betting-lines","tag-boxing","tag-heavyweight","tag-heavyweight-title"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t